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LynnhavenACADEMY
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,
Johna than G. Harr i s
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.
• A personalized approach using an individualized plan for each student.
• Small Classes (Average 7:1 student/teacher ratio).
• Classroom lessons are actively anchored by attending frequent experiential learning trips.
• Highly qualified teachers who are experts in their field.
• Differentiated instruction that’s tailored specific to your student’s learning style.
• Graduates attend the first four year college of their choice.
• Individualized college counseling services, finding the most appropriate fit for students and discovering a college where each student will be inspired, challenged, successful, and prepared.
• Student lead school and athletic clubs.
• An affordable option for parents looking for a high quality, college preparatory education.
• High parent involvement through the Lynnhaven Parent Association.
Why Lynnhaven?
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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.
INSTRUCTION
Phi losophy
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“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. HillTreasurer
Johnathan G. Harris
Secretary
Vickie Hill
Christina Owens
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