FAQs

General

In a nutshell, what does OC offer families?

Learning Approach

What is OC’s learning approach?
Who are the people guiding the OC learning approach?

Programs for Youth

Can you tell me about the youth programs?
What is the social experience like at OC Village?
Does OC test students?
What opportunities are there to visit OC?
Do my kids have to be homeschoolers/unschoolers to participate?
What do the programs cost, when do I have to pay and is there financial support?
How do I get my kids there?

Community

Who are the OC families?
How does Open Connections support homeshooling/unschooling families?

Homeschooling

What do people do the rest of the week when they aren’t at OC?
Can I get guidance from OC on how to handle homeschooling?
Can OC provide a curriculum for me to follow?
Does OC conduct the evaluations required by Pennsylvania state law?
How can my child get a high school diploma?

Observing Snake

"Having my ambitions valued and my opinions invited made me behave more maturely because I was finally being recognized as an important human being, not ‘just a kid’...the freedom and control one has over their education at OC, I have not seen elsewhere."
— OC Teen, now taking college courses