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About Academy
School Background and Mission Statement
Academy at the Lakes is a private-independent not for profit school governed by a Board of Trustees. Academy at the Lakes was founded in 1992 as a nondenominational, co-ed, Junior Kindergarten – 12th grade college preparatory school. Academy at the Lakes is located on two neighboring campuses (JK - 4th grade on the Wendlek Campus and 5th – 12th grade on the McCormick Campus) in the northern suburbs of Tampa (Land O’ Lakes). Academy at the Lakes builds an uncommon educational experience by providing a strong sense of community where relationships are meant to last a lifetime.
Our mission is: Academy at the Lakes is a learning community of shared values dedicated to the success of each individual at school, in the community, and in the world. We celebrate the love of learning and the joy in the journey.
Faculty
Academy at the Lakes is represented by more than 50 faculty members and administrators. Sixty percent hold Bachelor’s degrees while forty percent hold advanced degrees (Master’s or Ph.D.) The student to teacher ratio is 9:1.
Accreditation and Memberships
Academy at the Lakes is fully accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS), the Florida Kindergarten Council (FKC), and is a full member of the National Association of Independent Schools(NAIS). In addition, it is anticipated that the School will be awarded accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in the near future. Additionally, the School is a member of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB), the Secondary School Admissions Test Board (SSATB), the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS), the National Honor Society (NHS), and the College Board. Academy at the Lakes is also a member of the Bay Area Association of Independent Schools (BAAIS) and the Tampa Bay Independent Secondary Schools (TBISS).
The Educational Experience
Youth is a time for exposure to opportunities and experiences that shape and form each the individual. Athletics are an important of a student’s total experience at Academy at the Lakes. Competition and interscholastic sports offers lessons that cannot be learned inside a classroom. Academy at the Lakes is a member of a member of two interscholastic leagues – The Florida West Coast League (Middle Division athletics) and the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA). Please click on the Athletics button for information about seasons and teams.
Academy at the Lakes was founded as a school with a wide exposure to the fine arts. As a matter of fact, the educational experience is built around fine arts programming on three levels – dramatic, musical, and visual. Academy at the Lakes students have opportunities to participate in studio art where creations in one, two, and three dimensions are designed to help students shape and cultivate their visual/esthetic intelligence. Meanwhile students find an entire range of offerings such as drama, theater, theater arts, dance, band, strings, a cappella chiors (male and female), and choral groups. Annually students have opportunities to perform in exciting large and small scale theater productions, community engagements, art shows, and concerts. Whether taking the lead or supporting role in shows such as Bye, Bye, Birdie, The Music Man, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, or as a member of the pit orchestra, engaging experiences compel students to step outside of themselves and try-on new opportunities. The result is amazing, exciting, engaged growth that is so very important to the future.
Clubs also provide opportunities for students to explore other areas of learning and they provide still another way to for each individual student to learn about themselves. Typical clubs are Chess Club, Debate, Forensics, National Honor Society, Student Council, Yearbook, and Film Making.
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