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Miramar Online Home School, Accredited K-12 for Broward County Families

Miramar K-12 online home school

The 6:42 AM bus pickup on Miramar Boulevard. The 45-minute ride north through southwest Broward traffic. The afternoon that starts the moment the last bell rings and ends, somehow, at ten at night with a half-finished science packet on the kitchen counter. Miramar families know this rhythm. Many have decided it isn’t working anymore.

High School of America is a nationally accredited K-12 private online home school built for the family whose week doesn’t fit a bell schedule. Elementary, middle, and high school under one roof. Certified teachers in every grade. Self-paced coursework a student can open at 9 AM or 9 PM, on the morning after a hurricane warning or the afternoon before a flight out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International. High schoolers work toward a the Florida high-school graduation requirement (the Florida high-school graduation requirement of 24 credits). Younger students build the reading, writing, and math foundation that carries the rest.

The name says High School. The program covers kindergarten through twelfth. That distinction matters in a city where a 3rd grader and an 11th grader often need the same family to make a change in the same season.

This page is for local families and the neighborhoods that share its zip codes and its commute. Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Davie, Weston. We’ll walk through how our program works, how enrollment moves, and what the path looks like for your child.

Call (888) 242-4262 when you’re ready to talk to a real person. No form required.

Why Miramar Families Are Moving to Online Home School

The shift is measurable. Broward County home education registrations climbed roughly 40% between the 2019-20 and 2021-22 school years, and the growth has held. This is not a pandemic blip. It is a sustained change in how families in Miramar, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, and Davie think about where learning happens.

Ask parents why, and a few pressures come up again and again.

Safety sits near the top. The 2018 tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is still a Broward County event, not a distant headline, and it reshaped what local parents consider an acceptable baseline. A the city online home school option is no longer framed as unusual. For many families it is the calmer choice.

Then there is middle school. National FBI and education data identify grades 6-8 as the peak window for bullying incidents, and a 2022 Broward County student survey found nearly 1 in 4 middle school students reporting bullying in the prior month. Sixth grade is where a lot of families pull the trigger.

Testing pressure stacks on top of that. Florida’s FAST assessment, which replaced FSA in 2022, is administered three times per year in reading and math for grades 3-10. For third graders specifically, the state’s reading retention law means a low score can hold a child back. Parents describe the cycle as exhausting for an 8-year-old.

There is also a quieter reason, common among local families’s Haitian, Jamaican, Colombian, and Venezuelan families. First-generation parents watch bilingual children get sorted into lower-level courses on the basis of accent rather than ability. A self-paced accredited K-12 program lets a student place on skill, move into pre-Algebra or Algebra I when ready, and carry a transcript that reflects what they actually know.

Private Accredited Online Home School in Miramar

Florida offers a broader online education landscape than most Miramar families realize, and High School of America occupies a specific place within it: a private, nationally accredited K-12 program. Understanding exactly what that means is often the missing piece for families who have been researching their options for months.

As a private accredited school, we operate on our own academic calendar and assessment model. Our students are not subject to FAST administrations three times a year. They are not retained based on a standardized reading score in 3rd grade. Graduation in our high school program rests on completion of our high-school accredited curriculum, taught by certified teachers and documented on a transcript that colleges, universities, and employers across the country recognize.

Families who enroll with us step into a structure where the school is the school. Certified teachers deliver instruction, grade coursework, and maintain the academic record. Parents supervise the day, keep their student on pace, and stay in close contact with our staff. Parents are not asked to become the teacher of record, file a Notice of Intent with the district, build a portfolio, or arrange an annual evaluation. That entire administrative burden sits with us.

The result is a full private-school experience delivered online. Accredited transcripts, certified instructors, a clear path to a recognized diploma, and a learning environment the family controls from home in Miramar. Coursework moves at a pace that fits the student. Schedules flex around athletics, performing arts, travel, health needs, and family life. Communication with teachers is direct.

