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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 MoreStar Academy in full swing in McCormick schools
The first semester of McCormick County School District’s Star Academy Program — a “school within a school” — is in full swing, and to celebrate its first year, the district held a ribbon cutting at its high school. The hope is that it will have a profound effect on the rates at which students drop…
Read MoreMcCormick (South Carolina) School District Adds Star Academy Program Classroom
The McCormick County School District yesterday showcased its new Star Academy Program, a “school within a school” that helps at-risk and disengaged students get back on path to graduation. Introduced in McCormick at the start of this school year, the Star Academy Program is recognized as one of the most effective dropout prevention programs in…
Read MoreSuburban Chicago School District Celebrates Implementation of Star Academy Program
The Rich Township High School District 227 celebrates the implementation of the Star Academy Program, a non-traditional learning model designed to help give students new hands-on options to increase engagement and stay on the path to graduation. Introduced in the Rich Township District 227 for 160 students, the Star Academy Program is recognized as one…
Read MoreGeary County Schools USD475 Celebrates Implementation of 8th Grade Magnet Program
The 8th Grade Magnet Program is designed to re-engage students with a non-traditional learning approach In specially designed modular classrooms installed at the HD Karns Building. Students in grades 7-8 experience innovative real-world learning designed to hold their interest and cater to their learning styles. The classrooms feature state-of-the art equipment, project-based learning and a…
Read MoreAlabama Program: Fresh Start for Students and Teachers
Mobile Star Academy on the rise as veteran teachers provide stability and personal attention In its fourth year, the Star Academy program at the Pathway School in Mobile, AL, is hitting its stride, serving a maximum number of students and preparing them to get back on track with their age peers in school. Perhaps not…
Read MoreProactive Program Nets National Award
South Carolina Star Academy receives dropout prevention honor Moncks Corner, SC – Help at-risk students before they fall through the cracks; it’s easier to turn them in a new direction than it is to pull them back into the system after they’ve fallen out. That’s the philosophy behind the Star Academy program, and that’s what…
Read MorePeople Make the Difference
When students – even those deemed at risk and near the point of dropping out – realize that someone truly cares about them, the process of education becomes a whole lot easier. That’s a deep-seated belief of Enoree Career Center Star Academy Director Terry Manigault, and it’s hard to argue with his success. Wrapping up…
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