I’m answering this question first, because it’s the one I get asked most often. Inside U.S. History Worldwide we often refer to our “Busy Kid-Approved Plan” for learning. Our most successful students, in fact, ARE already busy! That’s exactly why their parents enroll them in U.S. History Worldwide, because we’re the ONLY online program that your child can go through at his or her own pace, in easy-to-digest lessons that are no longer than 30-45 minutes each. There are 30 total lessons in each program (your child will enroll in the right program for his or her age, so that means just 30 lessons in an entire school year), and they’re full of entertaining features like quizzes, songs, and collaboration with other students online in a special community feature. If your kid is busy, this is the BEST program to give them access to, because they can go at their own pace, one quick lesson per week, or even binge on holiday or summer break.

If you’re tied up with lots of long days and evenings with your Foreign Service Work, or both parents in your household are working, U.S. History Worldwide is tailor-made for your family. All of the lessons can be completed by your child without supervision, and they’ll relish this time of building their independence and accomplishing an academic goal on their own. Of course, you CAN go through the lessons with your child if you desire (we’ve had many families tell us that they or their nanny loved watching the lessons as much as their kids did!), but the material is designed to keep your child interested without an adult “forcing” them to learn. In fact, here’s what one parent said about our program: “Despite our best intentions, and the fact that both parents are former teachers (one a history teacher!), we hadn't followed through with the independent curricula we got from {another program}.” Listen, we all have the BEST intentions when it comes to supporting our kids, but sometimes after a 12-hour-workday, we run out of steam to sit with boring textbooks our kids don’t like anyway . . . so the best way we can help our kids is to give them an entertaining AND effective self-study option.

If by “FULL,” you mean an education that will prepare them for re-entry back into the United States and enable them to be on track with or ahead of their American peers when it comes to history, ABSOLUTELY. Your child is going to learn all of the events, dates, speeches, key figures, and concepts that are listed on the American history portion of the Standards of Learning Guidelines for Virginia public schools. Each course is comprehensive, appropriate to your child’s current grade in school, and will give them a variety of mediums (videos, music, funsheets, games, activities, book suggestions) to learn the material. When they complete a course, they will be 100% up-to-speed with their grade back in America. So your eventual return to the States can feel exciting instead of unnerving to your kids!

Of course your child CAN wait, but perhaps the better question is SHOULD she? I like to use the analogy of dirty dishes here. Can you wait to wash them after a hearty spaghetti dinner, and just stack them in the sink instead? Of course! But you and I both know that it’s going to take WAY longer and be FAR more stressful to scrub off the dried pits of pasta sauce the next day than it would have been to just rinse them right after dinner and run the dishwasher immediately. One scenario leaves you with pristine dishes, the other with a big ole’ mess. And your kid will have similar messy results if he puts off learning American history. Kids need to know U.S History to prep for college entrance exams like the SAT and ACT, and you know you don’t want to saddle them with “a sink full of dirty dishes to clean” right before test-time. Imagine how much harder you’d be making it for your kid if you expect her to cram 6 years of American history into her junior or senior year of high school, when she’s already got the stress of adjusting to life in the States and all of her other advanced courses to worry about? Right now, you can give your kids the gift of being well-prepared for their future. It’s your choice to set them up for stress, or for success.

The program is completely self-paced and includes 30 lessons. Each lesson can be completed in just 30-45 minutes. Easy-breezy!!! And there’s no such thing as “behind” in U.S. History Online, because your child can move through the 30 lessons at his or her own pace.

Each course is made up of 30 lessons that your child will have access to until August 31st. Some kids choose to work on one lesson a week throughout the school year. Others like to binge Netflix-style on lessons during fall, winter, and spring breaks. A few kiddos like to put off working on their course until the summer. You and your child can come up with a plan that works best for them. There are no set times that students must log onto the course. Unlike other programs where you have to juggle your schedule with a teacher or tutor, our program is self-paced and can be completed on YOUR schedule.

It’s simple! Literally :-) We’ve carefully crafted each course to include exactly what your child needs to know for his or her grade-level, in the form of 30 short, self-paced lessons. We’ve also included interactive elements like quizzes and a community where students can share comments, which keeps them engaged and excited to learn. Whether your child prefers audio or visual learning, there’s something for him here, and it’s so DOABLE that your child will also feel a sense of pride and accomplishment as he moves through the curriculum. When students FEEL successful, they BECOME successful!

All you need is an internet connection and a computer, and your child will be able to complete the program.

I have kiddos of my own so I totally get this concern! Sometimes our kids win and we don’t have the energy to argue with them (even if it’s for their own good.) That’s why we added more games, and more videos, to help the courses NOT feel like work. Funny story: We even had one parent tell us that she WANTED to go through the lessons with her daughter, but her daughter loved the program so much she couldn’t wait for her mom before watching the next one (we advised this parent not to squash her daughter’s enthusiasm by forcing her to wait to do the next lesson, haha!). For kids that are intrinsically motivated, these lessons are perfect because students feel so proud and patriotic & just plain SMART after watching a lesson or playing a learning game. (Parents, watch out! Your child may soon surpass your level of American history knowledge…)

Of course! We’ve got a 100% Reimbursement Guarantee when your child enrolls in U.S. History Worldwide. All U.S. History Worldwide courses are based on the history and social studies guidelines from the Virginia State Standards of Learning, which are state-mandated requirements that teachers need to teach for each subject and grade level. This means that the material covered in our lessons is REQUIRED learning for students who attend Virginia public schools. And because of this, it’s very unlikely that your Financial Management Office will not reimburse you for your child’s tuition. To give you peace of mind before purchasing, we also offer a 100% Reimbursement Guarantee. When you enroll, you get a receipt and a templated email so you can fill in your child’s details and quickly apply for reimbursement. If for ANY reason, your reimbursement request is denied, simply forward the denial notice to my team at hello@ushistoryworldwide.com within 90 days after your enrollment and we will process your full refund within 24 hours, no questions asked. Reimbursement requests received after 90 days may not be refundable.

You’ll get access to a grade-appropriate American history course that is thorough yet entertaining and meets Stateside requirements for U.S. History standards. Practically, you get full access to 30 self-paced, on-demand, informative, interactive and engaging history lessons that’ll keep your child excited about learning American history. And beyond the practical benefits, you get the most important result: the peace of mind that comes with knowing that your child finally understands where they came from, and that they’re well-prepared academically for your return to the States.