For many Miramar families, this is the option they were looking for the entire time. Accredited. Private. Online. Taught by certified teachers. Recognized on a transcript. They simply did not know it existed as its own category.

The Program

K-12 at the program: Elementary, Middle, and High School

A proper K-12 program gives each stage the weight it deserves. Elementary is not a warm-up. Middle school is not a holding pattern. High school is not the only thing on the page. Here is how the three bands actually work for a Miramar online home school family.

Elementary (K-5). Structured daily lesson plans, phonics-forward reading built on systematic decoding, and mastery-based pacing. A 4th grader does not advance to 5th grade math until the concepts are solid. The pace follows the child, not the class average. Parents sit close in the early grades, which suits bilingual households where reinforcement happens in two languages at the kitchen table. One practical note for Broward families: the 3rd grade FAST retention rule applies to public school enrollees. Families in a private accredited K-12 program operate outside that mandate. Promotion decisions are based on demonstrated proficiency, not a single test score in April.

Middle School (6-8). Sixth grade is when a lot of the city families make the move, and the reasons stack. Middle school is the peak bullying window nationally. It is also the first year of three-times-annual FAST testing in ELA and math. Those two pressures arrive together, which is why the 6th-grade transition comes up so often in local conversations. On the academic side, a self-paced program lets a motivated 6th or 7th grader move into pre-Algebra or Pre-Algebra when they are ready, rather than waiting for a classroom to catch up. Certified teachers deliver the instruction through video lessons, so a parent who is not confident teaching middle school math is not the one teaching middle school math.

High School (9-12). A a Florida high-school diploma program aligned to Florida’s graduation framework: 4 English, 4 Math starting at Algebra 1, 3 Science including Biology, 3 Social Studies, 1 Fine Art, 1 PE, and 8 electives. Every course is taught by a certified teacher. When a transcript comes in from Miramar High, American Heritage, or any accredited school, our registrar evaluates it and maps the remaining credits so a family sees exactly what stands between today and graduation. Florida homeschool graduates do get into Florida universities. FIU and UF both maintain documented admissions pathways for homeschooled applicants using transcripts, SAT or ACT scores, and portfolio review. The accredited K-12 program at we produces the transcript those admissions offices are looking for.

miramar grade stack
K-5

ElementaryReading, math, foundations with a certified teacher for every student
6-8

Middle SchoolCore academics and study skills that set up high school
9-12

High SchoolAccredited credit path, AP options, college-prep advising

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How it works

A Day in the Program, Start to Finish

Here’s how it actually runs.

Your student logs into the dashboard. The week’s coursework is already mapped out, subject by subject, with lesson videos, readings, practice sets, and assessments ready to go. They pick where to start. They work through the material at the pace that fits their brain and their schedule. When they finish an assignment, the system grades what it can instantly, and a certified teacher reviews the rest. Questions get answered within 24 hours, often sooner. That’s the guarantee, not the ceiling.

Now picture it against a Miramar household. One parent works a pre-dawn cargo shift out near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International. The other runs a hybrid schedule from home. A 7:30 AM bus pickup was never going to work. A 10 AM lesson, with the parent nearby but not teaching, absolutely does. That’s the promise of a self-paced the city online home school: it bends around the shift, not the other way around.

Parents have their own view. The dashboard shows real-time grades, assignments turned in, assignments coming up, time spent per course, and teacher comments. No guessing. No Friday folder. You see exactly where your student stands when you check, whether that’s Tuesday at lunch or Sunday at 9 PM.

Teachers carry the instruction. Parents carry the accountability. That’s the split.

Start any month. Enrollment runs year-round, so a family moving to Broward County in October or pulling a student mid-semester in February doesn’t wait for a bell. Pick the start date. Upload the transcript when you have it. Begin.

Call (888) 242-4262 when you’re ready to walk through the fit.

