SERC can bring a course to one or 20 students. SERC also provides resources in the way of videotape, workbooks and Internet support to complement existing curriculum. High School courses are delivered via digital satellite. Japanese is broadcast on both digital and analog satellite. Some high school and all middle and elementary school resources are available on videotape.
Many courses require internet accessibility.
Check individual course descriptions to find out what the particular equipment requirements are. Schools equip their SERC classroom with a television, computers, a VCR and telephone. Students watch their SERC class on the television which is connected to their satellite dish. Students connect during live satellite broadcasts or over the Internet. They learn alongside classmates from all over the country, delight in each other's accents, root for each other's big game and form unique and lasting friendships.