What we are:

• A two-days-a-week program for secular middle and high school students that does all the heavy lifting so you can focus on the fun stuff

• An inclusive, secular community

• A progressive learning space that prepares students for whatever they want to do next, whether that’s traditional high school, college, or something else

• An engaging academic program that encourages students to ask big questions and grow as learners

WHAT WE AREN’T

• An accredited homeschool program (we can help you find accreditation and provide supporting documentation for your accreditation)

• Individual classes (maybe one day!)

• Learning at the Academy

• Mission

• FACULTY & LEADERSHIP

Learning at the Academy

Lots of people contact us to find out if the Academy is a good fit for them — sometimes we are, sometimes we aren’t.

Sometimes we’re the right fit for a season — kids need a safe landing place to learn and grow, somewhere to recover from a bad school experience, or a place to revive their love of learning.

Sometimes we’re the right fit for a reason — a student needs an abbreviated schedule so she can work on a film or pursue a political action project or to chart a course to a specific college path. The hard work is worth it because of the benefits of our academic set-up.

Sometimes, though, we’re the perfect fit — a place where kids can be challenged and cherished, a place where they can learn and teach, a place where they can grow their roots and wings at the same time.

There’s no one-size-fits-all Academy experience any more than there is one typical Academy student, and we’re not the right fit for everyone. But if your learning environment doesn’t feel full of possibility and potential, we’re happy to talk to you about whether the Academy might be the right place for your next season of learning. If you’re a homeschooler looking for more structure and support, a traditional schooler looking for more freedom and joy, or a life learner in pursuit of your next big adventure, the Academy is all about finding ways to make the place you learn more engaging, more rewarding, and just plain happier.

Could the Academy be the right fit for your junior high student’s next learning home base? Take the quiz:

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Our Mission

A high school education should give students the foundation they need to tackle whatever they want to do next, and middle school should be an opportunity to build the skills, community, and curiosity that will propel students into their best high school experience.

We believe students come to us with a diverse range of learning styles, academic backgrounds, and educational needs. Your education at the Academy is as unique as you are.

Teachers at The Academy work together to create a supportive, challenging, and enriching academic environment. Each full-time student works one-on-one with a faculty mentor throughout the year to help students stay on track with your long- and short-term goals.

The Academy operates on the contract system, allowing students to define their own academic goals. We believe students thrive when they strive to meet the challenges they’ve chosen for themselves.

Our goal is to give students the skills and confidence they need to embrace a lifetime of learning adventures on whatever paths they choose to make for themselves.

Our Core Values

• Students learn best when they’re learning what they need and want to know in pursuit of their own passions and goals.

• Education should be personalized for each student.

• Students thrive when they have the support and guidance of academic mentors.

• A strong liberal arts and critical thinking foundation empowers students to succeed in any field and prepares them to be lifetime learners.

Faculty and Staff

The Academy is a school for homeschoolers created by homeschoolers. Amy Sharony, Ph.D. (editor of home/school/life magazine and author of The A+ Homeschool Planner), and Suzanne Rezelman (co-host of home/school/life magazine’s podcast) have two decades of real-life homeschooling between them with six awesome children who stubbornly refused to conform to anyone else’s ideas about how they should learn. With long-time Atlanta homeschool teachers Jason Sharony and Shelly Denkinger, they created the Academy to be a supportive, nurturing environment that would provide an academically challenging curriculum along with the best parts of homeschooling (Lots of time off! No dress code! Freedom to build your own classes! One-on-one support!) and the best parts of more traditional schools (Being part of a community of learners! Passionate teachers! Somebody to do transcripts and college counseling for you!). It’s a place we love coming to work every day, and we hope it’s a place where students love coming to learn.