World Class Academy: Kayak | Kiteboard | Climbing

World Class Academy (WCA) is an accredited private high school that combines academics, athletics, travel, and cultural immersion. It is a school that recognizes that learning and passion must go hand in hand. It is a school that pushes alternative education to new heights with a firm belief that quality education comes from interacting with the world around us.

World Class Academy is first and foremost an academic institution with a goal of instilling in our students a lifelong passion for learning, creative problem solving, and critical thinking. World Class believes that it should provide an education extending far beyond the normal high school curriculum, by teaching motivated students in challenging and stimulating environments. A World Class Academy education prepares its students for college and a wealth of experiences over the course of their lifetime. WCA’s small class sizes allow us to adapt the learning environment to respond both to students’ needs and to the unique aspects of the places where we travel. Connecting education and experience allows students to obtain fundamental academic skills taught in traditional institutions, and to reinforces these skills through practice in a variety of contexts. Our teachers facilitate rigorous, individualized education, which emphasizes active student participation in the learning process.

One of the main goals of World Class Academy is to enrich young lives by providing learning experiences that help students develop in character, as well as academically and athletically. The relationships students develop as they navigate unfamiliar environments and push past their own social, athletic, and intellectual limits provide support for their growth. With their mentors, students are encouraged to reflect regularly on their growth as athletes, students, and human beings. With their mentor group, students collaborate to provide meals for their peers, maintain living areas, and provide general support to each other. Mentoring and the development of life skills happen on many levels at WCA. Through these processes, students develop an understanding of themselves, their place in the community, and their capacity to continue growing and learning.