K12 Revolutionizing Education

A new educational initiative, the K12, is attracting a considerable amount of attention from educators and parents who struggle with the question of how to engage students who learn in various circumstances and at different paces. The K12 program targets students who are removed from a traditional classroom setting or who do not perform well in a conventional classroom setting.

Through the K12 program Knowledge Universe provides a curriculum and strategies which give students the tools to succeed in their education, either through a K12 teacher-supported study program or through an independent study curriculum. K12 is designed to allow each learner to acquire information in a way that is appropriate to him as the student develops into a capable and confident learner.

K12 is an appropriate educational strategy for both gifted and struggling learners as well as for student performers and athletes, home-bound students and home-schooled children. In addition the program fits the needs of students who live with families who move frequently, including English-speaking children whose families live in a foreign country or children of military families. The curriculum materials are presented both online and offline. They provide students with an enriching learning environment that encourages each individual to reach his or her potential.  The program offers a reading program, a summer school enrichment syllabus and materials which supplement the student's school textbooks.

"Education provides the fullest opportunities for fulfilling ourselves. It is the access to all that a person has yet to learn, and that is precisely why the future belongs to the educated.”     Lowell Milken co-founder KU

Through the K12 system parents and educators can access 75 online courses in Math, Science, English/Language Arts, History, World Languages, Art and Music. The curriculum has been designed to provide an individualized course of study for each student, based on the student's performance in standardized tests. These tests measure a learner's progress and identify points where the student is experiencing difficulties. The curriculum them addresses these deficiencies.

In addition to home educators, the program is available through public and private schools, including many charter schools and academies. 

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