Village Academy Schools (Powell, Ohio)
Encyclopedia
Village Academy Schools are a collection of private schools including preschool, lower
, middle, and high school
in Powell, Ohio
. These schools are nonsectarian
, independent
, co-ed, college preparatory schools. There are two campus locations in Powell, Ohio
.
. Over the next thirty years, the program expanded to become an independent preparatory school for students in grades preschool through twelve. In 2006, the school was re-branded simply as Village Academy Schools which consists of Village Academy (k-12) and Village Junior Academy (Preschool & Young Kindergarten). Village Academy was voted the #1 Private School in Central Ohio in the 2010 SNP Reader's Choice Awards .
. Over the course of the last decade, Village Academy has emerged as one of the strongest private, independent school systems in northwest Columbus and within the Columbus metropolitan area.
). Both individual and team sports are offered, including: soccer, tennnis, basketball,pickle ball, volleyball, golf, cheerleading, track and field, and cross country. Athletic programs are available for lower, middle and upper school students. Village Academy's mascot is the Griffin.
Lower School Activities: Lower School students may choose "after school specials" such as chess, cookery, art, hands-on science, computer skills, dance, yoga, cheer leading and theater. Children are introduced to many of life's experience which cannot be brought into the classroom. Historically, end of the year activities for lower school include trips to the Newport Aquarium
and Camp Mary Orton. All lower school students also participate in a winter musical, a spring production, and other activities such as the science and language fairs, spelling, math and geography bees.
Middle and Upper School Activities: Middle and Upper school students enjoy a wealth of opportunities for social gatherings, dances, and club activities as well as trips to theater events, museum exhibitions and musical concerts. Eighth grade students travel to Washington D.C. and seniors plan a trip abroad or to interesting and educational destinations in the U.S. Overnight trips to adventure camps, physics days at local amusement parks, laboratory research at Stone Lab on Lake Erie
are just a few of the exciting opportunities awaiting students.
Middle School students also participate in geography bees, spelling bees, and vocabulary bees.
. The floor plan included rehearsal areas for instrumental and vocal music programs, as well as four individual practice rooms. The Arts Conservatory allows students to master their skills in a variety of areas including: performing and visual art, and media technology by providing dance, drama, and recording studios, sound-proofed practice rooms, an art gallery, a black box theater, an art studio complete with kiln room, a black room, a graphics arts lab and a woodshed.
The Village Academy Jazz Band has performed with Arnett Howard
, Mark Frye
, Gene Walker
, and Lee Savory, in addition to a number of performances at several locations in both Ohio and Florida.
The Village Academy drama department has also been recognized for a number of its productions including: Wizard of Oz, Julius Caesar
, Oliver!
, The Foreigner
, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
, Cinderella
, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court and The Crucible
.
Lower
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, middle, and high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Powell, Ohio
Powell, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,247 people, 1,975 households, and 1,789 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,057.3 people per square mile . There were 2,032 housing units at an average density of 669.2 per square mile...
. These schools are nonsectarian
Nonsectarian
Nonsectarian, in its most literal sense, refers to a lack of sectarianism. The term is also more narrowly used to describe secular private educational institutions or other organizations either not affiliated with or not restricted to a particular religious denomination though the organization...
, independent
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
, co-ed, college preparatory schools. There are two campus locations in Powell, Ohio
Powell, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,247 people, 1,975 households, and 1,789 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,057.3 people per square mile . There were 2,032 housing units at an average density of 669.2 per square mile...
.
School history
Village Academy Schools was founded under the Learning Unlimited International Schools system in the fall of 1976 as a year-round preschool and kindergarten. The original campus was established adjacent to the Ohio State UniversityOhio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
. Over the next thirty years, the program expanded to become an independent preparatory school for students in grades preschool through twelve. In 2006, the school was re-branded simply as Village Academy Schools which consists of Village Academy (k-12) and Village Junior Academy (Preschool & Young Kindergarten). Village Academy was voted the #1 Private School in Central Ohio in the 2010 SNP Reader's Choice Awards .
Powell Location: 1990 Opening
In the fall of 1990, the first phase of a 7 acres (28,328 m²) campus, Village Academy, opened in Powell, OhioPowell, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,247 people, 1,975 households, and 1,789 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,057.3 people per square mile . There were 2,032 housing units at an average density of 669.2 per square mile...
