Satellite Academy is dedicated to providing students who have opted out of larger, traditional high schools an opportunity to complete their education in a smaller, student-centered learning community. Our mission has always been to help students overcome their negative feelings about school, improve their attendance, become active learners and graduate with full capability for future success. Because our students have generally come to us from schools where they felt that they were not given individual and caring attention, all students are in advisor classes, (family group), which provide academic and personal support.
Our objective is to help our students grow academically and emotionally by teaching them to develop successful strategies for meeting all challenges. We know that students thrive when they are engaged in rigorous curricula. We believe that people learn best by making connections between what they already know and what they are learning. Using their new skills and knowledge in interdisciplinary and project-based courses, students authentically demonstrate their intellectual growth. We expect our students to be active student-citizens of Satellite Academy’s learning community. We believe that school should be a safe environment that practices the skill of conflict resolution. We provide accessible social work and counseling opportunities for all students. Students, parents and guardians find that Satellite Academy is a school where growth and effort lead to success.