A flood of student interest in a new online learning program offered this year by Nanaimo school district is proving Internet learning is the wave of the future. “It kind of was a trickle effect,� said Patrick Young, program coordinator for Learn at Home 8-12. Interest grew quickly in the program, and the program went from zero users in the beginning to 850 registered courses. He said the program has about 30 full-time students and the other students are cross-enrolled, taking courses in regular classrooms as well as distance education.

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