Fusion Academy

Fusion Academy & Learning Center
Type For-profit
Established 1989
Website http://www.fusionacademy.com

Fusion Academy & Learning Center, often referred to as Fusion Academy or Fusion, is a private alternative school for grades 6-12. All classes are offered on a one-to-one basis with only one student and one teacher per classroom.[1]

History

Fusion Academy was founded in 1989 by Michelle Rose Gilman as an after-school tutoring program in her garage in Solana Beach, California, where it quickly grew. In 2001, Fusion Academy expanded to include a full-time school curriculum. In 2009, the same year Fusion opened its second campus in Los Angeles, Inc. Magazine recognized Fusion in its Inc. 5000,[2] a list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. Students complete all schoolwork on-site, instead of at home.

Campuses

Fusion Academy’s current campuses are located throughout California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

Campus Region
Los Gatos Bay Area
Marin Bay Area
Palo Alto Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
San Mateo Bay Area
Walnut Creek Bay Area
Los Angeles Los Angeles Area
Miracle Mile Los Angeles Area
Pasadena Los Angeles Area
South Bay Los Angeles Area
Warner Center Los Angeles Area
Huntington Beach Orange County Area
Mission Viejo Orange County Area
Solana Beach San Diego Area
University City San Diego Area
Fairfield Connecticut
Greenwich Connecticut
Lincoln Park Chicago metropolitan area
Lake Forest Chicago metropolitan area
Oak Brook Chicago metropolitan area
Englewood New Jersey
Morristown New Jersey
Princeton New Jersey
Brooklyn New York City
Lincoln Center New York City
Park Avenue New York City
Westchester New York City
Woodbury New York City
Austin Texas
Dallas Texas
Houston Galleria Texas
Plano Texas
Southlake Texas
Sugar Land Texas
The Woodlands Texas
Tysons Virginia
Alexandria Virginia
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.

Academics

Fusion Academy allows both full-time and part-time students. There are one hour breaks between classes, called "Homework Café", to allow time to work on homework.

Fusion Academy also offers therapeutic support from outside professionals, compassion and tolerance education, and staff mentoring. In addition, students are offered arts and music enrichment programs that include studio art, performing art, music theory and music recording.

Fusion Academy’s full-time class schedule has both standard and honors-level courses in sciences, mathematics, history and social studies, visual and performing arts, English, languages and special courses. Students can also choose part-time assistance in a variety of areas, including tutoring, organizational assistance and homework assistance. Customized summer programs are available in math, history, science, English and foreign languages. Students can also prepare for high school entrance exams or the SAT, ACT, GED and more. In addition, Fusion Academy offers help with test preparation and review, test taking, and time management. Furthermore, Fusion Academy assists students with college applications and career planning, as well as those with ADHD and learning differences.

Tuition

Fusion tuition varies by school, but is at minimum $3420 per course semester for a middle schooler, or $2950 per course semester for a high schooler, and at maximum $4125 per course semester for a middle schooler, or $3750 per course semester for a high schooler.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "What is Fusion Academy?". Fusion Academy. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Inc. Magazine". Inc. 5000,. Inc. Magazine. Retrieved 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ↑ http://www.fusionacademy.com/enroll/

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/11/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.