Because The World Is Your Campus.
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School. Unbundled.
Schools have three purposes:
- They define and organize credentials.
- They provide and validate standards for learning and education.
- They offer a platform for acquiring and displaying knowledge.
Each of those can be virtualized. They don't require an institution. They just require trust.
Welcome to School. Unbundled.
Study Life in Three Parts
Life occurs for all of us at three levels:
- Cosmology, or the way we see the world;
- Effectiveness, or the way we navigate the world;
- Domain, or the way we help build the world.
The Virtual Student experience integrates all three. Your IEP includes components to build your knowledge and capacity in each area.
The VBAC*
Virtual Students pursue the VBAC, a Virtual Baccalaureate Charter that defines your educational pursuit around:
- Cosmology
- Effectiveness
- Domain
The VBAC is baccalaureate in that it is designed around the standards of a post-secondary program.
It is a charter, different than an academic degree but designed as a meaningful, relevant signal of your educational journey.
How It Works
It Starts With You
Education is not about grinding through a study program based on somebody else's priorities. It's about a learning process designed around your talents, values and contributions to the world.
- We start by learning your essential talents (your innate, natural traits) and values (your preferences)
- With that knowledge we craft a personal VBAC Individual Education Plan (IEP) built just for you.
- Then you undertake an adventure in learning guided by your IEP.
Be Educated. Be Independent.
"School" as a source of knowledge was a good idea when knowledge was rare.
Today, knowledge is everywhere but real "education" is rare.
Independence, in fact, is the first sign of a truly educated person. Independence of thought, of opinion, of skill, of life direction.
Be educated. Be independent.
Self-Determined
Life changes too fast for "education" to last much longer than it takes for the ink on a diploma to dry.
Virtual students chart their own path through the ever-shifting landscape of life.
They collaborate, build great projects and solve problems using the wealth of knowledge all around them.
FAQ
What's The Cost?
Our mission is to provide a platform where you can gain a unique, premiere education for the lowest possible cost.
We do not charge enrollment or membership fees. Some of our courses require tuition. From time to time, you may choose to enroll with one or more of our partners.
These investments in yourself will pay off for the rest of your life.
Is This Legit?
Like all real education, it's as legit as you make it. Take your studies seriously, set high standards for yourself and look for ways to demonstrate your learning and you will get a world class education.
Unlike traditional education, there is no fixed rate of tuition. So we have no reason to trap you and keep you paying.
If you are receiving value, stay with us. And tell your friends, of course.
Can I Get a Degree?
Some day, this is exactly how students will get degrees. Perhaps very soon.
For now, we promise that your pursuit of the VBAC will be a useful, challenging and valuable alternative to overpriced, irrelevant education.
The VBAC is a practical credential, not academic education. Your Lifestream acts as a transcript to demonstrate your learning. We believe it's at least as useful as most academic degrees.
Your moment is now
Welcome, Students of the World.
We are building a worldwide network of Virtual Students, knit together by an invisible bond of independence, learning and contribution. We would be honored to have you join us.
What It's All About
The Virtual Student's Universe
IEP & LifeStream
Starting with your Individual Education Plan (IEP), your LifeStream is your guidepost to a lifetime of learning. It acts as part guideline, part transcript to help you stay on track and document the ground you have covered.
Design Your Own Education
The value of your education is based on your growth in three areas:
- The things you learn
- The problems you solve
- The person you become by taking on challenges in 1 and 2.
No one can assign a real value to your education except you. Shouldn't you get to determine your own path?
*Earn Credit via the ILU
Knowledge is everywhere.
As a Virtual Student, you can select from the world's best learning resources and bring them together to complete your VBAC requirements.
Using our unique Independent Learning Unit (ILU) formula and open transfer policy, you can earn credit anywhere and apply it to your VBAC here.
The world really is your campus.