After receiving the announcement that The Pearl has been recommended for full accreditation by the Middle States Association, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what our preparation for the accreditation application and the validation visit meant to me.
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For Winter 2026, we are offering 9 unique online classes to inspire and engage our students and help them reach their goals. These classes consist of math, science, history, social students, English, art, and world language courses that can be used towards an accredited high school diploma.
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In today’s rapidly changing world, it’s more important than ever to be ready for the unexpected. As teachers, we frequently say that we are preparing students for the 21st-century, as if we are forgetting that we are already several decades into it.
Thanks to Arizona’s new Empowerment Scholarship, homeschoolers from Arizona can now get their Pearl tuition up to 100% covered Good news for Arizona residents: the Empowerment Scholarship Account allows families to use their education tax dollars toward a school of their choice, empowering students to obtain an education where they can thrive. The Pearl Remote
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The COVID-19 pandemic and schools being closed have made many parents acknowledge that the mainstream educational system wasn’t serving their kids appropriately. I keep hearing from parents that although their kids miss their friends, they are less stressed and don’t want to go back to school in the fall. Some kids are diving into learning and
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“We need to rebuild our schools from the ground up with the democratic classroom in mind. This would increase the positive outcomes of education for everyone and create the world leaders that we need to solve global problems such as climate change” — High School student I’ve been researching and teaching about student-centered education and
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