Parent Orientation

Welcome to the Well-Trained Mind Academy! In this video you’ll find out what to expect at the start of the school year and you’ll get some tips to help your student succeed in our courses.

Video Highlights:

Get to know our learning management system Blackboard, our student information system/parent portal Genius, and our website.
Learn about how our synchronous classes work.
Find out what technical requirements need to be met in order for your student to attend classes.
Get many practical tips to ensure student success, including:
- Technical help on our Instructions & Tutorials page
- Review of our Student & Parent Handbook
- Advice on how much help you should be giving your student
- Where to find important dates on our Academic Calendar
Administrative Notes & Responsibilities for Guardians, including review of our withdraw and refund policies

Click here for the full text version of the Parent Orientation. If you have any additional questions, email us at [email protected] .

Testimonials

"I really liked, well, everything. It was absolutely perfect. The lectures were great, the engagement assignments were awesome, and I loved the tests and quizzes."

Student, Story of Ancient Times

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"I want to thank you so much for the wonderful year of grammar you gave me. Before this class, grammar was so boring to me, and I didn’t really care about it. Now, I have developed a love for diagramming, and correcting people’s grammar. (Maybe that’s a bad thing.) Thank you so much!"
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Student, Grammar

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"Dr. Bennett made the material fun to learn and the classes interesting and fun to participate in. The class was fun and Dr. Bennett taught the material in a way that made me want to learn it. The work standards were very high and I appreciate that Dr. Bennett expected the best from all the students."
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Student, Biology

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"When I joined this class, I was not sure how it would work out, since it is a lab class done online. However, it actually worked out really well, wasn't confusing, and was a lot of fun. I think that all the labs were really well organized and easy to follow."

Student, Biology Lab

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"Mrs. Yoo has been very helpful to our student. We are thrilled that WTMA is offering AOPS classes so we don't have to go outside of the WTMA format just for math. Getting him used to the calendar and assignment system and becoming more independent (while guiding) is important to us and this is a great way to do it."
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Parent, AoPS Pre-Algebra

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