. Over the course of the last decade, Village Academy has emerged as one of the strongest private, independent school systems in northwest Columbus and within the Columbus metropolitan area.
Sports
Athletic opportunities are both varied and numerous at Village Academy. Participation in sports and physical education is an integral part of the curriculum. The athletic teams are composed of students with a wide range of abilities, enabling the developing athlete, as well as the skilled athlete, to compete side by side. Village Academy is a member of the OHSAA (Ohio High School Athletic AssociationOhio High School Athletic Association
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...
). Both individual and team sports are offered, including: soccer, tennnis, basketball,pickle ball, volleyball, golf, cheerleading, track and field, and cross country. Athletic programs are available for lower, middle and upper school students. Village Academy's mascot is the Griffin.
Extracurricular opportunities
A variety of extracurricular opportunities are available for students at Village Academy.Lower School Activities: Lower School students may choose "after school specials" such as chess, cookery, art, hands-on science, computer skills, dance, yoga, cheer leading and theater. Children are introduced to many of life's experience which cannot be brought into the classroom. Historically, end of the year activities for lower school include trips to the Newport Aquarium
Newport Aquarium
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and Camp Mary Orton. All lower school students also participate in a winter musical, a spring production, and other activities such as the science and language fairs, spelling, math and geography bees.
Middle and Upper School Activities: Middle and Upper school students enjoy a wealth of opportunities for social gatherings, dances, and club activities as well as trips to theater events, museum exhibitions and musical concerts. Eighth grade students travel to Washington D.C. and seniors plan a trip abroad or to interesting and educational destinations in the U.S. Overnight trips to adventure camps, physics days at local amusement parks, laboratory research at Stone Lab on Lake Erie
Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
are just a few of the exciting opportunities awaiting students.
Middle School students also participate in geography bees, spelling bees, and vocabulary bees.
The arts
The newest addition to the Village Academy facility is the recently built Arts Conservatory. The Arts Conservatory, a 12 square feet (1.1 m²) structure, opened in 2000 and incorporates antique barn-like features that represent the architectural history of Powell, OhioPowell, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,247 people, 1,975 households, and 1,789 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,057.3 people per square mile . There were 2,032 housing units at an average density of 669.2 per square mile...
. The floor plan included rehearsal areas for instrumental and vocal music programs, as well as four individual practice rooms. The Arts Conservatory allows students to master their skills in a variety of areas including: performing and visual art, and media technology by providing dance, drama, and recording studios, sound-proofed practice rooms, an art gallery, a black box theater, an art studio complete with kiln room, a black room, a graphics arts lab and a woodshed.
The Village Academy Jazz Band has performed with Arnett Howard
Arnett Howard
Arnett Howard is an African American jazz musician, journalist, teacher, author, historian, and official ambassador for Columbus, Ohio.-Life:...
, Mark Frye
Mark Frye
Mark Frye is a two-time Emmy Award winning musician and composer. He was signed to Virgin Records in 1996. He is also the great-grandson of West Virginia Oil Baron J. S. Pridemore. Frye currently resides in Columbus, Ohio.-References:...
, Gene Walker
Gene Walker
-Gene Walker:In 1910, Walker obtained his first motorcycle, an Excelsior. At 17 he worked as a postal delivery person in Birmingham using an Indian motorcycle for delivering mail. Walker entered his first motorcycle race at the 1912 Alabama State Fair and won the five-mile final...
, and Lee Savory, in addition to a number of performances at several locations in both Ohio and Florida.
The Village Academy drama department has also been recognized for a number of its productions including: Wizard of Oz, Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (play)
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, also known simply as Julius Caesar, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It portrays the 44 BC conspiracy against...
, Oliver!
Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
, The Foreigner
The Foreigner (play)
The Foreigner is a play by Larry Shue.Set in a resort-style fishing lodge in rural Georgia, the comedy revolves around two of its guests, Englishman Charlie Baker and Staff Sergeant Froggy LeSueur. Charlie is so pathologically shy that he is unable to speak...
, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts...
, Cinderella
Cinderella
"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court and The Crucible
The Crucible
The Crucible is a 1952 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the US government blacklisted accused communists...
.