Located in Henry County, Heron Bay Academy received the news they were hoping for. The new Academy has been approved by the Georgia Charter School Commission to begin construction on the charter school. The school will be located within the master-planned community of Heron Bay Golf & Country Club in Locust Grove and will serve 400 students grades K-6 throughout the Henry and Spalding Counties when it opens in the fall of 2011. Plans are in the works to expand the tuition-free school to include grades 7 and 8 in the school’s third year.
Unlike a traditional public school, the new charter school incorporates a personalized achievement plan for every student, allowing for a more hands-on social studies program that includes literature, drama, art, music and technology studies. Foreign language studies will also be offered to kindergarten students, allowing them to get a jump start on foreign language education.
A uniform dress code, before and after school programs, extended school hours and an extended school year are other unique aspects that will help set the Academy apart from Georgia’s traditional public schools.
Heron Bay Academy is currently accepting applications for enrollment for students K-6 in Henry and Spalding Counties. Be sure to register soon as capacity is limited.
If the number of applicants exceeds the number of spaces offered, a lottery will be held. Another benefit to enrolling early is that once your student is enrolled, any younger siblings will be guaranteed enrollment.
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