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20+ Years of Flexible, Student-Centered K–12 Online Learning

CPDLF is an online K–12 public school approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. As a public cyber charter school funded through local school district dollars, every Pennsylvania student is eligible to attend and receive individualized support with education, technology, and internet access provided at no cost to families.

For more than 20 years, we’ve delivered flexible, customizable online learning through certified teachers, caring Learning Guides, and a student-centered approach designed to help every learner succeed.

Principal's Message

“In a growth mindset, your flaws are just a to-do list of things to improve.” — Derek Sivers

Most of the time when we are growing up and growing physically, we don’t even feel it. You wake up a tiny bit taller. Your shoes might feel a little smaller. Your pants are suddenly too short… but that’s it. You don’t decide to grow - it happens naturally. Most signs of growth are things you cannot control, but there is one feature about you that’s entirely within your control: your mindset.

Every single one of us has the power to choose to have a growth mindset. It is the belief that your basic abilities, intelligence, and talents can be improved through hard work and persistence. That sounds pretty “CPDLF,” doesn’t it?

We know that your brain can grow and we know that your time in school is a long exercise in building that belief in yourself.

Growth mindset is as simple as changing your thinking from:

“I can’t do this!”

“I can’t do this YET.”

It’s okay to acknowledge your limitations right now. What’s not okay is to let those current limitations become a dead end. You must be gentle with yourself and understand that you are a work in progress. It takes time to get things right. Not giving up is what makes the difference.

CPDLF learners show growth mindset when they:

Tackle new subjects
Re-do an assignment they didn’t get right the first time
Accept help from their learning coaches
Ask clarifying questions
Request feedback from teachers
Turn that feedback into a to-do list for the next assignment

Challenging yourself is worth the effort. We believe in you and your abilities to grow. Stay curious and stay persistent because that hard work will pay off in the end.

Principal Yahner

Would you like to do more reading on growth mindset and the child psychologist who coined the term? Learn more about Carol Dweck here.

Who We Serve

CPDLF serves all K-12 students in Pennsylvania. Families choose CPDLF when:

They need an alternative schedule.
They want a focused learning environment.
They want individualized attention.
They want more for their child.

Learners are actively involved in developing their own path of learning and are held to rigorous standards. Each learner is given the necessary tools to meet his or her future goals. We also empower our learners by providing the relationships and opportunities they need to learn, grow, and become career- or college-ready.