Road Trip to Soar Academy, Augusta, Georgia
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WJBF Women To Watch: Kenisha Skaggs
Kenisha Skaggs is the founder of SOAR Academy which was created to successfully teach students in a non-traditional learning environment. That’s why she’s one of our Women To Watch. Watch the full video on Youtube.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9m-nippQ7M
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SOAR Academy experiences growth after receiving national recognition
When it comes to learning, Mary Katherine Gorlich’s high school aged daughter needed more than the traditional classroom experience offered. Diagnosed with two forms of dyslexia, ADHD and severe hearing loss, she doesn’t enjoy socializing with girls her age and needed an environment where she could learn according to her needs. “She wants to do
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Volunteer Sign-up
Join Soar’s PTO today!!! There is no fee to join. PTO gives parents a voice in school activities and is a great way to fulfill the volunteer hours needed for each semester (10 hours per family). The school needs parent involvement to be successful. Meetings are only once a month, with times and locations (in-person,
SOAR Academy using $500,000 prize
SOAR Academy has come a long way since it started from inside a house in 2011. It now has more than 5,000 square feet of space at In Focus Church, and the growth is not stopping there. Read More
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Friday Feature: Soar Academy
If you’re designing a school for kids who have been left behind, you’re going to need flexibility, an individualized approach, and a willingness to go at different paces. That’s exactly what Kenisha Skaggs has created with Soar Academy in Augusta, Georgia. Read More
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Grant Will Allow Academy to Soar
SOAR Academy, currently housed at In Focus Church in Evans, was a finalist for the $1 million YASS Prize, which was awarded Dec. 14 in New York City. “I am so happy for my kids,” said Kenisha Skaggs, who founded SOAR Academy 12 years ago. A microschool is an independent learning center. Skaggs calls the private academy
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SOAR Receives $500,000 Grant
EVANS, Ga. (WFXG) – A local school has received a half-million dollar grant in recognition of its specialized programming for neurodivergent learners. Kenisha Skaggs is the founder and lead teacher of SOAR Academy in Evans. She says she founded the school 12 years ago in her attic, hoping to give families options when it comes
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