GLBTQ Online High School

GLBTQ Online High School offers a wide range
of learning opportunities for youth and adults!

Our Unique GLBTQ Studies Course

At the core of our education outreach program is our GLBTQ Studies course available to both youth and teachers, studying separately. This semester-long survey course introduces learners to the language, history, science, politics and personal issues in the glbtq community. While respectfully acknowledging opposing viewpoints, the course takes an unapologetically inclusive and affirming approach.

View the course outline here.

Developed with FYI Online Learning, Inc. and hosted in our own learning management system, the multimedia course uses FYI Online's unique learner interface. Click on the image below to see a full-size version of one particular page of the course.

Course for high school students

The course is available to all interested students age 13 and up, regardless of where they are enrolled in school. Tuition is $325. We offer the course each semester starting in September and January. For schools wishing to enroll 12 or more students, we offer a quantity discount and can create a separate section for only that school that is customized to that school's calendar. Contact the school for more information on this option.

Course for teachers

The same course, with modified discussions and assessments, is available to teachers for graduate credit. Teacher-learners can earn 3 semester graduate credits through the Hamline University Department of Education. Tuition to GLBTQ Online High School is $325 payable below, and the graduate credit cost is $384, payable directly to Hamline. Use the Hamline University registration form available here. To receive graduate credit, you must register with both GLBTQ Online High School and with Hamline University. A shareable PDF brochure for the course is available in color or b/w for copying. Please share with your colleagues!

Registration and payment

To register, click here.

To pay for your enrollment, select your option and click below.

*Teachers: Remember to register with Hamline University via the registration form to earn graduate credit.

Professional Development Workshops and Speakers

GLBTQ Online High School also works with a number of speakers and workshop providers to meet your professional development needs. All of our presenters are knowledeable, highly skilled and comfortable discussing any issues related to glbtq people and topics. We favor frank, clear, direct and professional academic discussions. That doesn't stop us from throwing in some humor as well! We also respectfully describe opposing viewpoints and welcome participants to voice their own perspectives

We offer keynote speeches, practical workshops and customized professional development to meet your needs and your budget. Contact GLBTQ Online High School for additional information.

Our team includes:

	David Glick is the founder and Executive Director of GLBTQ Online High School, and the co-author of the GLBTQ Studies course. An educator for over 25 years, he has worked with over 200 schools across the country and presents frequently at national and regional conferences. A national leader in virtual schooling, his education passions revolve around using all available tools to provide high quality education, especially to youth who are underserved by the traditional system. Dave has broad educational experience at the classroom, school, district and state levels with public, private and charter school programs. His work in glbtq issues focuses on developing GLBTQ Online High School and integrating glbtq people and histories into all school subject areas.
	Kelly Huegel is the author of the award winning book, GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Teens, now in its second edition from Free Spirit Press. She is also the co-author of the GLBTQ Studies course. Kelly, who holds a degree in secondary education, excels at providing practical tips to glbtq youth - and the adults who live and work with them - regarding the development of positive relationships and a strong self image. Kelly has worked for PFLAG, and is the author of over 75 articles in numerous national publications, including The Advocate. She has also been featured in television, radio and print news as an expert on glbtq youth.
	Andrew Miller has taught both in the bricks & mortar and online environment, teaching a variety of courses from English to Flash animation. He travels internationally providing professional development to teachers with an emphasis on project-based learning. Being gay himself, Andrew finds passion accepting and affirming glbtq students every day, and in modeling respect and cooperation with people from diverse backgrounds. Andrew brings exceptional stage presence and humor to his workshops, and specializes in inclusion of glbtq histories in language arts and social studies and using project-based learning to teach anti-bullying skills. He also works with other glbtq teachers regarding how to come out in a school community.
	Jamie Nabozny is passionate about safe schools and standing up to anti-gay bullying. His own dramatic story from middle school and high school is told in the film, "Bullied: A Student, A School, and A Case that Made History" by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Bullied from sixth grade until he finally left school half way through his junior year, Jamie's story includes a beating so bad it required surgery, running away from home, and a suicide attempt. Ultimately, however, his is a story of hope and empowerment, inspiring for students and adults alike. He stood up to the adults and the school who did nothing to prevent it. Says Jamie, "You have to fight back when something isn't right. I was a poor gay kid from northern Wisconsin, and I was able to stand up and say 'harassment is wrong, beating me up and urinating on me is wrong.' And I won. And if I can do that, anyone can do that."