Academy for Advanced Academics
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The Academy for Advanced Academics (AAA) is a SACS accredited dual-enrollment secondary school
in Miami, Florida
. It is a part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools
System and is situated at the Modesto A. Maidique campus of Florida International University
.
AAA is designed for motivated and academically talented 11th and 12th grade students whose needs are not met in the traditional high school setting. The school is not a magnet school. Student selection is based solely on the order of application among students who meet the basic requirements for admission. Students apply from five senior high schools in the district ( Ronald W. Reagan/Doral High School, John A. Ferguson High School, G. Holmes Braddock High School, Felix Varela High School and Miami Coral Park High School)
Each semester, students are enrolled in a minimum of three (3) college dual-enrollment courses, taught by FIU faculty, and four (4) high school courses, taught by M-DCPS faculty. This opportunity for acceleration and enrichment enhances the student population of both AAA and FIU with bright, eager minds. The AAA total student population is currently at 84, but it's capacity is 100.
The school population reflects the religious, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the community. Students and faculty are supported by parental and community involvement. The school prides itself on its family-like environment, small school setting, and its focus on the humanities and a traditional education. The small high school environment affords the opportunity for individual student tutoring, counseling, and mentoring by faculty and staff. The environment provides a uniquely supportive transition between secondary and post-secondary education.
Founding faculty (2009-) of the Academy for Advanced Academics includes Karen Adams, John Burkowski, Gemma Alberto, Maria De Armas school site administrator, Mr. Lindsay, Omar Monteagudo, and Gianeris Chedebeaux.
In 2011, a second chapter was opened in the Biscayne Bay Campus of FIU. AAA North currently hosts 13 students from Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus
but will be expanding in the 2012-2013 school year.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. It is a part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and the fourth largest in the United States, with a student enrollment of 380,006 as of July 5, 2010...
System and is situated at the Modesto A. Maidique campus of Florida International University
Florida International University
Florida International University is an American public research university in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park...
.
About the school
Academy for Advanced Academics (AAA) is a combined effort of Florida International University (FIU) and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) initiated in the summer of the 2009 school year. The Academy for Advanced Academics is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Students admitted to the academy receive free tuition and fees, free textbooks and materials, and, school bus transportation .AAA is designed for motivated and academically talented 11th and 12th grade students whose needs are not met in the traditional high school setting. The school is not a magnet school. Student selection is based solely on the order of application among students who meet the basic requirements for admission. Students apply from five senior high schools in the district ( Ronald W. Reagan/Doral High School, John A. Ferguson High School, G. Holmes Braddock High School, Felix Varela High School and Miami Coral Park High School)
Each semester, students are enrolled in a minimum of three (3) college dual-enrollment courses, taught by FIU faculty, and four (4) high school courses, taught by M-DCPS faculty. This opportunity for acceleration and enrichment enhances the student population of both AAA and FIU with bright, eager minds. The AAA total student population is currently at 84, but it's capacity is 100.
The school population reflects the religious, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the community. Students and faculty are supported by parental and community involvement. The school prides itself on its family-like environment, small school setting, and its focus on the humanities and a traditional education. The small high school environment affords the opportunity for individual student tutoring, counseling, and mentoring by faculty and staff. The environment provides a uniquely supportive transition between secondary and post-secondary education.
Founding faculty (2009-) of the Academy for Advanced Academics includes Karen Adams, John Burkowski, Gemma Alberto, Maria De Armas school site administrator, Mr. Lindsay, Omar Monteagudo, and Gianeris Chedebeaux.
In 2011, a second chapter was opened in the Biscayne Bay Campus of FIU. AAA North currently hosts 13 students from Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus
Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus
Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Sr. High Biscayne Bay Campus is a secondary school in North Miami, Florida, United States which opened August 2009, built two blocks north of Florida International University's Biscayne Bay Campus. It is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. Built to relieve...
but will be expanding in the 2012-2013 school year.
Organizations
The following organizations are active at the school:- National Honor SocietyNational Honor SocietyThe National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
- Mu Alpha ThetaMu Alpha ThetaMu Alpha Theta is a United States mathematics honor society for high schools and two-year colleges. It has over 89,000 student members in more than 1,800 schools worldwide. Its main goals are to inspire keen interest in mathematics, develop strong scholarship in the subject, and promote the...
- RADIX,A.A.A.'s Literary Magazine! literary magazineLiterary magazineA literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry and essays along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters...
- Model UN
- A.A.A.'s Mentor Club
- Key Club
- Rho Kappa