YOUR SCHOOL + U.S. DIPLOMA
A U.S. diplomawithout leaving your own school
The student stays at their own school. In addition, they study subjects in English online. The U.S. K-12 standard. On graduation they receive two documents: their own school's certificate and a U.S. High School Diploma.
How the programme works
CREDIT STRUCTURE
8+16=24
8 credits transfer once the national certificate is issued. At least 16 are completed on FEYDEY.
WEEKLY RHYTHM
3–5
hours a week, online, alongside the main school
WHO ISSUES IT
FEYDEY
A California school accredited by WASC. GSED is the programme your child studies.
01
Entry diagnostic
Before starting, your child takes an entry diagnostic: age, current school grade and level of English.
02
Their own grade
If English matches the grade
Your child moves in parallel with the main school.
02
Two or three grades lower
If English is below the grade
Earlier material opens in sequence.
03
From here the programme depends on the grade
The subjects and credits for each grade are shown below.
What your child studies in their grade
YOUR STARTING POINT
Current grade
This navigates the programme. It is not an automatic admission decision.
- Grades 1–4Visual foundations
- Grades 5–8English across subjects
- Grade 95 credits
- Grade 105 credits
- Grade 116 credits
- Grade 12 · for twelve-year systems
- Grade 12Extension
START · GRADES 1–4
Understanding English through images
4subjects
Visual explanations, familiar topics and short tasks connect English words with meaning. The focus is basic vocabulary, understanding instructions and a confident first experience of learning online.
Core of the programme
- Approach
- Visual explanations
- English
- Basic vocabulary and instructions
- Format
- Short lessons and tests
- Credits
- Begin in grade 9
An example distribution. Most students follow it, but FEYDEY confirms the exact set and pace after diagnostics. The number of subjects should not be read as a promised completion date.
- English Language Arts
- Reading, writing and English grammar. The child works through short texts in several genres, learns to find the main idea, compare and explain what they have read, picks up prefixes and suffixes, and writes their first structured pieces from a model.
- Math
- Numbers and operations, fractions and place value, measurement and time, area and perimeter, and reading simple tables and charts. The material matches primary school; the tasks are set in English, so the language is learned on familiar ground.
- Science
- Animals and how they adapt, the properties of matter, motion and force, the structure of the Earth, natural resources and human impact on ecosystems. First observations, simple experiments and scientific vocabulary in English.
- Social Studies
- Community and local government, the rights and responsibilities of a citizen, the role of money and trade, and reading maps and globes. The child forms a first picture of how society works and learns to talk about it in English.
START · GRADES 5–8
English becomes the language of study
4subjects
Your child expands academic vocabulary and learns to follow maths, science and social studies in English. The focus shifts from language basics to meaning, subject instructions and explaining ideas.
Core of the programme
- English
- Academic vocabulary
- Comprehension
- Subjects in English
- Format
- Lessons and tests online
- Credits
- Begin in grade 9
An example distribution. Most students follow it, but FEYDEY confirms the exact set and pace after diagnostics. The number of subjects should not be read as a promised completion date.
- English Language Arts
- Texts across genres, main idea and theme, the author's purpose and the narrator's point of view. The child widens their vocabulary through prefixes, suffixes and analogies, tells shades of meaning apart, and writes in several genres.
- Math
- Ratios and proportional relationships, operations with rational numbers, expressions and equations, constructing geometric figures, angles, area, surface area and volume, sampling and probability. This course prepares for Algebra I.
- Science
- Ecology and nutrient cycles, photosynthesis and cellular respiration, the organisation of matter and chemical change, acids and bases, the Earth's systems, weather, climate and the water cycle. Hypothesis, experiment and conclusion arrive in scientific form.
- Social Studies
- How societies with different worldviews met, what a worldview is made of, and how people expressed it in different times and places. The material covers middle-school history, geography and the foundations of civic education.
START · GRADE 9
The first set of high-school courses
5credits
Five courses open the high-school credit path and appear on the American academic record.
