Youngstown Academy of Excellence

Youngstown, OH. – Youngstown Academy of Excellence (YAE) will host their monthly Paragon Day Open House/Performances on Friday, January 27th beginning at 3:00 p.m. Grades 3-5 will be performing in Room 200. All other grade levels will host a Paragon Open House in their classrooms.

Paragon Day is an opportunity for the community to see what YAE students have been studying in Paragon class. The Open House will include performances, artwork, and project displays that reflect student’s ideas about the units they’ve learned.

Students will answer essential questions such as, who am I, what do people need, why did people start to farm, how does culture flow from a river, how do we recognize a civilization and how do we unlock the mysteries of a civilization?

Parents should check with teachers, to see if their child show be rehearsing lines or songs for their presentation.

We are currently inviting parents to pre-enroll their children at Youngstown Academy of Excellence for the 2011-2012 school year. Once your pre-enrollment form is received, a school representative will contact you to discuss enrollment options.

Pre-enrollment is now open to all students residing in the respective school district. Youngstown Academy of Excellence can accommodate students entering into kindergarten to 8th grade. It is imperative that parents submit enrollment applications for each student planning to enroll, as early as possible.

Youngstown Academy of Excellence implements a thematic, interactive program that incorporates multiple learning styles. Mornings are dedicated to building solid skills in the core subject areas of reading, writing, math and science. While the afternoons are reserved for foreign language, music, physical education and a daily 90-minute block of Youngstown Academy of Excellence’s Paragon curriculum.

The Paragon curriculum is interdisciplinary, engaging, discovery-based and multi-cultural. The hands-on approach of Paragon addresses the multiple intelligences and individual learning styles. This enhances students’ communication skills, analysis and self-expression.

Youngstown Academy of Excellence also offers an emotionally and physically safe learning environment, access to computers and technology, committed and qualified teachers and staff and encourage parental involvement. Teachers will conduct regular goal setting conferences with individual children and their parents, to ensure the student’s success.

To enroll, click here.