St. Mary's Online Academy (SMOA) is a global online learning platform offered by St. Mary's School, a renowned U.S. private preparatory school located in Medford, Oregon.

Our school started in 1865 in southern Oregon, located on the beautiful west coast of the United States of America. St. Mary's School has grown to provide an authentic American elementary, middle, and high school education to students in China, South Korea, Vietnam, and other parts of the world. Our integrated online courses are taught by an experienced American faculty whose skills and commitment are second to none.

We take pride in the program we deliver to your child! Courses are taught during normal school hours in Asian standard time. Online and offline learning networks are available to students.Live classroom and in-person, on-campus instruction is available.Students choose to attend online learning only or a combined offline/onsite learning environment. Students earn credits and receive transcripts and diplomas from St. Mary's School in Oregon.We offer a strong, professional and experienced bilingual tutoring team available to your student.One-to-one academic guidance and family education consultation is offered to all SMOA students and families. Our program provides a one-stop solution for students and parents interested in international education who want a full range of options and services.

All Credits are issued through St. Mary's Oregon in the US：

Grade 9-12

Graduating with honors from South Medford High School, he went on to pursue a business degree from the University of Oregon in Eugene. After two years of college, Damien was introduced to the game Texas Hold’em, and by 2005 was playing the largest stakes online poker had to offer. The following year, he went to the business side of the game, becoming a poker dealer/supervisor in Eugene and Las Vegas, even appearing on ESPN dealing the featured table during the World Series of Poker.

In 2013, he re-enrolled at Southern Oregon University where he finished that business degree, with a minor in Psychology and a Certificate in Applied Finance and Economics. In 2015, Damien wanted to use some of that casino experience to give back to Southern Oregon and formed Gamble-For-Good. The mission is to pair with Southern Oregon charities to form casino-themed events and send more money to where it counts! In his spare time, Damien will be found spending time with his son, Jordan, along with family and friends. He enjoys playing basketball, bowling, tennis, backpacking/camping and looks forward to improving his very rough golf game!

1. Introduction: Meet the instructor – Talk about course – Plan for life/finances.
2. Timeline: Extrapolate details – What’s really important to you?
3. Stock Market – Build a portfolio with $100,000.
4. College/Education/Career: What are the expenses/salaries in your plan?
5. Budget: What do you need to buy to live on your own?
6. Google Sheets/Excel 101 – Creating a digital budget.
7. Credit: Good or bad? The do’s and don’ts of credit.
8. Credit 2: Speaker – Brian Case – Guild Mortgage
9. Savvy Consumer: Don’t get drawn into bad deals, buy smart!
10. Insurance: What do liability/Collision/ Comprehensive even mean?!
11. Insurance 2: Speaker – Andrew Burgess – Country Financial
12. Saving: Income minus expenses equals you better still have money leftover!
13. Investing: Lots to invest in, what fits your personality?
14. Time Value of Money: Cost/Value of money over a set timeframe.
15. Loans: Paying someone for use of their money.
16. Real Estate: Likely the largest purchase in your life.
17. Real Estate 2: - Speaker – Jason Foster – Rutledge Real Estate
18. Family: How much do kids cost?
19. Taxes: “The price we pay for civilized society.”
20. Entrepreneurship: Speaker – Jared Rennie – Noble Coffee Roasting
21. Stock Market: Revaluation of $100,000 investment.
22. Retirement: You have to plan to not work!
23. Budget: A look back, further fine-tuning.
24. Video – Saving Capitalism
25. Video – Saving Capitalism
26. Pizza Party!

This class will easily save the average person $10,000+, the focused person $100,000+, and the determined person $1,000,000+! Join local financial advisor, Damien Rennie, now 36 years old, as he teaches everything that he wishes he had learned in high school. You’ll learn about earning money, budgeting, saving, investing, credit, credit cards, insurance, real estate, entrepreneurship, Microsoft Excel basics, Time Value of Money, taxes, loans, and more!

To Parents:
I ask that at the dinner table or wherever you talk with your child, talk about the day’s lesson. I realize the knowledge of each parent is different so here’s what I ask… let the lessons go both ways. Let them teach you. You teach them. I think overall, parents hide their finances too much from their children. Let them see what it’s like to manage a financial entity (your household/family). Let them see that sometimes it’s not easy, that financial difficulty happens, whether that be not having enough, or having so much that you need to find alternative investments. Just talk to them!