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
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
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
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 …
It’s amazing what can be accomplished when education is unleashed from the bonds of tradition. ‘Insurmountable’ challenges are embraced as opportunities. A path to certain failure can turn 180 degrees to head in the direction of certain success. Read more here.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2022— Soar Academy in Evans, Georgia, a non-traditional micro-school for students withADHD, dyslexia, autism, auditory processing disorder, and students facing remediation due to academic gaps haswon national recognition as one of America’s most innovative and effective education providers in the annualcompetition for the $1 million Yass Prize, education’s largest and most …
Ana sits down with co-directors of SOAR Academy, Luke, and Kenisha Skaggs, to learn about all of the different ways SOAR is helping children achieve their educational milestones through hands-on learning.
In Augusta, Georgia, 34% of students are reading. Kenisha Skaggs, with SOAR Academy, discusses how SOAR Academy is here to close that gap. Listen to her pitch for The YASS Prize, which won SOAR Academy $500,000 for students in the Augusta, Georgia area.