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Discovering History and Heritage: Guinyard-Butler Star Academy Visits South Carolina’s State House
On Friday, September 29th, the Guinyard-Butler Middle School Star Academy visited the South Carolina State House in Columbia. This field study served to give the students first-hand engagement with the history, legacies, and politics that are inclusive to the overall experience of touring the State House. The day started with a brief video that presented…
Read MoreExplore Academy, Pine Bluff, Arkansas School, Awarded Star Academy National Program of the Year
Operating under the name “Explore Academy,” the Star Academy program in Pine Bluff, Arkansas today gained the distinction of being named “Star Academy National Program of the Year.” A product of New-Orleans based NOLA Education, Star Academy is an acceleration program for academically at-risk students. It uses a hands-on, project-based, STEM-inspired core curriculum to re-engage…
Read MoreT. H. Harris Middle School Student Named Star Academy “National Student of the Year”
Metairie, LA, June 7, 2023 . . . T. H. Harris middle-schooler Sarthak Shah has been selected as the Star Academy “National Student of the Year,” a distinction awarded to only one student from among all Star Academy programs across the U.S. Star Academy is a “school-within-a-school” acceleration program that incorporates a STEM-inspired, hands-on, project-based…
Read MoreDenise James: A Passion-Fuelled, South Carolina-Based Star Academy Director
After serving in the field of education for more than a quarter of a century, you’d think one would be used to the “status quo” of serving students in K-12 education. But for Denise James, Star Academy Director at Guinyard Butler Middle School, that couldn’t be further from the truth. “I’m a goofball for school…
Read MoreOsceola Star Academy Grant & Ribbon Cutting
Today, the Osceola School District celebrated receiving a one million dollar grant to offer the STAR Academy Curriculum over the next three years in the Choices Learning Center Academy. Today the students, school district, and community leaders celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Principal Smith of Choices Learning Center shared, “Today, we are celebrating raising…
Read MoreLeaders to Follow: Supt. Kimberly Thomas
Kimberly Thomas, Superintendent of Strong-Huttig School District, has dedicated the last 25 years to serving K-12 learners in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. We recently sat down with Mrs. Thomas to learn what it was about this passion, turned life’s work, that kept her driven and innovating towards the future, despite the challenges she’s faced. True…
Read MoreNOLA Education Adds Pioneering iLearn Math to Star Academy Academic Intervention Program
Acquisition of Proven Prescriptive Math Program Further Strengthens Premier Solution for Serving At-Risk Students NOLA Education announced the purchase of iLearn Math from iLearn, Inc., a pioneer in prescriptive math education with a 20-year history of success. “We are thrilled to add this state-of-the-art, computer-based math program to our curriculum,” said John Alvendia, CEO of…
Read MoreGov. Edwards Tours Non-Traditional Classes
Amite middle schoolers are improving their grades with a nontraditional learning style this year. Star Academy, a program which uses a curriculum of project-based hands-on teamwork, functions almost as another school within Amite Westside Middle Magnet School. The program’s goal is to bolster the academic careers of kids most at risk of dropping out. Gov.…
Read MoreTangipahoa Parish School System hosts Governor John Bel Edwards and community for Star Academy Ribbon Cutting Celebration
Tangipahoa Parish School System and NOLA Education proudly hosted community members as well as local and state dignitaries, with special guests Governor John Bel Edwards at a ribbon-cutting event held at Amite Westside Middle Magnet School. The event was held to celebrate one of the district’s newest educational offerings, Star Academy, offered at both Amite…
Read MoreSTAR Academy making a difference at Magnolia Middle School
Magnolia Middle School eighth grader Mariah Young used to struggle with her classes and her grades. “I don’t know, the teachers didn’t really explain it really well and the work was really hard for me,” Mariah said of her previous experiences with school. But beginning this year, that has changed for Mariah and 75 other…
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