An accredited online middle and high school for ages 11–18
Small live classes with teachers who know your child, a 1-on-1 advisor every week, and classmates from more than 12 countries. And a program that counts exercise, service and real-world skills as seriously as grades.
Tuition from $6,000 a year, with financial aid for families in every country.
A live class, students joining from home
Our students spend about 16 hours a week in live classes. The rest of the program happens in their own town: exercise, a skill they’re mastering, service to others, reading, and earning their own money. An advisor checks in on all of it, 1-on-1, every week.
Nearly every school hour is spent on a screen.
About half the week happens in the real world — and counts toward graduation.
Our approach, Education for Life, has guided schools in the U.S., Europe and India since 1972. It treats a teenager as more than a test score: every week develops the body, the feelings, the will and the mind — and the maturity that comes from balancing all four.
How Education for Life worksBody
At least five hours of movement a week — sports, martial arts, dance, climbing, running. Energy and focus come first.
Feeling
Daily practices for calm and self-awareness. Calm feeling supports clear thinking and deeper learning.
Will
Students set goals, keep a weekly time-block schedule with their advisor, and learn to follow through.
Intellect
A rich, connected curriculum that builds critical thinking and a wider view of the world.
The Service Adventure Trip is one to two weeks of travel, friendship and service somewhere new. Past trips have gone to Switzerland, Mexico, Peru and Assisi, Italy. Students help pay their own way with money they’ve earned during the year.
Ages 11–14 · Grades 6–8
$6,000 per year
Small “family-style” groups of 8–12 students meet live every day for literature, composition, mathematics, history and science, with the same classmates all year.
Ages 14–18 · Grades 9–12
$9,000 per year
A full college-preparatory diploma program: 6–8 live classes a semester, weekly 1-on-1 advising, an off-screen growth program, and the annual Service Adventure Trip.
Middle and high school
$450 per course, per semester
Add one or several live classes to your homeschool without enrolling full-time. Weekly 1-on-1 advising is available on its own as well.
Families in every country face different costs. We work with each family to find tuition that works — please don’t let the published price stop you from asking.
“The classes make students think, not memorize information. We get to develop our creativity and innovation as well as critical thinking.”
“The relationships are less of a student-teacher one, but more like a mentor and a friend.”
“This school year was both challenging and enjoyable. The teachers challenged each of us individually and brought us out of our comfort zones.”
“The teachers are intelligent, inspiring and supportive, the topics are both relevant and engaging, and there is a focus on both academics and personal development.”
“I loved having small classes and building strong relationships with my teachers and classmates.”
“I appreciate a lot how available and understanding teachers are.”
An engineer who teaches physics with homemade demonstrations. A graduate of the school who now teaches world history. A Peace Corps veteran teaching Chinese from Hong Kong. With about eight students per teacher, nobody gets lost.
Meet the teachers
Janaka Keller
Director · Ananda Village, California
Rachel Anderson
Chinese · Hong Kong
David Kletter
Ecology · Switzerland
Valéria Ramb
Mathematics · Brazil
Ganesha John Kieran
Physics · California
Samreen Sadaat
World Religions · Graduate of the school
Content needed: 6–10 graduate destinations and 2–3 short alumni stories
Parents comparing online schools look for proof that the diploma leads somewhere. This section should list universities, gap-year programs and careers our graduates have gone on to — for example the University of Warsaw and the University of the People, where two of our teachers who are also alumni studied — plus a few one-paragraph alumni stories with photos.
No forms to download and email. Start with a question; we’ll guide you from there.
A short inquiry form — two minutes. We reply within two school days.
Confirm the reply-time promise
A video conversation with you and your child to see whether we are a good fit for each other.
Your child joins a real class with current students, so they can feel what it is like.
Proposed — team to approve
Submit the application. Once accepted, we agree on tuition and a payment plan that works for your family.
No. We teach universal qualities — patience, compassion, perseverance, calmness, kindness, service and inner joy — that anyone can develop regardless of belief. Practices like yoga, meditation and breathing exercises are taught as tools for focus and emotional balance. Our students come from many faiths and none.
About 16 hours a week of live classes, plus an hour of 1-on-1 advising. The rest of the program deliberately happens off the screen: exercise, a personal expertise project, service, reading and earning.
Because economic conditions differ so much from country to country, we work with every family to find a price that works. Tell us about your situation when you inquire; financial aid is arranged after acceptance.
Yes. Living Wisdom International (legal name Ananda Living Wisdom Schools of Nevada City) is a fully accredited online school through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), recognized worldwide since 1962. Our diploma supports admission to universities around the world.
Our students live in more than 12 countries, so we schedule live classes across time zones. A full-time high school student is in live classes about 16 hours a week; exact times depend on where you live. Tell us your country and we will show you a real sample schedule.
Start with a conversation. Tell us about your child, and our director will set up a video call with you both — and a chance to sit in on a live class.
