About Us

FLIPPING THE SCRIPT

At RVA, virtual learners from across Minnesota have access to fun and interesting classes for grades 3-12. Even better, they can spend up to an hour with one-to-one access to teachers – live, every day of school.

Grades 3-5

Most classes are “synchronous,” meaning they take place with live online instruction. Students receive curriculum materials including workbooks for reading and mathematics, and kits for science and math manipulatives. They also receive a music kit with a variety of small instruments; a physical education kit; and art materials. RVA provides Chromebooks for grades 3-5. Students engage in exploratory and collaborative learning, paired with the flexibility only virtual learning can offer.

In addition to core academics, all students in grades 3-5receive:

• Visual Arts and Fine Arts twice a week with a licensed Visual Arts teacher
• Physical Education twice a week with a licensed Physical Education teacher

Grades 6-12

Middle school students build on a foundation of curiosity and peer relationships to develop individual strengths and interests. High school students participate in the same relevant, engaging and rigorous learning that takes place in physical classrooms, but with unmatched flexibility to design learning that works their way. Many high school students find that the flexibility of RVA allows them to enroll in college courses and complete high school with a year (or more) of college behind them. We find ways to develop community too. We have groups that focus on social emotional learning, and a new LGBTQ advocacy group began in 2022. RVA High School holds its own graduation ceremony and full time students are awarded RVA diplomas.