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Esports Beginning Fall 2020, SPIRE Academy will launch a full-time esports division, with a program featuring a variety of esports titles. This ground-breaking program is designed to provide each student with the experience, knowledge and skillset to pursue a professional career in technology, collegiate esports and more. This will be accomplished by providing an academy style learning program, in-depth, in game training, comprehensive industry information, a hands-on curriculum and personal coaching.

This high school (and post grad) program prepares students for admission into a college program or directly into the workforce upon graduation. Summer internships and intensive pre collegiate bootcamp and pop up programs are intended to further the student’s readiness for college and the workforce.

Careers in technology and professional esports often do not require a four-year degree. SPIRE Esports will emphasize extreme ownership, a proactive and curious mindset, and equip students with the tools to succeed both in and out of game. Non-traditional learners will benefit from hands-on and individualized study regimens and a different approach through esports.

Each year of instruction serves as a standalone session to ensure that enrollment is open to all high school age students with a curriculum that evolves with the industry and incorporates lessons and feedback from education and industry partners. The esports industry is rapidly evolving. A growth mindset is important not only for students, but for SPIRE as an institution.

All incoming students will complete coursework in the core components of esports. Business, sports management, in game strategy, economics, branding, marketing, online behavior, analytics and more will all be woven into a successful esports curriculum. Even if only attending for a single year, each student will gain direct experience in both theory and practice within these forward-thinking industries. For post grads there will be a special bootcamp session designed explicitly for college preparedness.

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Daytime Curriculum Daytime instruction includes both in game and classroom-based coursework and training, alongside long-term athletic development training within SPIRE Performance (which includes physical conditioning, mental skills training, nutrition/hydration guidance, etc.).

In addition to an esports curriculum, a mechatronic engineering program focused on robotics, drones and other emerging tech will also offer a full Academy program. SPIRE Esports and Mechatronic Engineering students all attend SPIRE’s robust academic program which delivers core academic requirements within non-traditional means best suited for today’s environment and for the youth of tomorrow.

Esports Industry Professional Program This is recommended for players with experience in League of Legends, Overwatch, Valorant and Counter Strike.

The esports program emphasizes college and professional career preparation, including how to best manage social media and mental health. One-on-one coaching complements each student’s experience. SPIRE’s staff are working with colleges interested in the esports and gaming space to develop coursework and class offerings that align with the anticipated growth of esports within the collegiate environment.

Evening & Weekend Activities Evening and weekend activities include local and regional competitions, solo and group projects, as well as deep dives across subjects and disciplines. These activities will captivate students through innovative technologies, providing a compelling means to advanced learning. The focus is on “doing” rather than coursework.

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ROBOTICS

Activities are focused on competitions, training

Program offers extensive shop time, providing the

students in specific gameplay, and additional

hands-on experience and resources to develop skills

instruction to bolster their career track.

in building, programming and operating robots.

DRONE RACING Opportunities include extensive FPV racing and

VR ESPORTS & MIXED REALITY ACADEMIC ELECTIVES

training, national league events on campus and

Offering all students a program focused on fitness-

throughout Ohio, as well as drone design, fabrication

based esports, as well as a mixed-reality educational

and engineering.

toolkit for technology and academic studies.

SPIRE’s New Academy Facilities Fabrication Lab/Workshop | Esports Arena and Production Space | Indoor/Outdoor Drone Racing Arena Drone Racing Sim Lab | VR/Mixed-Reality Lab

SPIRE Academy SPIRE Academy is an international, high school and post graduate, training and education academy, located within stateof-the-art campus in Geneva, Ohio. SPIRE Academy is focused on performance and career training in swimming, track and field, basketball, esports and mechatronic engineering disciplines.

Academics The SPIRE Academy 9-12th grade college preparatory, accredited, cross curricular, project-based program is designed with the progressive learner/thinker in mind. By coupling esports training with a commitment to maximizing each student’s personal development and preparation for multiple career options, SPIRE Academy is the best place to get ready and excel in school, at work and within life itself.

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