Imagine...
A classroom with teenagers engaged, collaborating, problem-solving, working at their own pace, driving their own learning, active, laughing and learning...
High schoolers learning through hands-on, student-driven learning including; internships, community service, entrepreneurships, project-based learning - that prepares them not only for college, but for life...
Students learning the traditional college prep curriculum, AND how to manage their finances, pay taxes, start a business, invest in the stock market, change a tire, fix a faucet, build a garden bed and plant a garden as well as how to communicate and resolve conflict and create and sustain healthy relationships...
High school being a time of self-discovery where, through doing, students become confident, self-aware, globally aware, resilient, knowing they are prepared to thrive in 21st century life.
Colossal Academy Jacksonville isn’t imagining it. We are doing it.
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Our award-winning approach offers personalized, innovative, project-based, relevant and hands-on learning that prepares our students not only to "get into" college, but to thrive in college, career and 21st century life.
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Colossal students graduate with:
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Their high school diploma,
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Advanced coursework based on their goals (AP, dual enrollment, certifications),
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Their own working business or non-profit,
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4 years of internship and/or entrepreneurship, and/or community service.
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4 years in "adulting" including personal finance, home and car maintenance, nutrition, cooking and growing food, etc.
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4 years of in-depth self, career and college exploration exploration and preparation for next steps after graduation.
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In the 21st century, students need to learn how to think critically, to collaborate, to problem solve and to adapt more than they need to memorize and regurgitate facts and figures.
Yet, every day, our young people attend pressure cooker schools, with rows of desks, passively sitting and listening to a teacher lecturing at the front of the class, constant testing and evenings sitting in their rooms with hours of homework. Learning only through lectures, reading, writing and testing.
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Our graduates are ready for the future because they have spent four years living it.
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At Colossal Academy, the future is now.
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WELCOME
Welcome to Colossal Academy, where the future is now.
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We are a progressive microschool that is dedicated to providing individualized, learner-centered education to our students. Our small, innovative school offers a hands-on approach which allows us to focus on each individual student's unique strengths and needs, ensuring that they have the opportunity to thrive academically and personally and graduate prepared for college, career and life.
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Our award-winning and innovative curriculum is designed to foster critical thinking, leadership, and a lifelong love of learning paired with practical life skills that students can take with them throughout life.
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As a VELA Education Fund Next Step Grant and Yass STOP Award Quarterfinalist, Colossal Academy delivers a 21st Century, innovative education that is transformative and outstanding. Students not only score in the highest percentile, nationally amongst their peers, but they are improving their overall happiness and taking social entrepreneurship to a new level.
Join us at Colossal Academy and discover the power of a truly transformative education.