Our students are typically between 17 and 21 years old, and have experienced challenges in traditional academic settings. (cityacademy.org)
We solicit high quality work from writers with diverse backgrounds — from traditional academic settings, as well as the rural and urban, the domestic and international. (skyislandjournal.com)
Conventional high school curricula have nearly always focused on content knowledge and academic proficiency, but a growing body of research highlights specific noncognitive factors — such as academic perseverance and social skills — as pivotal to student learning and success inside the classroom and out.1 Developing these characteristics is especially important for students who have struggled in traditional academic settings in the past. (eskolta.org)