What is a “hybrid” school

Most people are familiar with the terms â€Å"hybrid cars† or â€Å"hybrid plants,† but have you ever heard of a â€Å"hybrid school†? This unusual type of school is growing in popularity across the country. If you are a parent, teacher, or administrator, you may come across the term and be curious what it means. Hybrid schools apply what some educators refer to as â€Å"blended learning,† where students get to mix traditional school attendance with home instruction. Hybrid schools share some of the following distinctions: Students attend school in a classroom setting, usually 2-3 days per week. The school chooses the curriculum that will be used. Teachers provide the primary instruction and assign grades. Parents are highly involved, facilitating learning on the days students are at home. Hybrid schools are very interesting to us at IEW. We have both a school division (dedicated to full-time educational environments) and a homeschool division (equipping families in the U.S. and abroad for home education environments). We’ve tried to fit hybrids into one or the other division, but they are a special kind of school. So we are excited to offer a new department: the IEW Hybrid School Division! We have trained staff dedicated to assisting hybrid school parents, teachers, and administrators specifically with how to implement IEW materials in their unique â€Å"hybrid† situations. Do you know a hybrid school teacher or parent? We would be delighted to send them a review packet. Simply email a request to HybridSchools@IEW.com. Laura House  discovered  IEW  while homeschooling her three children and now enjoys helping other families transform their students' abilities by introducing them to  IEW. She serves as the Hybrid Schools Manager and  as an exhibitor at homeschool conventions. Laura and her husband, Gary, live in Virginia, close to their three grown children who are also grateful for the skills they learned from  IEW.​ Log in or register to post commentsLaura Houses blog Log in or register to post comments