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Release: OptimaEd partners with forward thinking NEOM X
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OAO receives NCAA approval for high school courses
[Naples, FLA] — The world’s first accredited, public virtual reality K-12 school Optima Academy Online (OAO) receives official NCAA approval for its courses, ensuring its academic program meets the rigorous standards set by the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
OptimaEd Certified By the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
[Naples, FLA] — Education experience company OptimaEd is proud to announce national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Name of RPO, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). WBENC Certification is the...
Tampa Bay Times – Article By Erika Donalds, CEO
Entering its second year, Naples-based Optima Academy Online, the world’s first virtual reality public charter school, is a 2023 Yass Prize Quarterfinalist.
OAO Named YASS Prize Quarter-Finalist 2023
Entering its second year, Naples-based Optima Academy Online, the world’s first virtual reality public charter school, is a 2023 Yass Prize Quarterfinalist.
Business Insider – September 2, 2023
Greg Sapienza initially joined OptimaEd in March 2022.
FL Business Observer – September 1, 2023
Greg Sapienza initially joined OptimaEd in March 2022.
Univision 14 – September 1, 2023
(Originally published in Spanish) Continuing with studies becomes quite a complicated task for children who have to be hospitalized for long periods of time to undergo operations or treatments. However, at Stanford Children’s Hospital they have used technology so that they can do their homework and even go on a field trip, all without leaving their beds.
Stanford Medicine – August 23, 2023
VR lessons are part of the Immersive Technology Education program launched by the Stanford CHARIOT program, an internationally recognized group from mixed subspecialties that uses immersive technology, including virtual reality, to reduce anxiety and pain in pediatric patients and improve their well-being.
VR in Education Podcast – August 11, 2023
Adam Mangana, M.Ed is the Chief Product Officer and a founder of Optima Ed, an Education Experience company focused on creating standards-aligned Virtual Reality Curriculum. Mr. Mangana has over 15 years of experience in education technology.