PA Distance Learning Blog

Each year, Central Penn Parent Magazine shares reader votes for favorite places in almost 100 categories. These include shops and restaurants, doctors and dentists, and more, making up the Family Favorite Awards.

Brittany Sturm is a cyber school chemistry teacher with PA Distance Learning who brings hands-on learning and real-life skills to her classroom day after day.

It's no surprise then that she was one of the teachers chosen to receive the High School Equipment Grant by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh this year. 

What would it be like if we could talk to the very people we study in our history class?

Wexford, Pennsylvania (June 12, 2017) – PA Distance Learning Charter School Game Design Club wins two national first place titles

PA Distance Learning is proud to announce that two of the groups from its Game Design Club have been chosen as finalists in the Pittsburgh Area in the Games for Change Student Challenge.

PA Distance Learning social studies teacher Katie Devlin piloted the club to allow students to learn game design and coding, which has ended in 7 of the students participating in a national competition! 

June 2, 2017 -- PA Distance Learning, a public PA cyber charter school, proudly invites its families to celebrate with us at the State Capitol on Monday, June 19, 2017 at 1:30!  

A different approach to education is offered to all K-12 students in PA

Wexford, PA | April 3, 2017: PA Distance Learning, a public cyber-charter school, is opening enrollment for 2017-18, which will begin on August 30, 2017.  It is their mission that all students in Pennsylvania have the opportunity to grow both in subject-areas and as individuals.  This is done by offering home-based online learning and relationship-centered technology using a Google Technology platform.

Ms. Berger, the World Language teacher, will be offering virtual French and Spanish summer camps for elementary students during the week of July 5. Spanish for grades K-2 will meet daily from 9:30-10:30 and grades 3-5 will meet from 1-2PM. French for grades K-2 will meet from 11-12PM and grades 3-5 will meet from 2:30-3:30. You can register your child to attend by clicking here.