Virtual Open House
Register for our Virtual Open House on September 10 at 12:30 pm PT | 3:30 pm ET to learn more about Holston Academy directly from our faculty and staff!
Accredited Online School for Advanced Students
Personalized online education that challenges students while offering complete schedule flexibility.
Academic Excellence Without Boundaries
Holston Academy is an accredited online school for grades 6-12. Our program combines challenging coursework with the flexibility of self-paced learning, allowing bright minds to accelerate their education while maintaining balance in their lives and pursuing additional interests. Whether your student is pursuing advanced mathematics, conducting independent research, or exploring college-level coursework, they’ll find the intellectual stimulation they need at Holston.
Why Choose Holston?
Holston Academy is accredited by WASC and Cognia, offering advanced and honors courses that meet UC a-g requirements and is approved by the College Board. Our curriculum is designed to challenge gifted learners while providing the flexibility and individualized support they need to excel.
Accelerated Learning Opportunities
Students can progress at their own pace, moving quickly through familiar material while diving deep into areas of interest. Our flexible approach allows advanced learners to work above grade level when ready.
Advanced Placement® & Dual Enrollment
Access a wide range of Honors and AP® courses in addition to dual enrollment, allowing high-achieving students to challenge themselves, stand out in college applications, and earn college credit.
Personalized Mentorship
Our Academic Coaches and teachers are experienced in working with gifted learners, providing individualized guidance and crafting enrichment opportunities that push intellectual boundaries.
Dive Deep Into Your Interests and Prepare For Your Future
Education is about more than just learning…it’s about diving deeper into interests, losing yourself in new and interesting topics, and navigating potential career paths. Holston Academy offers a wide range of classes to ensure all students are engaged and challenged, no matter their areas of interest or expertise. Here are just a few of the classes we offer, in addition to our core, Honors, and AP® classes. Check out the full course catalog here.
World Languages
In partnership with LanguageBird, we offer classes in Arabic, ASL, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Italian, Hindi, Greek, German, and Chinese, enabling students to study languages not available at most schools at advanced levels.
Cybersecurity
In this Intro to Cybersecurity online course, students will learn about the practice of protecting networks, systems, and programs from digital attacks.
Architectural Design I
Students will learn about basic drafting equipment, the basics of AutoCAD software, and how to create and annotate architectural designs. Architectural Design II and III are also offered.
Anatomy and Physiology
Building on what students have learned in biology, this class studies the human body from the cellular level to the organ system, great for students interested in medicine.
Integrated Math I
Students will learn about subsets of integers and rational, irrational and real numbers by simplifying expressions, solving linear equations and inequalities, graphing equations, finding the equation of a line, working with monomials and polynomials, and factoring and completing the square. Integrated Math II and II are also offered.