The Values & Mindsets

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The Academy creates freedom through responsibility. These are the values & mindsets that set us apart.

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Students drive The Academy like a democracy. They uphold a simple Constitution.

We Honor Adults.

We Protect Each Other.

We Care for Our Space.

We Respect Property.

We Engage the Process.

Transformation comes from better Mindsets. These mindsets make resilient, capable leaders.

I own my choices & outcomes.

I don’t give up.

I do what I say I’ll do.

I bounce back STRONGER.

No one owes me anything.

I help others when I can.

I do the work.

I think first.

I figure it out.

I stay hungry.

  • "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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