Dwight Global Online School is an online independent school for students in sixth through twelfth grade. It is part of the Dwight Global Schools Network.
| Dwight Global Online School | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Established | 2014 |
| Chancellor | Stephen Spahn |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 358 |
| Accreditation | Cognia (education) |
| Website | www.dwight.edu/dwight-global-online-school |
The original Dwight School was founded in Manhattan in 1872. In 2013, it was chosen to pilot an online IB education program that became Dwight Global Online School.[1][2]
Academics edit
Classes are a mix of synchronous and asynchronous elements, designed to suit a student body, including young athletes and actors, who want a rigorous education that is time-flexible.[3]
Dwight Global is an IB World School and offers AP classes. Students choose to either focus on IB, AP, or a personalized course of study, meeting the same graduation standards as the students in the other Dwight schools. They graduate with a Dwight Global diploma and can pursue an IB diploma. They may come to the school's traditional campuses in New York City, Shanghai, Seoul, London, and Dubai for residential programs.[4]
In 2021, Niche ranked Dwight Global the second-best online high school in the United States.[5]
Notable alumni edit
- Rowan Blanchard, '19, actress[6]
- Lilla Crawford, '19, actress[7]
- Gregory Diaz IV, actor and singer
- Jaden Michael, actor[8]
- Yara Shahidi, '17, actress[9]
External links edit
References edit
- ^ Spahn, Stephen (6 March 2019). "Educating Entrepreneurs Beginning in Kindergarten • Leader to Leader". Leader to Leader. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Spahn, Stephen. "The Future of Education Begins Today at Dwight Global Online School - Education Update". www.educationupdate.com. Education Update Online. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "The future of education begins today at Dwight Global Online School". www.internationalschoolsearch.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Kim, Joshua (13 February 2019). "Elite High Schools and Online Education | Inside Higher Ed". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Explore Dwight Global Online School". Niche. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Dwight Open World School Director, Jaya Bhavnani, Brings the IB Mission Online". www.dwight.edu. Dwight School. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Broadway Star Lilla Crawford '19 Shares her Spark of Genius". www.dwight.edu. Dwight School. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Student Profile - Jaden - Dwight School New York". www.dwight.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ^ Weiss, Suzannah. "Here's Why Yara Shahidi WON'T Be Going to Harvard in the Fall". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 12 October 2019.