The New Directions Learning Academy is a unique program that allows students to receive a diploma from their sponsoring high school. Enrollment is easy! If you are a Shawnee County resident, 18 years of age or older and whose class has already graduated, or you have a GED and you want to earn a high school diploma: Choose a flexible schedule and the number of hours you want to attend a week.
Pay a $10 enrollment fee.
New Directions' staff will coordinate any necessary communication with the high school you last attended.
Sign up at Oakland Community Center, 801 NE Poplar, Topeka, Kansas 66616, (tel: 785-234-9887) or 923 SW Fairlawn, Suite 141, (785-228-2336). Flexible schedule - come one day or five.
Courses offered include all of the graduate requirements in Math, Science, English and Social Studies and a variety of electives, such as:
- Computer classes
Keyboarding, PageMaker
- Microsoft Office '97
Word, Access, Excel, Power Point
More:
- Life Employable Skills
- Health
- All About sports
- Geography
- Fine Arts
- Poetry
- Creative Writing
- Reading about History
- Behavioral Science and more
You must sign up at Oakland Community Center. Every journey begins with the first step!
Oakland
- Address: 801 N.E. Poplar
- Phone: (785) 368-3793
- Fax: (785) 368-3794
- Hours:
- Monday - Friday 8:30am - 9pm
- Saturday - 9am - 4pm
- Sunday - 1 - 4 pm
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