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By: NOBLE Virtual, Inc. Soon such a school might exist in South Carolina if the proposed NOBLE Virtual School, based upon interactive 3D virtual world technology, is successful with its charter application. As a charter public school, students in South Carolina would pay no tuition to attend the school and there would be no special requirement for admission. Like other virtual schools, students would study from home on their computer but there the similarity to other online educational programs ends. Rather than “read the material and take the multiple-choice test,” “No longer is education bounded by limitations of time, space and resources," explains Steve Mashburn, the future principal of the school. "If one can think it, one can do it in the virtual world – from reenactments of historical events to simulated science experiments to role-playing famous novels." Mashburn continues, "Instead of just studying math, students become engineers who use math to construct a suspended bridge. Instead of just studying science, they become hydrologists who use science to uncover the source of water polution in a river. Instead of just studying art, they become graphic designers who use art to create effective advertising on outdoor billboards. Instructionally, the sky is the limit and we are very excited about bringing this type of educational innovation to the children of South Carolina.” if approved by the South Carolina Public Charter School District in August, the school will open in the fall of 2014. Interested parents are asked to place their child on a waiting list found on the school's website at http://noblevirtual.org End
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