The VISCED team submitted the Interim report to the EACEA marking the half way point of the project at the end of January. This report provides a good overview of the main work undertaken in the first part of the project and traces partners' activities from the initial research work into the status of the virtual school phenomenon around the world to the emergence of trends and recommendations based on the experience of specific virtual schools. Significant steps have been taken regarding taxonomy and in understanding the circumstances that give rise to virtual schools in different countries. Read the full report.