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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is also in Algebra 1 freshman year and wants to take Geometry over the summer to get caught up. Where can she enroll for summer classes?[/quote]

Local public schools usually have summer programs, check there first.[/quote]

One Schoolhouse has a fully online summer math program that some of the local privates accept credit for. They offer both geometry and algebra 2. Geometry is the easiest one to not take at a your school as your future success in algebra 2 does not rely on geometry skills where as you need solid algebra 1 and 2 skills for precalc. I am a former math teacher and I find pre calculus the hardest course for students - it’s a big jump conceptually from algebra 2.   Traditional calculus (the non AP courses) is more formulaic than precalc and less trigonometry focused and easier for kids to digest.

I think algebra 1 won’t shut your daughter out, but reaching calculus is an “important marker” for most of the top 50 colleges.  If she can reach a calculus course or calculus adjacent on this track that’s ok, but for those school you tend to need calc unless you are the exception.   [/quote]

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