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FUSION ACADEMY Fusion Academy is a revolutionary private middle and high school where positive relationships unlock academic potential. We are a non-traditional community of learning with the smallest class size possible: one student and one teacher per classroom. This allows us to personalize and customize curriculum for each student’s unique strengths, interests, and learning style. We are also able to personalize scheduling; students may enroll at any time (even during the summer) and take classes at a time of day that works best for them. Our supportive staff and campus environment provide a safe space for students to flourish emotionally, socially, and academically. It includes a state-of-the-art recording studio and a mixed-media art studio for students to express their creativity. Our Homework Café® is where students complete all their homework before they leave for the day with help and supervision from a teacher. Classes are offered at three levels: essential, college prep, and honors. From algebra to yoga and everything in between, we have a wide variety of classes to choose from. Students can enroll full-time, take classes for credit, or utilize our tutoring services. In addition to academics, we partner with outside therapeutic professionals to support students’ emotional health and help foster a balanced life. While it’s impossible to put our students into categories, we generally serve students with the following backgrounds: ADHD, accelerated/gifted learners, dyslexia, mild learning differences, social challenges, school anxiety, or students with challenging schedules. Students who attend Fusion have one thing in common: traditional school isn’t working. Fusion has over 30 campuses across the country in California, Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Texas. This year we will also be opening schools in Washington D.C. and Virginia. To find your nearest campus, visit FusionAcademy.com/campuses. Chevie, a parent at our Dallas, TX campus, says “I’m so grateful for Fusion and what its done for my son. He suffers from anxiety and some learning differences… [The staff has] done an amazing job of getting to know him and teaching him in a way that engages him. The entire staff welcomes him and he finally feels like he fits in. He loves the one on one with the teachers and is able to learn at his pace. Fusion has saved his life and brought happiness back into his school world.” Connect with us at FusionAcademy.com to learn more. si i l ti i i l r iti l ti i l i . -t iti l it f l i i l s i l : t t t l . s t li t i i l ’ i t t , i t t , l i l . li li ; t l ri t t l i st f t . s ti st a c i t t i ti l , i l , . t t f t t i i t t t i i i . t t l t l t i it l i i f . l s t t l l : i l, ll , s. l t i i , i i t f l t f . f it, tili i . i , t it i t t t ’ ti l l l il it’s i i l t t i , l t t it t f l i : l t / i l , l i , il l l , l i , l . t t t i l l i ’t i . si ti t, Il i i , , . il l i l i i . . t , i i i . i , t t l , , ’ i t it f . s l i i j f t i t i t i i i i . ti t l i l i . l t it is . i i lif is s l l .” t it s t i . l . t f r st i l st i f t is t t l t s s i l s tr iti f r
WESTTOWN West Chester, PA
Take a look at Westtown, a day and boarding school in West Chester, PA, 30 minutes from Philadelphia. At Westtown we expect much of our students as intellectuals, care deeply for them as individuals, and provide platforms for them as inventors of their own futures. We believe that young people and their parents deserve a school that offers academic rigor and an uncommon level of attention. Since 1799, we remain steadfast in our commitment to develop very smart, extraordinarily prepared and deeply ethical adults ready to lead and serve. Our graduates thrive in some of the world’s most admired colleges and universities. They accomplish much and
succeed in every endeavor. At Westtown, we have a distinctive approach that prepares students differently than many other schools, which organize their curricula around high-stakes tests. Here, we place action in the center of each student’s experience. We teach our students to see themselves not as passive consumers of knowledge or culture but as active, deeply knowledgeable and confident doers. The Action-Based
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Education results in part from our heritage as a Quaker school. It also, however, comes from a recognition that the world has changed and that schools need to as well.
Westtown’s Global Leadership Initiative immerses students at all grade levels in an international curriculum and community. Westtown students do not just read about other cultures; they experience them firsthand through international programming and from the direct perspectives of their classmates who hail from 18 states and 18 countries, including Nigeria and Spain. “We don’t just put kids in a dorm and expect magic,” notes John Baird, Westtown’s Head of School. “We have a residential curriculum that teaches them how to live together.” By the time students reach the Upper School, they have the opportunity to take part in a variety of unique international travel experiences and faculty-led senior trips. Imagine exploring the wonders of France, Ghana, Israel, Palestine, Mexico, Martinique, or Spain; it’s all possible through organized travels and Senior Projects at Westtown. Ultimately, graduates of Westtown truly understand what it means to live and learn in an interconnected world. One thing is for sure: Westtown’s approach provides opportunities to learn in a way that results in students who find their voice and use it to develop the rare confidence to take action, to declare themselves as leaders, to risk failure, and to stand up for deeply held beliefs. For more information - Visit: www.westtown.edu Call: 610.399.7900 Email: admissions@westtown.edu
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