Achieving success in online education demands a certain level of commitment, discipline, and motivation. So what better way to inculcate these values in children than to get them to enroll in online courses at the school level?

The Upper Canada District School Board is catching them young – it is encouraging its students to earn a summer school credit through the Internet.

As many as 14 courses are being offered as online options to earn “reach ahead” credits. Students of grades 10-12 in all schools under the Board are eligible for these courses, a welcome change from the past when reach-ahead credits were offered only for English for grade 12 students of the Cornwall summer campus.

Each course comprises 20 lessons, one of which can be completed each day. Five teachers supervise and monitor the online classes, besides facilitating an Internet forum where students can communicate with their peers and discuss lessons.

The online summer courses concluded on July 28, following which the students had to sit for an exam.