International Homeschooling Offered Nationwide & Worldwide

Global Village School:
Based in Ojai, a city in Ventura County, Southern California, Global Village School is an international homeschool offering an accredited K-12 distance learning program to students across the USA and around the world. Our programs feature an online and text-based curriculum complete with individualized teacher services. Our high school homeschool diploma courses integrate peace, justice, and diversity studies with classic core subjects.

Accredited K-12 Homeschooling Programs:

K-8th Grade Curriculum:
The Global Village School Elementary Program offers three quality options to choose from:

Global Village "Whole Child, Healthy Planet" Curriculum:
We are delighted to be able to offer curriculum guides that are fully aligned with our values and philosophy. With a learning styles-centered approach, and concentration in diversity and developmental stages, our elementary program focuses on engaging the whole child. The curriculum combines a student-centered approach (creative, flexible, holistic, and experiential, with a learning styles focus) with an emphasis on peace, justice, diversity, and sustainability.

The curriculum guides are centered on the four core principles of the Earth Charter:
(1) Respect and Care for the Community of Life
(2) Ecological Integrity
(3) Social and Economic Justice
(4) Democracy, Nonviolence, Peace and Diversity

Our K-8 curriculum guides cover all of the core academic subjects in a way that engages students through a sense of enchantment, awe, and wonder as well as through incorporation of art, music, nature, imagination, and story.

Fully Customized Curriculum:
GVS offers Customized Curriculum for families who want an alternative to regular curriculum. A Learning Styles Profile is used to determine the students learning style. Once students are enrolled, we forward their LSP and enrollment forms to the curriculum consultant; she schedules a phone conference with the parent to create the curriculum for each child.

A specific list of recommended materials, (books, CD-ROMs, videos, etc.), and information on how to order them will be provided to you. Customized Curriculum covers the cost of the Learning Styles Profile and the curriculum consultation. You purchase the books and materials based on the recommendations in the customized curriculum plan. Families who are not interested in enrolling to receive teacher support but do want to work with GVS to put together a customized curriculum plan can do so.

Design Your Own Curriculum:
You and your family will research and choose materials that you would like to use throughout the school year. You submit your list to Global Village. We will review it for grade level, content, etc. Once approved, you will purchase the materials and begin.

High School Curriculum:
There are three high school curriculum options for enrolled students. Most people choose our regular curriculum. The second option is fully customized curriculum which consists of a curricular plan created to meet the needs of the student. The third option is to design your own curriculum plan with guidance from GVS staff. Please note that all of these curricular options are available to families who do not wish to enroll in GVS.

Regular High School Curriculum:
Our high school diploma program curriculum has several components:

- Core Courses - English, social studies, science, math, foreign language, fine arts, computers, etc. Peace and diversity themes woven throughout the courses provide an integrated picture of the world.
- Peace, Diversity & Sustainability Studies - Each year students select from high school curriculum courses such as Human Rights, The History of Civil Rights in America (ethnic and religious; gay, lesbian, bisexual, and women's issues; etc.), The Peacemakers, Global Spirituality and Activism, Literature of Diversity, The Buddhist Path to Peace, World Religions, etc.
- Service Learning - Students research what is going on in their communities and in the world, and choose where to volunteer their services.
- Electives - The possibilities are infinite, including independent electives where students can take courses in their local communities, or construct creative projects of their own. Life and learning are inseparable!

Please note that most of our high school curriculum can be accessed online, even if they are "text-based" courses. If a class is marked "text," it means that you will need books to complete it. If it is labeled "online," it means that all course materials are on the Internet. A "text with web," course will require books and Internet resources.

Fully Customized Curriculum:
Curriculum is fully customized to meet the individual needs, interests, and learning style of the student. The A Self-Portrait Profile (created by two of our Global Village teachers, Mariaemma Pelullo-Willis and Victoria Hodson, and featured in their book, Discover Your Child's Learning Style) assesses several aspects of learning style, quickly and simply, in language that is easily understood by everyone.

Design Your Own Curriculum:
You and your family will research and choose materials that you would like to use throughout the school year. You submit your list to Global Village. We will review it for grade level, content, etc. Once approved, you will purchase the materials and begin.