WISE Educators Add class.com to Course Selection; Richard Milburn High School Expands Online Options.Business Editors & High Tech Writers LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2000 class.com, inc., a provider of Internet-based online courses for high school students, and Richard Milburn High School (RMHS RMHS Richard Montgomery High School (Rockville, Maryland) RMHS Rolling Meadows High School (Illinois) RMHS Reading Memorial High School (Massachusetts) ), today announced that class.com's courses will be made available through WISE (Worldwide Internet Secondary Education), the RMHS Virtual High School. Richard Milburn High School is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of NonPublic Educational Services providing educational opportunities to the public and private sector. class.com courses will initially be offered through Summer School Anytime, an RMHS and WISE program offering students a unique way to complete summer school requirements. "class.com courses allow us to expand curriculum offerings and offer increased flexibility for RMHS students completing high school diploma A high school diploma is a diploma awarded for the completion of high school. In the United States and Canada, it is considered the minimum education required for government jobs and higher education. An equivalent is the GED. requirements," said Robert Crosby, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. for RMHS. Integrating class.com courses into our WISE curriculum capitalizes on the way our RMHS students learn best and fully utilize the worldwide resources of the Internet." "class.com is very pleased to expand the learning options for Richard Milburn students," said John Blair, CEO and President of class.com. "The RMHS educators are committed to maximizing learning opportunities for each student by offering experiences that will motivate and keep students actively engaged in the learning sequence. class.com is honored to be part of that process." About the WISE Classroom Although RMHS' education tradition is rooted in traditional brick and mortar See bricks and mortar. classrooms, WISE provides an opportunity to offer online high school classes and instruction for adults of all ages worldwide. Students interact via their computer without attending traditional lectures or confining themselves to traditional classrooms. By combining the benefits of on-site courses with the flexibility and privacy of self-study, the result is a multimedia classroom which students can attend when they want and where they want. About class.com Courses class.com courses provide a direct interaction between students and teachers. Once a student is registered, they are assigned a teacher for each course. By using a standard web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. , students access course material that takes full advantage of advanced multimedia technologies. Students can log on and learn anytime and anywhere there is a PC and an Internet connection. Instead of traditional textbooks, students view a combination of text, animated graphics, audio and video materials. A unique design and seamless navigational system encourages individualized discovery and learning. Downloading times are minimized by storing pictures, videos, and interactive graphics for off-line access. An online binder or notebook allows a student to take notes and store course materials in both text and multimedia formats for later reference. About Richard Milburn High School One of the original private enterprises created to serve adults needing specific basic skills instruction and high school graduation credits, LTC LTC abbr. lieutenant colonel Richard A. Grim founded the predecessor Richard Milburn High School in 1975 at the Marine Corps Development and Education Command at Quantico, Virginia. RMHS believes that all students can achieve excellence in a positive, challenging educational environment that stimulates their interests, channels their energies and develops their abilities. The programs are committed to providing non-traditional learning environments for students with distinct needs for these educational services. RMHS is accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is a regional educational accreditation agency for over 13,000 public and private educational institutions ranging from preschool to college level in the southern United States. (SACS) and is an accredited member of the Distance Education and Training Council The Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) is a non-profit educational accreditation agency specializing in the accreditation of distance education institutions. It was established in 1926 and is recognized by Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the United States (DETC DETC Distance Education and Training Council DETC Design Engineering Technical Conferences (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) DETC Digital Electronic Trim Control DETC Dendritic Epidermal T-Lymphocyte ). RMHS now provides educational services at more than 19 locations in the U.S. For more information, Richard Milburn High School may be reached at 877/888-9473 or by visiting www.rmhs.org. About class.com Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska with area offices in Atlanta and San Francisco, class.com is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. delivering online educational courses over the Internet for high school students throughout the world. As the premier provider of Internet-based online education, class.com is committed to providing quality educational content using the most innovative and advanced technology available. For more information, class.com may be reached at 402/441-3050 or by visiting www.class.com. All company and product names referenced are the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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