ACADEMICS AT THE ACADEMY Designated a National School of Distinction by the John F. Kennedy Center, The Academy has established a rigorous academic program that allows students to explore the Humanities and Math, Science, and Technology. Coursework for 9th and 10th graders is foundational and includes English, Social Studies, World Language, Mathematics, and Science. Students in 11th and 12th grade can deepen their knowledge of these subjects by taking higher-level elective courses such as: Modern American History and Film; Literature and the Comedic Form; Street Law; Discrete Mathematics, and Botany. Students will find the work not only challenging but highly engaging and presented in a manner that is commensurate with honors-level courses at many schools.
FACULTY With more than 50 teachers (including full- and part-time arts instructors of local, national, and international acclaim, and full-time subject-area experts across the academic faculty), The Academy’s student-to-faculty ratio is just below 3:1. 71% of Academy teachers hold graduate degrees. The average faculty tenure is 10 years.
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