Terms of Service

BLASS College-and Career-Prep High School

Blended Learning Academy for STEM Study (BLASS) College- and Career-prep High School is open to eligible students who are ready to take advanced and college courses, and/or earn a U.S.A. high school diploma and college credits. Click here to Apply. Students must be entering 9th grade through 12th grade (J.S.S. 3/S.S.S. 1 to S.S.S. 3 for *Nigerian students). Emphasis is placed on getting students college- and career-ready. Click here for a list of Accredited BLASS courses needed to obtain a U.S. High School Diploma

*STUDENTS/PARENTS PLEASE NOTE that *$50 monthly membership fee must be paid each month. Each BLASS college-prep course has its own one-time additional enrollment fee, which must be paid upon enrollment in the course. Course enrollment fees are only paid once each academic year. Payments must be received three weeks prior to the start of the school year, which begins September 16th. Click here to see the suggested sequence of BLASS Secondary School courses and enrollment fees. 

ALL Payments are automatically processed online. 

Nigerian students may also pay to KEO BLENDED E-LEARNING LTD. ZENITH BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER: 1015301717

Please print and keep all proof of payments

*This fee can be subsidized (scholarships available), and covers the cost of tuition, college courses, 24/7 instruction and access to teachers and tutors, workforce certification courses, internships, extracurricular activities, enrollment in clubs and organization, and other personalized provisions for each BLASS Secondary School student to prepare for college and the workforce.  Most courses are eligible for college credit upon successful course completion and passing of the required “test-out” or standardized/Placement exam.

For any questions, please contact us at blass@blendedlearningcenter.com
Tel: (U.S./WhatsApp +1-203-872-7040)

BLASS Student Requirements

  1. A great deal of commitment and a strong work ethic is necessary for students to succeed in this School. In addition to gaining valuable high school and college experience that serves to enhance your college and career-preparedness, selected students have the opportunity to work in their career fields while enrolled in BLASS College- and Career-Prep High School. Students accepted into BLASS High School will earn at least 60 college-, 12 graduate-, and numerous micro credentials, and workforce certifications by completing the residential, nonresidential summer, and academic year components. Since BLASS is a research-focused STEM School, students will also work with scientists and experts in the field to conduct their own experiments and complete research studies based on topics that interest them.  Since access to research supplies and venues must be augmented by the participants and their families, BLASS will provide each student with summer and academic year stipends.

  2. Access to the internet is necessary to use with an internet-enabled computer, equipped with webcam, and microphone. You will use Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS), Canvas LMS, D2L Brightspace LMS, and Moodle LMS, as well as various synchronous virtual meeting software. All sessions will be archived online for you to review. Students who do not own or have access to a computer with the required specifications will be given one on a lease. Parents of students under the age of 18 are liable for any loss or damage done to the computers received on a lease.

  3. A year-long commitment which spans from September 16 to June 15 each year. Summer sessions begin June 16 each year through September 14. During the summer students participate in internships, study abroad, and field  trips to different countries. Accepted applicants will be required to participate in online class sessions and on-campus face to face classes; both components will be held on days and times that are agreed to be mutually convenient for the students, instructors, and teaching assistants. On days when the campus is closed classes will still continue through online sessions, including Saturday sessions to be scheduled in tandem with both school and University calendars. Apply

    In order to receive a U.S. High School Diploma (and/or Nigerian Secondary School Certificate), students must meet all BLASS requirements consistent with relevant U.S. Education policies and/or Nigerian Ministry of Education policies. In order to receive college/University credits, students must meet all BLASS requirements consistent with the relevant university policies. And in order to receive workforce certifications, students must meet BLASS requirements consistent with the specific professional competencies and/or industry certification requirements.

  1. During the academic year (September – June) students are expected to spend several hours per week in course- and career-related activities outside of the scheduled online sessions. An electronic journal of course-related activities must be submitted.

  2. All participants and at least one parent/guardian must attend mandatory orientation sessions on To-Be-Determined (TBD) days.

  3. Participate in occasional mandatory webinars and Laboratory sessions.

HOW TO APPLY: The online application is available at https://www.blendedlearningcenter.com/apply

Select BLASS College- and Career-prep Secondary School from the drop-down menu under “Type of Program/Service Needed.” Only 50 students will be admitted for the 2021/2022 academic year.

Please see below for the minimum computer specification requirements:

Our online courses are designed to work on modern browsers and operating systems. Please use the recommendations below to ensure that your computer is properly configured for our online curriculum.

Platform Operating system Browsers PC Microsoft Windows Vista or later Mozilla Firefox is no longer a supported web browser for the Blackboard environment due to security changes made by Mozilla. Internet Explorer 10 or later Google Chromebooks are not supported at this time; the Chromebook does not permit the installation of JAVA and this program is required for Blackboard functionality. Google Chrome 30 or later (PC and Mac)Macintosh Apple Macintosh OS X 10.5 or later Mozilla Firefox is no longer a supported web browser for the Blackboard environment due to security changes made by Mozilla. Safari 6 or higher (Mac OSX)Google Chrome 30 or later

We recommend using one of the above browsers for Blackboard 9.1.

NOTE: When using Windows, if you are using a 64-bit browser, you need to install 64-bit Java to match. If you’re running a 32-bit browser, then you’ll need to install 32-bit Java.

Please note that [some] of our online courses contain Flash, which is not supported in Apple’s mobile operating system (iOS). This makes [some] of our courses incompatible with iPads (and iPhones).

The following requirements must also be met for Blackboard 9.1:

Popup Blocking Disabled
JavaScript Enabled Operating Systems:Windows Vista or later
Macintosh OS X 10.5 or later RAM:512MB or higher Resolution:1024 X 576 or higher Media: Soundcard and Speakers/Headphones
Microphone required for certain courses Plugins: Sun Java 7
Flash Player Version 11 or higher
QuickTime Version 7 or higher
Real Player required for certain courses
Jaws 11 or higher (for accessibility)