Academics

Career-Based Intervention

Introduces students to workforce skills and career awareness through exploratory projects and mentorship.

Gaming

Supports logic, collaboration, and strategy through structured gameplay and digital design challenges.

Technology

Students gain digital literacy and explore tools that enhance research, communication, and creativity.

Physical Education

Daily PE promotes physical fitness, teamwork, and discipline through structured activity and sport.

Writing

Dedicated time for developing ideas, organizing thoughts, and refining writing across genres.

Art

Students explore color, form, and design through hands-on projects that develop creative thinking and self-expression.

Certified & Licensed Teachers

Our teachers meet the requirements set forth by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Bachelor’s degree, grade-level teaching license/certificate & ability to demonstrate subject area expertise. Our teachers are supported by trainers and participate in continuous, research-based professional development. Our teachers are accountable for student learning and rewarded for high quality performance.

More Time on Task

Our students receive double the instruction in ELA and Math to provide a strong foundation for all learning. Beginning with full-day Kindergarten, our school also follows a longer school day and school year than many other schools.

Short Cycle Assessments

Student knowledge of academic standards is assessed formally and informally in short cycles by each teacher. Our teachers use this data to adjust class-level and individual instruction based on data-driven student performance in these frequent intervals.

The Blitz™

The Blitz™ is an award-winning academic program created by Dr. Chad Carr. It was first implemented at Columbus Preparatory Academy (CPA), a public charter school that was failing academically by the 2006-07 school year. The Blitz™ took CPA from closure status to the #1 ranked public school in the state of Ohio within three years, a position it held while implementing The Blitz™ from 2010-2017.

The Blitz™ competition takes place each spring during the eight weeks leading up to the Ohio State Test (OST). Students play Blitz™ review games and become familiar with the vocabulary and structure of state assessments. During fun and friendly competition, students participate in a series of academic pep rallies where they:

1. Gain confidence in their ability to perform well on the test
2. Showcase their creative talents during school-wide games
3. Encourage one another to put forth their best effort academically & behaviorally
4. Receive rewards for excellence, including a series of field trips based on their end-of-year Blitz™ rankings