In our One Schoolhouse online academic program, teachers are leading the way in innovating assessments—acknowledging the changing landscape of learning with AI while building personal relationships with their students. Instead of responding to the threat of AI by banning it or pretending it doesn't exist, these three teachers are changing what they ask students to do, assessing the process of thinking, not just the finished product.

As the digital world rapidly evolves, families increasingly expect schools to prepare students for a future driven by technology. A robust computer science program is not just a luxury; it's a necessity. But how can schools keep up with this growing demand, especially when resources and qualified educators are in short supply?

In an online learning environment, connection only happens with intention. When we design Academic Program courses at One Schoolhouse, we center opportunities for connections among students, and between students and teachers.

The AP® African American Studies course brings together critical lenses from multiple disciplines and asks students to build a context for college-level academic study. Students will encounter the rich complexities of African societies prior to European encounters and trace the evolution of global diasporic identities and cultural connections through twentieth century independence movements and into the digital present.

All of us in the independent school community redoubled our DEIB efforts during and after the summer of 2020. We did the same in the Academic Program at One Schoolhouse. Now, four years in, we can clearly see the results of our efforts.