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 11-12

Mr. Allan Bowers is the Dean at St. Mary’s - Pinghu Campus in China and has been teaching for 14 years. After he received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry he worked in the Chemical pharmaceutical industry before returning to complete a Bachelor of Education. Mr. Bowers started his career teaching high school science for the Near North School Board in Ontario Canada coaching award winning science fair teams at regional/provincial and international levels before making the leap into international education. He first taught in the United Kingdom before moving to China where he has been teaching since 2012.

Allan has a wide variety of interests and unique skill sets including: playing music on Trumpet, Bagpipes (As a piper in the 49th RCA field Support Unit) and saxophone, French horn, Euphonium, sailing, astronomy, archery, and rocketry.

The course aims an in-depth study of all the fundamental concepts of Physics in which students use their abilities to draw conclusions, organize knowledge, and test through experimentation as they explore the role of science in everyday life. Specifically, the course aims to:

1. ) Provide students with opportunities to connect their knowledge of Physics and other related fields to issues that have a societal or technological components (e.g., concerns, technological advances, innovations) to help them become scientifically literate citizens.

2.) Provide opportunities for students to develop, record, and maintain evidence of their verbal, written and graphic communication skills through laboratory reports, summaries of literature or scientific investigations, and oral, written, and graphic presentations.