Extralearning provides options for online learning anywhere and anyplace, and for learning centers in any setting. Extralearning centers can be found in traditional schools, alternative schools, housing projects, malls, community centers, and even in jails and youth detention centers. Each Extralearning center is unique, but all of the centers do have certain similarities.

Extralearning Center Similarities

• All Extralearning centers use the Extralearning system as the core curriculum and program management system.
  
  
• Most Extralearning centers have printed Extralearning books and are set up along the lines of professional training centers.
  
  
• Every Extralearning center is staffed by caring, dedicated adults, who are determined to make a difference in the lives of the children or adults they serve.
  
  

Most importantly, all Extralearning centers are based on the ten basic Extralearning principles.

Examples of Extralearning Centers

While there is no way to briefly describe each and every Extralearning center, here is a sampling of some of the types of centers in existence today.

Alternative High School
The self-paced design of Extralearning makes it an ideal system for alternative schools. Students who have not succeeded in the regular school setting usually respond well to the flexibility of self-paced learning. They also respond to the programmed learning approach, which allows them to build skills progressively. Students who are below grade level aren't expected to just follow along with the class as best they can. Each student has his own learning plan. He can work at his own pace, at his own grade level.

In Chicago, Extralearning is used by a network of 19 alternative schools, called the Alternative Schools Network. Extralearning serves as the core curriculum for all supplemental programs in these schools.

Extralearning Kids Center
The Extralearning Kids Center enriches, expands and accelerates early learning and child development through a combination of Extralearning resources geared specifically for children in preschool through 6th grade. The Extralearning Kids Center includes structured Extralearning elementary level courses, a range of mapped-in multimedia resources for younger learners, and integrated e-Portables.

There are Extralearning Kids Centers across the U.S., and in Australia and Ethiopia. The Extralearning Kids Center in York, Pennsylvania is run by the YWCA, and it serves students in 3rd through 6th grade. Students attend the Extralearning Kids Center three times a week after school to work.

Community Learning
The flexibility of the Extralearning system make it ideal for afterschool and community programs. Many Extralearning centers can be found in housing projects and community centers.

In Dover, New Hampshire, there are several Extralearning centers in one housing project. One Extralearning center serves teens and middle school students. The other is an Extralearning Kids Center, which serves elementary school students. Students from the teen center earn special incentives and community service credits by working with the younger students in the Extralearning Kids Center.

Mall Academy
When searching for innovative solutions to education problems, some educators have focused on a favorite teen hangout - the mall. In the past decade, mall schools have popped up in malls across the country. The Extralearning system is the perfect learning solution for schools like these. Many mall schools focus on both academics and workforce preparation, which are Extralearning's core components.

In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the CIS Academy, a mall school, uses the Extralearning system to help students earn their high school diploma and to prepare students for the workforce. Students earn academic credit by completing academic Extralearning courses. Students also learn job skills by completing functional Extralearning courses, such as Career Choices, Work Readiness, and Employment Essentials.

Dropout Recovery
In today's competitive job market, many employers prefer a high school diploma over a GED. Since the Extralearning system was developed with national learning standards in mind, many school districts grant academic credit for Extralearning courses. Extralearning centers have worked with local school districts to set up these credit recognition programs.

One such center is located in San Antonio, Texas at Providence High School. Providence High School is a special school for single mothers who have dropped out of school. The school gives them the opportunity to come back and earn their high school diploma by completing Extralearning courses. The self-paced and flexible nature of the Extralearning system makes it possible for these single moms to fit in education and still care for their children.

Sports & Learning Center
Good fitness is just as important to overall success as a good education. The Extralearning curriculum stresses fitness and health as much as academics, so it makes sense that there are Extralearning centers that focus on both sports and learning.

At Langston Golf Course, in Washington, DC, golf and learning go hand in hand. Students enrolled in the Golf Exposure program, must complete an hour of learning on the Extralearning system before they can go out and hit the links. Success in learning is tied to the amount of time students can spend playing golf.

Workforce Development / Adult Education
Although most Extralearning centers serve students in elementary through high school, Extralearning is designed for learners of all ages, thus several Extralearning centers serve adults seeking to gain workforce skills. The academic component of Extralearning offers adult learners the chance to close any skills gaps they may have, and the functional component of the Extralearning curriculum offers practice in many job related skills.

Jails/Juvenile Detention Centers
The Extralearning system can help ANY learner - even those who are incarcerated. With Extralearning, prisoners and adjudicated youth can build the academic and job skills that they need to help them succeed in the outside world without crime. There are Extralearning centers located in several jails and youth detention centers around the country.

In Cherry Creek, Colorado, the Foote Academy serves preajudicated youth (ages 10 to 17) awaiting disposition on their charges. Youth who attend the Foote Academy have been detained at the Marvin W. Foote Youth Services Center, which is a maximum-security facility, for alleged crimes, and they are awaiting a court appearance. During the time of their incarceration, these youthful offenders must attend the Foote Academy and complete work on the Extralearning system.

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