Lynnhaven ACADEMY
LEARN, THINK, GROW
WELCOME
MISSION Lynnhaven Academy will educate students in an independent comprehensive school setting and environment, thereby fusing experiential learning, academic excellence, and community reverence.
VISION All Lynnhaven Academy students will achieve personal success in their learning and become responsible and productive citizens.
Message from the Headmaster Lynnhaven Academy started in 2011 in the basement of an insurance company with a handful of students and a vision for a new kind of education. An intimate, first-rate, individualized academic experience with high learning expectations. Lynnhaven was created to be a place where students could learn how to learn and succeed, both in and out of the classroom through experiential learning. Over the years, Lynnhaven Academy has grown, expanded its facilities and reach, but it has never strayed from its core mission. We understand that not every student has had an unending string of successes in his or her learning career – that failure is actually an important part of the process that ultimately creates success. We help bright students learn that recognizing and rising above their individual challenges is ultimately the key to their success. Our commitment is to preparing students for success in college and throughout their academic career and to challenge them to become exemplary citizens of a changing global society. Thank you,
Johnathan G. Harris Johnathan G. Harris, Founder and Headmaster
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VALUES
RESPECT for others and the learning process to demonstrate academic honesty.
TRUST
in others to act with academic
and social honesty as a positive community.
RESPONSIBILITY is recognized by all to demonstrate their best effort to prepare and complete academic tasks.
FAIRNESS is demonstrated so that every student can experience an academic environment that is free from the injustices caused by any form of intellectual dishonesty.
INTEGRITY of all members of the school community as demonstrated by a commitment to academic honesty and support.
Why Lynnhaven? •
A
personalized
approach
using an individualized plan for each student.
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Small Classes (Average 7:1
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Classroom lessons are actively anchored by attending frequent
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Highly qualified teachers who are experts in their field.
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Differentiated instruction that’s tailored specific to your student’s
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Graduates attend the first four year college of their choice.
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Individualized college counseling services, finding the most
student/teacher ratio).
experiential learning trips.
learning style.
appropriate fit for students and discovering a college where each student will be inspired, challenged, successful, and prepared.
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Student lead school and athletic clubs.
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An affordable option for parents looking for a high quality, college
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High parent involvement through the Lynnhaven Parent
preparatory education.
Association.
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INSTRUCTION
Lynnhaven Academy faculty, staff and board of directors believe that it is important to adopt a learning model that can benefit all students who enter the school. In order to provide a rigorous college preparatory curriculum for our students, we believe that students should master the material they learn in and outside the classroom. Too often students are moved through a curriculum without mastering smaller units of study, thus causing them to get further behind their peers. It is also equally essential for students to masterfully anchor what they’ve learned in the classroom through meaningful experiential learning activities. These two methods of “mastery learning” is based on Benjamin Bloom’s Learning for Mastery model. According to Bloom, mastery learning is predominantly
a
group-based,
teacher-paced
instructional
approach, in which students learn by cooperating with their classmates. Mastery learning does not focus on content, but on the process of mastering it. This type of learning works best with the traditional content-focused curriculum, one based on well-defined learning objectives organized into smaller, sequentially organized units.
Philosophy “I HEAR AND I FORGET. I SEE AND I REMEMBER. I DO AND I UNDERSTAND.” - CONFUCIUS We believe students are active creators of their own knowledge. Our teachers help facilitate and cultivate this by asking big picture and
critical
thinking
questions,
guide them to explore the main ideas and central themes, and assess what they know. We aim to encourage students to use active techniques (experiments, real-world problem solving) to create more knowledge and then to reflect on and talk about what they are doing and how their understanding is changing. “Lynnhaven has had a major positive impact in my life. It has allowed me
to refine my attitude, pursue inquires of my interest, and enjoy it all along the way.”
- Lynnhaven 2014 Graduate
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Courtney Hughes-Harris President Grant M. Hill Treasurer Johnathan G. Harris Secretary Vickie Hill Christina Owens
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