Built for Shift-Work and Dual-Income Miramar Households

Look at who actually lives in Miramar. Cargo handlers and flight crews out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International. Logistics coordinators running distribution out of the I-75 and Turnpike corridors. Nurses on twelve-hour rotations. Hotel and hospitality staff on split shifts. Two working parents in the same house, different clocks, almost never both home before dinner.

A 7:30 AM bus pickup doesn’t fit that life. A 10 AM lesson does.

That’s the quiet logic behind a Miramar online home school. The same economy that creates the rotating-shift household is the economy that makes self-paced learning actually workable here. A parent coming off an overnight freight shift can sit with a 4th grader at mid-morning in a way no traditional schedule would ever allow. A healthcare parent on three-twelves can be fully present two weekdays in a row, then hand off to a spouse for the next block. The lesson plan doesn’t care. Coursework is ready when the student is ready.

Add the Broward bus reality: 45 to 60 minutes each way on routes serving local families neighborhoods. That’s up to two hours a day you get back. Use it for sleep. Use it for reading. Use it for training, therapy, or the drive to work.

And for the work-from-home parents who multiplied here after 2020, asynchronous learning slides in next to the workday instead of fighting it. Build the schedule that fits your household. Then hold the line and do the work.

miramar working household

Rigor, Language, and the First-Generation Miramar Family

For a lot of first-generation Miramar households, the worry isn’t safety. It’s tracking.

Here is what that looks like in practice. A bilingual sixth grader speaks English fluently, reads at or above grade level, and solves math problems a year ahead of pace. The same student carries an accent at home, answers a placement screener while still translating the question internally, and ends up routed into on-level or below-level coursework for the year. In a district the size of Broward, where middle schools sort thousands of students into math and ELA tracks each August, those early placements stick. A student who should be in Pre-Algebra in 6th grade and Pre-Algebra in 7th instead sits in general math for two years. By high school, the gap to Honors, AP, and dual enrollment is difficult to close.

A self-paced accredited program removes the sort. Placement isn’t a one-shot screener. It’s a rolling picture of what the student demonstrates, week over week, in the actual coursework. A the city 6th grader who is ready for Pre-Algebra or Pre-Algebra starts there. A 9th grader ready to move into higher-level English moves. The ceiling is ability, not accent.

The language question sits alongside the rigor question, not against it. Spanish and Haitian Creole are spoken in a large share of greater local families households, and the home-and-online model means heritage language stays in the home without costing a student academic ground. Parents reinforce Creole or Spanish literacy at the kitchen table. The accredited K-12 coursework, taught by certified teachers, runs in English on the student’s screen. Both grow. Neither competes.

For families who expect home-country academic rigor, the honest version of the question is whether a program can actually deliver it. Transcripts, coursework, and pacing are the answer. Call (888) 242-4262 and ask us to walk through what a rigorous track looks like grade by grade.

miramar bilingual household

Student Athletes, Dancers, and Young Performers

Miramar trains young. Club soccer programs with MLS academy ties, competitive swim squads, gymnastics gyms, dance studios feeding South Florida performing arts companies, young musicians rehearsing into the evening. For a student logging 20+ hours a week of training, the traditional bell schedule isn’t a minor inconvenience. It’s a structural conflict.

Self-paced online coursework resolves the conflict directly. A swimmer can finish English and Algebra between a 5 AM pool session and a 3 PM dryland block. A dancer can study in the morning and rehearse from 1 PM on. There is no attendance clock counting toward a truancy threshold, and no accumulated absences triggering the parent conferences that Broward County policy requires once a public school student hits the attendance trigger.

Florida law accounts for the athletic piece as well. Under FS 1006.15, commonly called the Tim Tebow Act, home-educated students may try out for and compete on athletic teams at their zoned public school, provided they meet the same academic eligibility, registration, and evaluation requirements as enrolled students. A the city student in an accredited K-12 online program can continue training privately, travel for competition, and still suit up for a public school team on Friday night.

The academics don’t shrink to accommodate the sport. They reschedule around it.

