01St. Mary’s Online Academy

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.

02Credits Certificate
All Credits are issued through St. Mary's Oregon in the US
03Prerequisites
Must have completed two levels of high school mathematics courses with a B or above from a reputable secondary institution, must not have failed a fundamental high school Mathematics course previously, must have passed high school precalculus with an A- or above, or must have taken an AP level mathematics course previously and received a grade of B- or better.
04Teacher Info

Rowelyn L. Odod, Ph.D, is the Science Department Chair at St. Mary’s School System. She’s a graduate of Doctor of Philosophy in Development Research Administration at University of Southeastern Philippines. She’s been an educator for 15 years, where she spent her first 2 years in teaching elementary pupils and 13 years in secondary level. She had a background in teaching Sciences (General Science, Biology, Chemistry and Physics for more than 10 years), Math, Social Sciences, Human Philosophy, Statistics and Practical Research (for 3 years).Currently, she’s teaching at St. Mary’s School, handling Math and Science subjects ( AP Statistics and AP Physics 1). Aside from teaching, she’s also into Research and Statistics. She was a Master Teacher I in her country before she came in China last February 22, 2018.

Further, she loves reading books and going to different places with her family. She loves to explore more of the place, learn more from the experience and understand the peculiarity of the culture. Her favorite quote is from Henry Adams “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.”

05Course Overview and Design
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:
  • Exploring One-Variable Data
  • Exploring Two-Variable Data
  • Collecting Data
  • Probability, Random Variables, and Probability Distributions
  • Sampling Distributions
  • Inference for Categorical Data: Proportions
  • Inference for Quantitative Data: Means
  • Inference for Categorical Data: Chi-Square
  • Inference for Quantitative Data: Slopes

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.