For-Credit Courses
Full-time & Part-time
Full-Time Students
Our student body is diverse: some students attend SIL for the academic flexibility, while others enroll to accommodate busy extracurricular and travel schedules.
Students who enroll full-time have the advantage of customizing their entire education. In our one-to-one environment, we address the holistic needs of each student; teachers work together to help each student mature intellectually, ethically, and socially. Our students have cultivated a caring community, and have formed lasting friendships.
We offer college-prep, advanced, UC honors, and AP courses. While most of our full-time students concurrently enroll in four or more courses each semester, some students prefer to intensively study a single subject before moving on to the next. As our courses are mastery-based, students complete each course as quickly as they’re able to demonstrate an understanding of the concepts. Students who take full advantage of our mastery-learning approach may graduate early, months or years ahead of schedule.
Part-Time Students
Many students take only one or two classes at SIL, and transfer credit elsewhere. We work closely and collaboratively with neighboring high schools to ensure that our curriculum complements theirs, so that credit is easily transferred and academic standards are upheld. With respect to a student's specific needs, our teachers encourage the development of executive functioning and effective: study habits, organization, time management, and test-taking skills.
Perhaps you seek greater intellectual challenge. You might be an athlete or musician who needs flexible scheduling. Maybe you struggle with a certain subject, or feel lost and overlooked in group environments. You may need to retake a class, at your own pace, to replace a low grade.
From start to finish, each course progresses at your optimal pace. SIL is open year-round, seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Schedule classes at your convenience, and begin coursework at any time. We invite you to use our classrooms and computers to study, even when you're not in class. Our teachers are always around, and are happy to speak with you whenever they have a spare moment. We like to be here.