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

Algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytic geometry, and elementary functions.

Grade 11-12

Mr. Paul Olaniba is a high school teacher who has taught for more than five years in three different countries. Currently, he teaches Math and AP Economics at St Mary's Guiyang.
He previously taught at a high school in Shenzhen and Nanchang, China. He studied Accounting, Information Systems, and Finance at the European University of Lefke in Cyprus. He currently has three years of teaching experience in China. His teaching philosophy is to maintain a very engaging, friendly, and supportive classroom so that school becomes a joyful place for everyone to learn. In his spare time, he loves to explore his environment and spend time with his family.

The course content is organized into commonly taught units. On completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. demonstrate an understanding of the following:

2. use qualitative and quantitative skills and strategies to develop solutions to the problems

3. write reports and which address the question(s), which are supported with researched, referenced evidence;

4. point out, understand, and take notes on the main ideas and key details when listening to lectures and presentations;

5. participate actively in the discussions about the topic or subject skills developed in this subject.

6. Design data collection plans, analyze data appropriately, interpret and draw conclusion.

7. communicate effectively.

AP Statistics is an introductory college-level statistics course that introduces students to the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. Students cultivate their understanding of statistics using technology, investigations, problem solving, and writing as they explore concepts like variation and distribution; patterns and uncertainty; and data-based predictions, decisions, and conclusions.