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When a Child Needs a Different Approach, Dyslexia, ADHD, and Learning Differences

Here’s the problem with waiting for a public school evaluation. In Broward County, the special education waitlist can run past 90 days. During that stretch, a child with suspected dyslexia or ADHD gets no specialized support. The classroom runs the same. The curriculum runs the same. The clock runs, and the kid runs behind.

We built an accredited K-12 online home school that starts on day one. Not day ninety-one.

A parent who suspects dyslexia can choose structured-literacy curriculum right away. Orton-Gillingham style. Explicit phonics. The kind of instruction most large classrooms do not deliver, because they cannot slow the whole room down for one reader. At home, the reader sets the pace. The teacher on our side is certified and reachable. The parent picks the approach that matches the child.

ADHD is a pacing question as much as an attention question. A 30-student classroom cannot run on 20-minute focused blocks with movement in between. A kitchen table can. So can a backyard, a standing desk, a pair of headphones. Our platform is self-paced by design. Shorter bursts, a walk, the next block. No one is waiting on the rest of the room to settle down.

We are not a clinic. We do not diagnose, and we do not replace therapies a family is pursuing through a pediatrician or specialist. What we give you is the environment: accredited curriculum, certified teachers, and pacing a parent actually controls. If your child needs a different approach, you do not need permission from a waitlist to start.

Call (888) 242-4262 to talk through the fit.

Why it holds up

Accreditation, Diploma, and College Pathway

the program is a nationally accredited K-12 online home school. Elementary, middle, and high school sit under one accreditation, taught by certified teachers, delivered fully online, self-paced. That is the plain statement, and it is the one Miramar families should start with when they compare options.

The high school high school path is structured around the Florida 24-credit framework. That count exceeds most state minimums, including Florida’s 24-credit graduation framework for public school students under FS 1003.4282. The credit stack covers 4 English, 4 Math (Algebra 1 and above), 3 Science (Biology and above), 3 Social Studies, 1 Fine Art, 1 PE, and 8 electives. Florida’s graduation requirements live on the Florida Department of Education site at https://www.fldoe.org/ for parents who want to compare line by line.

For college, the transcript does the work. Florida’s public universities, including Florida International, the University of Florida, and Florida State, maintain established admissions processes for homeschool and private-online graduates. Those processes lean on the official transcript, SAT or ACT scores, and, in some cases, a student portfolio or course descriptions. A Miramar 11th grader applying to FIU submits the same transcript any accredited private-school graduate would submit, reviewed the same way.

If you want our enrollment team to walk through how your student’s existing credits map onto the Florida high-school credit plan, call (888) 242-4262.

Enrolling with the program from Miramar

Alright Miramar, the Eagle’s going to walk you through this one personally, because the enrollment part is where most families think it’s complicated and it really isn’t.

Step one: you pick the grade and you start. You do not need a transcript in hand to begin. A 4th grader, a 7th grader, an 11th grader who transferred twice last year. Doesn’t matter. You enroll, your student gets placed, and they start learning. Year-round. No August-only window, no waitlist, no lottery number, no “we’ll call you in the spring.” If today is a Tuesday in February, today is an enrollment day.

Step two: get the transcript to us when you can. Three ways, easiest first. Text a photo or screenshot straight to (888) 242-4262. Email it to support@highschoolofamerica.org. Or upload it during the online enrollment form. Once it’s in, the counseling team runs an official credit evaluation and maps out exactly what’s left to finish the high-school credit path. Incoming 10th grader with 6 solid credits? 18 to go. Incoming 12th grader with 18 clean credits? Home stretch, flexible pacing from here.

Step three: handle the Broward piece correctly. This is where I want families to slow down for a minute. Florida has two different legal lanes. Parent-directed home education under FS 1002.41 requires filing a Notice of Intent with Broward County Public Schools and carries its own evaluation rules. Enrolling in an accredited private online school like we is a separate category with different paperwork. If your child is currently in a Broward public school, follow the district’s withdrawal process so attendance doesn’t get flagged. Your enrollment counselor will confirm which lane fits your situation before you file anything.

