Imagine your child meeting the highest academic
standards in preparation for high school, college and a life of productive accomplishment.
Imagine his confidence and social skills steadily growing. Imagine her character
and leadership abilities maturing day by day. Imagine your child at Atlanta Youth
Academies.
For students from pre-K through 8th grade, Atlanta Youth Academies (AYA) provide
quality education on par with top independent schools. There is one big difference,
however. AYA is designed for urban children and youth whose families believe in
the importance of education but who do not have access, either financially or geographically,
to excellent private schools.
All AYA children receive a quality education that imparts the joy of learning and
opens doors to exciting opportunities. They also gain a strong sense of purpose
and conviction about serving others. Our students see life as a gift to be fully
realized, never trivialized.
The earlier a child enrolls at AYA, the stronger the results. This impact can be
seen clearly in the junior high years, a time when many youth become distracted,
cynical and troubled. At AYA, students in these grades are gaining social, intellectual
and spiritual maturity. They do not fear being different and taking a stand for
what is right. The practical application of Christ’s teaching takes hold as a deep
part of who they are. Going out into the world, they are ready to be problem-solvers
in a society that is hungry for leaders just like them.
The AYA approach is to show faith in action through Christian values woven into
and modeled in all activities. We believe that teaching students about Christ can
best be done through real-life behavior. By graduation, AYA students are stable
and focused beyond their years. They are ready for the demands of high school, from
advanced academic work to personal tests of character that challenge all young people
on the road to adulthood.
AYA has graduated four 8th grade classes, and their success is the real proof of
our philosophy and methods. Thanks to solid academic preparation and development
of strong social skills, AYA grads are doing well at Tech High, Mays High and Washington
High in Atlanta…Southwest DeKalb High and Druid Hills High in DeKalb…Starr’s Mill
High in Fayette…as well as top private schools such as The Lovett School, Whitefield
Academy, Blair Academy in New Jersey, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, Tallulah Falls
School, Pathway Christian School, Green Forest Christian Academy, Mount Vernon Christian
Academy, Grace Christian Academy, McCallie School in Chattanooga, TN, Miss Porter’s
School in Farmington, CT and The Darlington School in Rome, GA.