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

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Grade 8-9

Mr. Ramsey has been teaching in international schools in South Korea for the past eight years. The majority of Mr. Ramsey’s class experience is in teaching high school honors English classes, but he has taught a wide variety of courses including language arts classes for every grade from seven to twelve as well as various humanities courses. Mr. Ramsey has Mr. Ramsey holds a BA in English Literature, an MA in Culture and Theology, and is certified as a Secondary Language Arts Teacher by the Washington DC Office of Education. In addition to teaching, Mr. Ramsey has also served as the Dean of Middle School Students, English Department Head, and Secondary Head Teacher.

Perhaps no other course students take during their academic career is more important than English Composition. Especially for those who did not learn English as a native speaker. This course will survey literature, all areas of creative writing and poetry, folktales as well as modern stories that are the root of our favorite films. And they will use those as a basis for composing as well as to learn to compose their own writing in a systematics and analytical and coherent way. This course will enable students to engage in an academic level which is required to complete this program.