Required courses
- Outcome
- Courses enter the transcript
- Assessment
- Lessons and tests
- Own school
- Continues unchanged
- Plan
- Confirmed by FEYDEY
An example distribution. Most students follow it, but FEYDEY confirms the exact set and pace after diagnostics. The number of subjects should not be read as a promised completion date.
- English I
- The first credit-bearing English course: grammar mechanics, reading and comprehension, and vocabulary drawn from every school subject. The child reads poetry, the novel, drama and non-fiction, and works separately on research with sources and three kinds of writing: narrative, argumentative and expository.
- Algebra I
- The foundation course in algebra: the real number system, expressions and polynomials, factoring, inequalities, relations and functions, slope, systems of equations, linear and quadratic equations, and the basics of probability and statistics.
- Chemistry
- Atomic models and the periodic table, metals and non-metals, naming compounds, valence electrons and bonds, conservation of mass in reactions, solubility and rate of reaction, states of matter, acids and bases, the gas laws and chemical equilibrium.
- World History
- World history from the ancient world to the present: the Ancient World, the Byzantine Empire, the Enlightenment and the age of revolutions, the Second World War and comparative economic systems. Taught in English, together with the vocabulary needed to write about history.
- US History
- The history of the United States beginning in 1877: changes on the Western frontier, a new industrial age, the First World War and the conflict in Vietnam. The course covers the modern period, not the founding era.
START · GRADE 10
A broader academic profile
5credits
The second set adds biology, world geography and psychology. Every subject is studied in English.
Required courses
- Workload
- Part of the GSED plan
- Language
- Academic English
- Access
- Online, at any time
- Progress
- By test results
An example distribution. Most students follow it, but FEYDEY confirms the exact set and pace after diagnostics. The number of subjects should not be read as a promised completion date.
- English II
- A continuation of English I. The child makes connections within a text, identifies fallacies in an argument, and writes narrative, argumentative and expository essays. A separate block covers research papers and formatting to MLA and Chicago style.
- Algebra II
- Algebra at a higher level: complex numbers, matrices, geometric series, polynomials and rational expressions, systems of equations and inequalities, conic sections, exponential and logarithmic functions, graphing, probability and statistics.
- Biology
- A laboratory science course: cells and organelles, DNA, genes and proteins, homeostasis, microorganisms and disease. Then genetics and inheritance, the Punnett square, photosynthesis, nutrient cycles, natural selection and threats to biodiversity.
- World Geography
- How geography shapes the way people live: physical and cultural factors, resources and settlement, differences between world regions, the political, environmental and economic conditions of development, and major economic systems.
- Psychology
- The scientific study of behaviour and mental processes. The course has four parts: psychological foundations and research methods, biological foundations, change in behaviour and cognition, and variability between individuals and groups.
START · GRADE 11
Graduation-level subjects
6credits
Geometry, physics, economics, civics and sociology join English III. This grade closes the FEYDEY credit requirement.
Required courses
- Document
- International transcript
- Scale
- Grades on a 4.0 GPA
- Credits
- 24 at graduation
- Decision
- After academic review
An example distribution. Most students follow it, but FEYDEY confirms the exact set and pace after diagnostics. The number of subjects should not be read as a promised completion date.
- English III
- The third credit-bearing course. The child identifies text structure and how an author's life and historical events shape literature, writes argumentative essays and research papers with proper citation, prepares oral presentations and works through literary devices.
- Geometry
- Plane and solid geometry: transformations, similarity and congruence, theorems and constructions, right-triangle trigonometry and the Pythagorean theorem, circles and angle relationships, parallel and perpendicular lines, area, perimeter and volume.
- Physics
- Motion graphs and kinematics, force and the laws of motion, free-body diagrams, circular motion, conservation of energy and momentum, heat transfer and thermodynamics, waves and the Doppler effect, the properties of light, electric and magnetic fields, series and parallel circuits.
- Economics
- Micro and macroeconomics: prices and markets, the firm, output, inflation, unemployment, stabilisation policy and trade. A separate part of the course is personal finance: budgeting, credit, insurance, tax, saving and investing.