Call the Eagle’s team at (888) 242-4262. I’ll see you on the roster.

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Why it holds up

Tuition and Payment Plans

Tuition at the program is built on one variable: the number of credits a student still needs to finish the accredited K-12 program. A 9th grader starting fresh has a different credit runway than an 11th grader transferring in with a partial transcript, and the tuition reflects that. This is why the enrollment team reviews the transcript before quoting a final number. Families who don’t have a transcript in hand can still begin. Students enroll, start coursework, and the official credit evaluation happens once the document arrives by text, email, or upload.

Payment plans are part of the conversation. The enrollment team walks through monthly options, total-program pricing, and the pacing that fits a Miramar household’s budget and schedule. Compared with the range commonly cited for South Florida private schools, a private accredited online program generally lands at the lower end of the private-education spectrum, though the specific figure depends on credits.

For a full breakdown tailored to your student, call (888) 242-4262 or email support@highschoolofamerica.org. A counselor will review the situation, outline the plan, and answer questions about enrollment timing for the city and Broward County families.

Why it holds up

What Parents and Alumni Say

The Eagle doesn’t brag. I just read the mail.

5.0 out of 5 from verified parent and alumni reviews. That’s the number, and I’m proud of every flight hour behind it.

Here’s what shows up in the survey data: 95% of parents rate our teachers as helpful, and 98% say the curriculum is high quality. Those aren’t marketing numbers. They come from the families actually living the program. The Miramar mom coordinating 6 AM cargo shifts with a 10 AM lesson block, the swim family chasing meets up the coast, the Weston household that wanted above-grade-level rigor and finally got it, the first-generation parents who watched a bilingual kid move into pre-Algebra on ability instead of accent.

What they tell us, over and over: the teachers answer. The platform works. The pacing fits the kid, not the other way around.

So when you’re comparing an accredited K-12 program against the other options on your list, don’t take my word for it. Take theirs. Then come fly with us.

Socialization in Miramar, Parks, Libraries, Co-ops, and Community Life

The socialization question comes up in every enrollment conversation, so let’s answer it with a framework. For a homeschool student to have a full social life, three things have to be true: there have to be peers nearby, there have to be places to gather, and there have to be recurring reasons to show up. Miramar delivers on all three.

Peers are the easy part. The city’s suburban density means neighborhood kids are one cul-de-sac away, not a bus ride away. Youth sports leagues, dance studios, martial arts dojos, and faith communities pull from the same zip codes your family already lives in. Haitian, Jamaican, Colombian, and Venezuelan cultural organizations run weekend programs that put bilingual kids in rooms with other bilingual kids. None of that requires a school building.

Places are built into the city. Miramar Regional Park sits on 150 acres and is a standing meetup spot for local homeschool co-ops. Ansin Sports Complex handles the athletes. The Broward County Library branch at 2050 Civic Center Place runs free reading clubs, STEM workshops, and study space that homeschool families treat as a second classroom.

Recurring reasons to show up are what co-ops solve. The community has several active groups meeting weekly, organized by age band and interest, and most welcome new families mid-year. Add a sport, a church youth group, or a music lesson, and a student’s week fills up quickly.

The research tracks with what parents see in practice. A 2013 study in the Journal of School Psychology found homeschooled students scored higher than traditionally schooled peers on measures of social maturity. The worry is real. The outcome usually isn’t.

Frequently Asked Questions, Miramar Online Home School

Is the program accredited? Yes. we is a nationally accredited K-12 program. That means coursework, transcripts, and the credential at the end are recognized by colleges, universities, employers, and the military across the country. Accreditation is the piece that makes the transcript portable if your family moves or your student applies to a Florida university.

