iGranada

GHC has 20+ Years of Academic Excellence, and 15 years of experience in online learning. GHC's technological advancements and course structure expand beyond the traditional offerings of a comprehensive school experience into a nontraditional setting.

• Full complement of Honors level, Advanced Placement, and college courses
• iGranada students have been accepted in more than 50 distinguished colleges and universities

The iGranada Dual Enrollment Program incorporates online learning, daily advisory, and weekly live and virtual interaction. The program is designed with a unique and flexible collegiate-like schedule allowing access to the comprehensive high school experience. Students engage in a variety of instructional strategies for success; academic seminars, weekly virtual synchronous instruction, academic seminars, and virtual peer interaction.

Asynchronous instruction offer students the ability to log on and complete assignment on your schedule. Students can move ahead in instruction (within reason) and fit your academic schedule into your and your family’s life.

What does a typical day/week look like?

• Students meet with Advisor at least once a week - in-person or via video conference
• Students log on to courses for at least five hours a day Monday-Friday - on their own time and schedule
• Students make progress toward completion in each course each week

Hybrid learning simply blends a student’s independent study with on-campus seminar classes. Our hybrid learning model has students completing 70% of their work independently and 30% at our school site in seminars, tutoring sessions, or meeting one-on-one with their Advisor. Students are free to come and work on campus in the iGranada building where subject-specific experts are on hand each day – typically for 4-6 hours.

Tutors offer assistance on assignments or answer questions. Hybrid learning has been shown to improve student performance and is typically how most colleges or universities operate. 

Students should have or be willing to learn greater time management, responsibility, scheduling, and other valuable life skills that will help them succeed here and in life. The family should be willing to devote extra time monitoring and engaging with their student about their progress, social and emotional health, understanding or difficulties, interests, high school plan, and graduation requirements.

Regular meetings with an academic advisor facilitiates a tiered system of intervention and re-engagement through a web of instructional support between Teachers, Advisors, Counselors, and Parents.

Role of the Teacher

• Guide students through asynchronous curriculum
• Grade work & provide feedback
• Hold office hours for support

Role of the Advisor

• Check-in on students regularly
• Provide on-the-spot support and guidance
• Connect with parents and support staff when needed

Students engage in various instructional courses; Advanced Placement, visual and performing arts, and college-preperatory courses though our Early College. Career-ready certifications in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Sports Management, and Sports Medicine are now offered beginning fall of 2025.

Absolutely! The courses at iGranada are all approved for college preparation and meet the University of California A-G requirements. We offer a full complement of honors and Advanced Placement-level courses. Students also have expanded access to dual enrollment opportunities with our college partners.

Our iGranada classrooms are open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every school day. Students are welcome to attend any day or even everyday. We specifically invite students onto campus in the grade-level cohorts one day each week. We call these Summit Sessions and they are carefully designed to support students in their grade-specific coursework.

Yes! As an iGranada student, you have access to all of the clubs and extracurricular activities offered on the high school campus. We have iGranada students in all of our music programs, in theatre, robotics, Model United Nations, and many clubs.

No. As an independent study program, students from Los Angeles and adjacent counties can enroll in iGranada. Priority for admission is given first to students who reside within the boundaries of LAUSD, then to students in Los Angeles County, and then to students from Ventura, Kern, San Bernardino, and Orange counties. Students applying from outside our immediate area should contact our iGranada Director prior to applying to ensure that you can satisfy our Attendance Policy, which includes regular synchronous instruction.

iGranada students have been accepted to many highly selective colleges and universities including all of the UC campuses, USC, Loyola Marymount, University of Pennsylvania, Spelman College, Northwestern University, and Dartmouth.

Nothing! We are a free, public school.

Yes. You can begin this process by speaking with your current counselor.

Yes! iGranada students have the same access to try out for athletic teams as all other GHC students. For example, we have had (and in many cases, still have) football, soccer, baseball, softball, and volleyball players, as well as cheerleaders in our program.

No, all GHC programs use the same application. Application directions and information can be found by clicking here. If you are submitting an application for iGranada, please be sure to click the box that asks if you are “Applying for iGranada Only.”

Unfortunately, iGranada is a high school program, and we do not currently enroll middle school students from outside the GHC community into iGranada.

iGranada students attend the same dances, senior activities, and graduation as the rest of the GHC students.

We offer the best of both online and in-person learning. Our courses are online and asynchronous, so that students can access their curriculum whenever they want. But, we also have an in-person learning environment on the high school campus with two classrooms where students can come and get support, collaborate with peers, and access extra curricular activities on the high school campus.

When a student does make satisfactory progress in a class, has violated the Attendance Policy, or is in danger of failing a class, the advisor will initiate our Tiered System of Re-Engagement. This is a multistep process of identifying what is keeping the student from being successful and building plans to support the student to become successful. It involves meetings between the student and advisor, parents, our counselor, and, ultimately, our iGranada Director. The focus of every meeting is to better understand the barriers to the student’s success and to build a plan of action to help the student be successful.

Every class has a teacher assigned to it. Additionally, every student is assigned an academic advisor. The academic advisor is the primary support person for a student. They meet at least weekly with students to review their progress, arrange tutoring or other support as needed, and initiate the Tiered System of Re-Engagement, if needed. 

Of course! Our students have the same access to food on the main high school campus as all other GHC students. Food is currently offered at no cost during nutrition and lunch.