Kudos to Angela Rains, Outstanding CLTA Teacher of the Year "Learning a language is not just about the curriculum of what’s outlined in the California standards, but about experiencing authentic German-related materials."— Angela Raines When you take a German class with Angela Hillman Raines, an online high school language teacher and teacher supervisor at UC …
Contra Costa County was showing off it’s splendor after another bout of heavy rain; the freeways were lined with lush rolling green hills. I met with College and Career Counselors at Miramonte High and Acalanes High- both were excited to present our courses as an option for students who want to make-up low grades. A little further …
After weeks of rain I set out on another journey to the East Bay. The drive to Alameda was beautiful, with sights of green hills and calm ocean waters. When I arrived at Alameda High School, the College and Career Counselor was so excited about our online courses that she took me to each of …
Llegué a una hermosa escuela ubicada en el centro de Los Ángeles llamada Thomas Jefferson High School. Tuve el placer de conocer a la Directora de Escuela de Consejería, Marisol Delahoussaye. Estaba muy emocionada de escuchar más acerca de Scout, así como potencialmente proporcionar nuestros cursos en línea a sus maestros usando nuestro plan Core …
This was the last school in our East Bay outreach. As I drove into the parking lot the sky started to become gloomy but the colors of the trees and the grass were inviting. As I walked to the front office I noticed the mural below, a lovely depiction of the various passions of the …
Orange splashed the walkway to the counseling office at California High- school spirit at its best! I met with a counselor who was interested to hear more about Scout and the ways our courses could help her students, but when I told her about our scholarship program her face lit up with excitement. We hope …
Some of our favorite moments at Scout are when counselors are as enthusiastic as we are about providing high-quality college prep and AP classes to their students. We had a great meeting with the head counselor at James Logan High who was surprised to hear about what we do. She was eager to share about …
The streets of Milpitas were covered with vibrant red and orange leaves that had fallen to the ground. It was a lovely start to another day of outreach in chilly Northern California. When I arrived at the school the morning announcements were in full swing. The woman at the front desk was excited to share …
On a rainy Thursday morning, Scout met with parents at Berkeley High to talk about the various options available to their students. The parents seemed intrigued, and they may make the PTA aware that Scout is a resource they have access to. We were asked to follow up with some counselors, so we'll do that …