Does our program serve elementary and middle school, or just high school? All grades, 1st through 12th. The name confuses people, so we say it plainly: elementary, middle, and high school each run as full programs with certified teachers and grade-appropriate curriculum. A Miramar family with a 2nd grader, a 6th grader, and a 10th grader can enroll all three.

**How is a private accredited online school different from Florida Virtual School or a ? That means the FAST testing cycle, the 3rd grade reading retention rule, and the Grade 10 ELA and EOC graduation gates still apply. A private accredited program operates outside those mandates. You pick the curriculum, the pace, and the calendar.

Can my child start mid-year? Yes. Enrollment is year-round with flexible start dates. A student can begin the week you enroll, and if a transcript is still on the way, we can start the student in the appropriate grade and finalize the credit map once records arrive.

Do I need to file anything with Broward County when we enroll? It depends on your current status. Families transferring directly from a public or private school to an accredited private online program have a different paperwork path than families currently filed as home education under Florida Statute 1002.41. Your enrollment counselor will walk through your specific situation, and we always recommend confirming with Broward County Public Schools so nothing is missed.

Can my child still play sports at the local public school? Yes, generally. Under Florida’s Tim Tebow Act (FS 1006.15), students learning at home may participate in extracurriculars at the public school they’d otherwise be zoned for, including athletics. Eligibility specifics (tryout windows, academic standing, residency documentation) are set by the district and the individual school, so check with the athletic director at your zoned Broward school.

How much does it cost? Tuition depends on the grade level and the number of credits your student still needs, which is why we handle it as a counselor conversation rather than a flat sticker price. Payment plans are available. Call (888) 242-4262 and the enrollment team will walk through options with your transcript in hand.

Will my child actually receive a real diploma? Yes. Graduates earn a an accredited high-school diploma that meets the Florida the Florida high-school graduation requirement of 24 credits framework or exceeds Florida’s requirements, including 4 English, 4 Math (Algebra 1 and above), 3 Science (Biology and above), 3 Social Studies, 1 Fine Art, 1 PE, and 8 Electives.”, “content_html”: “

Frequently Asked Questions, Miramar Online Home School

Is the school accredited?
Yes. the program is a nationally accredited K-12 program. That means coursework, transcripts, and the credential at the end are recognized by colleges, universities, employers, and the military across the country. Accreditation is the piece that makes the transcript portable if your family moves or your student applies to a Florida university.

Does we serve elementary and middle school, or just high school?
All grades, 1st through 12th. The name confuses people, so we say it plainly: elementary, middle, and high school each run as full programs with certified teachers and grade-appropriate curriculum. A the city family with a 2nd grader, a 6th grader, and a 10th grader can enroll all three.

How is a private accredited online school different from Florida Virtual School or a ? That means the FAST testing cycle, the 3rd grade reading retention rule, and the Grade 10 ELA and EOC graduation gates still apply. A private accredited program operates outside those mandates. You pick the curriculum, the pace, and the calendar.

Can my child start mid-year?
Yes. Enrollment is year-round with flexible start dates. A student can begin the week you enroll, and if a transcript is still on the way, we can start the student in the appropriate grade and finalize the credit map once records arrive.

Do I need to file anything with Broward County when we enroll?
It depends on your current status. Families transferring directly from a public or private school to an accredited private online program have a different paperwork path than families currently filed as home education under Florida Statute 1002.41. Your enrollment counselor will walk through your specific situation, and we always recommend confirming with Broward County Public Schools so nothing is missed.

Can my child still play sports at the local public school?
Yes, generally. Under Florida’s Tim Tebow Act (FS 1006.15), students learning at home may participate in extracurriculars at the public school they’d otherwise be zoned for, including athletics. Eligibility specifics (tryout windows, academic standing, residency documentation) are set by the athletic director at your zoned Broward school.

How much does it cost?
Tuition depends on the grade level and the number of credits your student still needs, which is why we handle it as a counselor conversation rather than a flat sticker price. Payment plans are available. Call (888) 242-4262 and the enrollment team will walk through options with your transcript in hand.

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