A Day at The Academy

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Every day balances work, worship, movement, and mastery - giving students time, challenge, and purpose.

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The Academy is a K-12 life-ready leadership academy for parents who want something better than school.

Our day balances structure with flexibility — routines with surprises. It’s school, reimagined to feel more like life.

Every Day at the Academy Includes:

  • Group of young girls hanging out in a living room, sitting on a couch and floor, some holding or using their phones, with books and a laptop nearby.

    Connect

    We start with God and one another through devotions and discussion.

  • Two children, a boy and a girl, sitting at a wooden table and building a structure with marshmallows and toothpicks, with small Christmas trees in the background.

    Conquer

    Focused time on core academics with online, in-class, and hands-on work.

  • Two boys wearing red life jackets playing in the water, with one helping the other to stand on a blue surfboard or paddleboard.

    Move

    Daily time for play, physical movement, and fresh air.

  • Young boys in black t-shirts and shorts at a cafeteria counter, one with the word 'LEADER' on back, being served food by a cafeteria worker in a commercial kitchen.

    Eat

    Lunch and social time with peers, with rhythms that feel human.

  • A group of children and teenagers gathered around a large sheet of paper on the floor, engaged in a group activity with markers. Some children are sitting, others standing, in a gym or multi-purpose room.

    Collaborate

    Group projects and challenges that reflect the real world.

  • A young person in a black hoodie using a pneumatic wrench to work on a car's wheel in a garage, with other teens watching.

    Create

    Time to make, build, and launch meaningful work.

  • "She's evaluating her freedoms and making choices based on previous ones and accepting ownership for things she otherwise wasn't before."

    — Academy Parent

  • “This is the coolest school in the world.”

    — Academy Student

  • “I really feel so happy and excited that DCA is in our community! ”

    — Academy Parent

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