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NSA Flex is our most widely-used program, offering a personalized experience in a caring environment.

With NSA Flex (VRP) courses, you will find:

• • Teachers are content experts as well as course authors, which ensures that they can answer students’ questions quickly and effectively.
  • Teachers use a variety of engaging multimedia resources to give students a rich learning experience.
  • Teachers have daily office hours Monday through Friday as well as a calendar where students can schedule one-on-one meetings to help clarify material and provide support and encouragement.
  • All work is graded by the teacher within 3 business days of submission, and all emails are returned within one business day.

NSA Flex courses can individualize your student’s learning by including: 

• • Courses that are asynchronous, meaning students can choose the best time and place to complete their lessons.
  • Students, with their parents’ or supervisors’ permission, have the ability to craft their own schedule from working in a traditional 6-period day to working on one course a day or other combination.
  • Students have the opportunity to work at their own pace, having 52 weeks to finish a 36-week year-long course or 26 weeks to complete an 18-week semester course.
  • Courses with several individualized assignments, giving students the opportunity to choose how they want to demonstrate proficiency.

NSA Live classes are for those students who want a weekly live session with other students and for students or parents who want more accountability and firm assignment due dates.

A webcam, microphone, and stable Internet connection are required for NSA Live courses.

With an NSA Live course, you will find:

• • A weekly live class session
  • Live sessions scheduled to accommodate different time zones
  • Firm, weekly assignment due dates
  • A cohort of students taking the same course at the same time
  • Courses that are synchronous, meaning students stay on the same pace throughout the duration of the course
  • Courses for every core high school subject, plus some electives
  • Opportunity to email, instant message, or hold a live meeting with your teacher throughout the week

Important Notes:

• • Students are allowed to miss 3 live classes per semester but must listen to the recordings of all missed classes.
  • Our NSA Live courses use the video meetings feature in MS Teams for live course sessions. Enrolled students will be provided with an NSA MS 365 for Education license which includes the Teams platform.
  • Live course session times observe Central Daylight Time in the summer and Central Standard Time in the winter.
  • Each scheduled class time must have 5 registered students or it will be canceled. Students from a canceled class time will be notified and will be able to choose the other class time if convenient. Scheduled class times can fill up. When this happens, students will be invited to choose the other class time.
  • NSA Live do have an increased price point due to the live elements of the program. Please visit the Tuition Costs page to view these costs.

Semester Dates for the 2025-26 School Year:

Semester 1:

• Courses: August 25 – January 18
• Fall Break: November 24-28
• Christmas Break: December 22 – January 2

Semester 2:

• Courses: January 20 – May 31
• Spring Break: March 30 – April 3