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I am not as familiar with Connections Academy as I am with the Arizona Virtual Academy (AZVA). I worked for AZVA for a year and a half before I decided to become a stay at home mom full time. As a result of my work with AZVA, I did hear some about Connections Academy and did have some parents who had been in both. Most of them preferred AZVA over Connections because of the quality of the curriculum. The thing you need to understand is that going through a virtual academy is NOT homeschooling, it is public school at home. You will have ALL of the attendance requirements from the state, will have to participate in standardized testing, and will be expected to make appropriate progress at the rate they deem appropriate for a traditional school calendar. You DO have the felxibility of working out of the house seven days a week and doing what works best for your kids. You will have access to a certified teacher and / or special education teacher depending on your students' needs. As far as high school, AZVA has added a high school program that is extremely stringent and is college prep. AZVA uses the K12 curriculum and it is an outstanding curriculum, and very costly if you buy it on your own. If you go through AZVA you will be provided with all of your materials including a computer and printer as well as internet reimbursement. Their website is http://www.azva.org/. I would recommend checking them out as well - it is an excellent education with an excellent curriculum. I have looked at the Connections Academy web site and am not impressed when I compare it to what I had at AZVA.