The Academy At The PARC

Curious about what learning actually looks like at The Academy?

Come see it for yourself. Scan the code to schedule your tour and walk 40 acres of hands-on, nature-based education in person.

The best way to understand what we do is to experience it.

We are delighted to welcome both new and returning families to our Fall Parent & Child Class!

Our Fall session runs August 14 through October 9, and we would love for you to join us.

Each Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., caregivers and their young children (birth to age 3) will gather for a peaceful, rhythm-filled morning of songs, movement, nature exploration, outdoor play, seasonal crafts, shared snack, and meaningful community.

Our 9-week session is $35 per class ($315 for the full session).

APPLY HERE: https://sis.factsmgt.com/admissions-parent/home?districtCode=atp-fl&memberId=19828&path=%252Foa%252Findex.cfm&sessionCode=anonymouspath

There is no fee to apply, and tours or visiting days are not required for the Parent & Child program. The application is brief and should take only about five minutes to complete.

Enrollment is limited to 10 families to preserve the intimate nature of the class. Once the session is full, additional applicants will be placed on a waiting list.

We look forward to sharing this special season with your family. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out, we're happy to help!

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FACTS SIS: Admissions Parent

“Our Keys to Education framework reflects what the real world actually requires of people: not just test scores, but clarity of thinking, discipline, creativity, and resilience. While traditional education systems are largely focused on optimizing standardized test performance, our model aims to optimize human performance. We absolutely take academic rigor seriously, but we recognize that intellectual growth is deeply connected to whole wellness, nature integration, and the role of family in a child’s development. With this focus, we create the conditions in which students can learn to think coherently, build strong nervous systems, and cultivate disciplined minds capable of solving complex problems. When our students graduate, the goal is not simply that they performed well on exams, but beyond that — they are prepared to operate at a high level in the real world. This is not an incremental improvement to the current model of schooling, it is a new operating system for education, built on the understanding that while smart can be taught, genius must be developed and nurtured in the right environment.” – Head of School, Colleen Paul-Hus The Academy At The PARC

Most kids have been taught that science is a subject. A set of facts to memorize, equations to balance, tests to pass.

At The Academy, we start somewhere different — with a question, a specimen, a moment of genuine curiosity. The kind that makes a student lean in rather than check out.

That's where real scientific thinking begins.