- US Government & Civics
- American government as established by the Constitution: its purposes, principles and practice, the rights and responsibilities of a citizen, and how those are exercised at local, state and national level. The course is built on reading primary sources.
- Sociology
- How human society is organised: culture, social structure, socialisation and social change. The course covers the historical development of the field and the procedures used to conduct research in it.
GRADE 12 · FOR TWELVE-YEAR SYSTEMS
For twelve-year systems
6subjects
outside the 24 credits
A separate set of final-year courses. Some carry college credit, so grade 12 sits outside the 24-credit requirement.
An eleven-year school does not need grade 12. The 24 credits close across grades 9 to 11 plus the 8 that transfer.
Extension courses
- System
- For twelve-year schooling
- Credits
- Outside the 24 requirement
- Record
- On the international transcript
- Plan
- Confirmed individually
Whether to accept college credit is the receiving university’s decision. An example distribution. Most students follow it, but FEYDEY confirms the exact set and pace after diagnostics. The number of subjects should not be read as a promised completion date.
- English IV
- The senior English course. Close analysis of literature: recurrent themes, multiple themes within one text, the themes of key American documents, and the strategies that organise a text. In grammar: modifiers, sentence structure and punctuation.
- Pre-Calculus
- Preparation for calculus: trigonometry, elementary functions, analytical geometry and math analysis. The course covers complex numbers, vectors and matrices, interpreting and building functions, working with data, and using probability to make decisions.
- Computer Science
- How computers and networks work: the hardware and software that determine what a system can do, protocols, the difference between HTTP and HTTPS, and troubleshooting. Then data and algorithms: representing and cleaning data, variables, conditionals and procedures, and staying safe online.
- Elective I
- A subject of the student's choosing from the school's catalogue. The exact set depends on the student's interests and on which courses FEYDEY confirms after the diagnostic.
- Elective II
- A subject of the student's choosing from the school's catalogue. The exact set depends on the student's interests and on which courses FEYDEY confirms after the diagnostic.
- Elective III
- A subject of the student's choosing from the school's catalogue. The exact set depends on the student's interests and on which courses FEYDEY confirms after the diagnostic.
What FEYDEY issues
The national certificate stays with the student's own school. When the academic requirements are met, FEYDEY issues an international transcript and a U.S. High School Diploma.
On a real document the graduate's details and the date depend on the completed programme. What is shown here is a specimen.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSCRIPT
- Courses
- Every course completed at FEYDEY
- Credits
- Listed for each course
- Grades
- On the 4.0 GPA scale
- Total
- 24 credits at graduation
What stays the same
Your own school stays
The grade, the main programme and the national certificate are not replaced by GSED.
FEYDEY is added
American subjects are studied online in English, alongside the main school.
Two documents at graduation
The national certificate and the U.S. High School Diploma show two completed school paths.
Why eleven years is enough
The American system counts credits, not years of schooling. The diploma is issued for 24 completed credits, so eleven years of national school are no obstacle to earning it.
The U.S. diploma opens first-year entry without a foundation year. Our graduates have already done so.
The university decides. Requirements depend on the country, the programme, the subjects, the grades and proof of English.
Who recognises this- 8 credits transfer
- Once the national certificate is issued and the documents are checked.
- 16 are completed on FEYDEY
- The same courses shown by grade above.
What parents usually ask
Does my child have to change schools?
No. The national programme continues, and FEYDEY courses are added online in parallel.
When do the eight credits transfer?
Once the national certificate is issued and the academic documents have been checked.
What if their English is still weak?
The diagnostic sets the starting level. Your child can start with material from an earlier grade and progress in sequence.
Does the diploma guarantee admission?
No. The university decides. Requirements depend on the country, the programme, the subjects, the grades and proof of English.
How long does the programme take?
The exact length depends on the grade, the diagnostic, subjects already completed and the individual study plan.
Who issues the diploma and the transcript?
FEYDEY issues them, a California school accredited by WASC.