ABOUT SIMON YOUTH ACADEMIES
Simon Youth Academies are alternative high schools located primarily in Simon malls. The academies give at-risk students the same education that they would receive in a traditional classroom, but in a flexible environment. Compassionate academy teachers are able to focus on one-on-one learning thanks to an emphasis on small class sizes.
Academy graduates receive accredited high school diplomas and graduates of their public school districts, because each academy represents a partnership with one or more public school district and is an extension of the local systems.
View a map of Simon Youth Academy locations.
National Public Radio considers SYF impact
Simon Youth Foundation and its network of non-traditional high schools, called Simon Youth Academies, were featured in a report on National Public Radio‘s All Things Considered during the broadcast on Monday, Feb. 13, 2011. Christine Jessel, a reporter for WUOT radio in Knoxville, Tenn., as well as NPR’s Southern Education Desk, spoke with graduates of the Simon Youth Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy for the story. The Academy operates... Read More
Honors piling up for Simon Youth Academy in Seattle
Our Simon Youth Academy at Northgate Mall in Seattle, Wash., is on a streak of success that one could argue is the academic equivalent of Linsanity, a term recently coined to describe the unprecedented success of the National Basketball Association’s newest superstar Jeremy Lin, a point guard for the New York Knicks. The Academy’s streak started in late 2011 when Simon Youth Foundation named the school’s lead teacher, Beth Brunton, its National... Read More
Simon Youth Foundation teacher is a breath of fresh air in her non-traditional classroom
“I have never seen anyone put herself before others the way Kara does. She volunteers her heart and her time to these students because that is what she is called to do,” wrote Katie Burton. Larkin, left, with her award Burton’s words were part of a personal tribute to Kara Larkin that was one of many submitted on Larkin’s behalf when she was nominated as one of Central Indiana’s best teachers. Larkin is the head teacher at the Simon Youth... Read More
Peterson to lead Education Services for Simon Youth Foundation
Peterson joined SYF on Nov. 16, 2011 Arleen Peterson has been named the Vice President, Education Services, of Simon Youth Foundation, the Indianapolis-based nonprofit that supports non-traditional high schools with its public school partners in 13 states. At the Foundation, Peterson will manage all SYF services related to the Simon Youth Scholarships program and the national network of 23 Simon Youth Academies, which are non-traditional high... Read More
Simon Youth Foundation student’s academic career takes turn for the international
There’s a lot going on in the world in late 2011. National revolutions, economic worries, pending political seasons all dot the global landscape, and for Sonia Davis being a part of the international goings-on is her professional dream. This is why the 18 year old will pursue a degree in International Relations when she begins college this January, 2012. It’s also why the university she selected is located abroad. Davis’s story is all the more... Read More
Simon Youth Foundation principal to share best strategies for successful non-traditional classrooms
Michael Flushman, the principal at the Simon Youth Academy at Hickory Hollow Mall in Nashville, Tenn., says that emphasizing community while teaching to the individual student are strategies that can lead non-traditional schools to success, and he will share these best practices as a featured presenter at the 23rd Annual National Dropout Prevention Network Conference scheduled for Oct. 9-12, 2011, in Schaumburg, Ill. Read the full story at the Simon... Read More
Simon Youth Foundation teachers turn classroom expansion into learning opportunity
Shakespeare said that “joy’s soul lies in the doing,” and if that is true, there will be much joy among the students at the Simon Youth Rose Tree Media Academy at Granite Run Mall in Media, PA, this semester. Under a new instructional approach being used by the academy’s teaching team, including administrator Eleanor DiMarino-Linnen, the students are developing an in-depth business, architectural and operations plan for a new 400 square foot... Read More
Back-to-school report focuses on Simon Youth Academy’s perfect graduation rate
The Simon Youth Pacers Academy at Washington Square in Indianapolis, Ind., was the focus of a back-to-school story produced by WXIN-TV Fox 59, the city’s Fox affiliate, during the school’s first day of classes on Aug. 8, 2011. The academy is one of the first nationwide school’s supported by Simon Youth Foundation to return after summer break. Fox 59′s Vanessa McClure interviewing a student Vanessa McClure, the reporter... Read More
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