Organization: VALOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES
Mission: TO PREPARE A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND TO LIVE INSPIRED AND PURPOSEFUL LIVES. OUR SCHOLARS WILL GRADUATE WITH ACADEMIC SKILLS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS, AND POSITIVE CHARACTER STRENGTHS THAT RIVAL THE OUTCOMES OF THE BEST SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD.
Activities: VALOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES OPERATES TWO CHARTER SCHOOLS IN SOUTH NASHVILLE, VALOR FLAGSHIP ACADEMY AND VALOR VOYAGER ACADEMY. FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR, VALOR SERVED APPROXIMATELY 1,435 5TH THROUGH 10TH GRADE SCHOLARS. IN AUGUST 2020, VALOR EXPANDED ITS FLAGSHIP GRADES TO 11TH GRADE (PER THE CHARTER AGREEMENT).VALOR BELIEVES THAT IN ORDER TO LIVE INSPIRED, PURPOSEFUL LIVES SCHOLARS MUST DEVELOP SHARP MINDS, BIG HEARTS, A NOBLE PURPOSE, AND ALIGNED ACTIONS. BY HARNESSING THE POWER OF DIVERSITY, VALOR TEACHES SCHOLARS ABOUT THE VALUE OF PERSPECTIVE, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND THROUGH A BALANCE OF ACADEMIC RIGOR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, FROM THE 1:1 LAPTOP TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM TO EXPEDITIONS TO MENTOR GROUPS TO USE THE VALOR COMPASS THROUGHOUT, VALOR TEACHERS AND STAFF GUIDE SCHOLARS TO ACHIEVEMENT IN ALL SUBJECT AREAS, AND TOWARD LIVING PURPOSEFUL, INSPIRED LIVES. VALOR TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST - COMMITTED TO CONSTANTLY REFINING THEIR OWN SKILLS AND MEETING SCHOLARS WHERE THEY ARE.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Youth Development