Florida Virtual School Helps International Baccalaureate Student Find Her Passion

12th-grade student Ashley Francis thinks of herself as a Florida Virtual School (FLVS) “Student Ambassador” and it’s easy to see why. Her love for FLVS is evident when speaking with her or reading her comments on online discussion boards. But it was a lucky circumstance that led Ashley to FLVS four years ago.

When selecting classes as an accelerated freshman student at her brick-and-mortar school, Coral Reef Senior High School, Spanish was Ashley’s language of study. But because four years had passed since she completed a Spanish class, she needed to rebuild her Spanish knowledge. To ensure her success in Spanish, she was placed into Spanish 1, which wasn’t offered at her school. And so, she turned to FLVS to complete her requirement while still taking a full load of advanced courses in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program.