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ATI Online provides virtual courses to students ages 13-19 from around the country and world, taught by our gifted instructors. We are excited to be offering two timely courses during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Virtual learning
for the real world.

Join one of our courses for students ages 13-19, exploring the ideas, issues, and choices that matter now.

About ATI Online

ATI Online is the virtual learning component of The Academy of Thought and Industry (ATI), a network of schools for curious, innovative and passionate students. We have middle and high school campuses in San Francisco, New York, Austin and St. Louis. If you’re interested in learning more about one of our schools, please visit the East Village (NYC), Museum Mile (NYC), Austin, San Francisco, or St. Louis ATI campus websites.

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Meet Our Instructors

Our instructors are engaging, interesting human beings, passionate about their domains, with professional experiences beyond the classroom with which they can relate skills and content to the real world. They also serve as one-on-one mentors, guiding students holistically in their school experience as well as offering advice for life after ATI.

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ATI's founder, Michael Strong

Meet Our Founder

Our ATI program is designed by Michael Strong, one of the most experienced designers of innovative school programs in the U.S. His past projects include Montessori secondary school program design at The Judson Montessori School (San Antonio), The Emerson School (Palo Alto), and Hacienda School (Pleasanton). More recently, he co-founded KoSchool in Austin, Texas, which combines his high performance approach to AP coursework and SAT score gains with a focus on entrepreneurial and creative projects. ATI began as a next-generation version of the stellar program at KoSchool.

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Join Purpose-Driven Students

ATI is ideal for students who seek to gain greater control over their educational experience. Some have a definite passion and purpose, others may simply know they want greater autonomy to explore their interests more extensively than is possible at a conventional school. Students may use this autonomy to explore intellectual interests, creative passions, entrepreneurial initiatives, or future professional paths. The paths are as varied as are the students.

See Our Online Courses
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Announcing New Online Courses

ATI Online provides virtual courses to students from around the country and world, taught by our gifted instructors. We are excited to be offering two timely courses during the coronavirus pandemic. These courses are geared toward capable high school students ages 13-19 with a solid work ethic and reading abilities.

Enrollment is limited to 30 students per course to ensure an engaged, participatory online experience.
The deadline to register is Sunday, April 5 2020.

Stay connected!

In addition to our online courses, we have physical campuses in SF, NYC, Austin, and St. Louis with additional locations launching Fall 2020. If you'd like to receive updates about our schools and program offerings, please sign up to get more information.