Odyssey Preparatory Academy

The mission of Odyssey Preparatory Academy is to work in partnership with the family and community, with the aim of helping each child reach full potential in all areas of life. We seek to educate the whole child with the understanding that each person must achieve a balance of intellectual, emotional, physical, spiritual and social skills as a fou... ndation for life. Odyssey Preparatory Academy is the newest charter school governed by Odyssey Charter School, Inc., a non-profit corporation formed in 1999 opening its first school, Odyssey Charter School in a church building with 112 students. Odyssey Charter School grew to over 700 students in a healthy, high-performance school building. During the 2011 school year, Odyssey Charter School became accredited by Cognia, and was designated a High Performing Charter School by the Florida Department of Education. Odyssey Preparatory Academy is a high performing replication of Odyssey Charter School and intends to seek full Cognia accreditation as well. Odyssey Preparatory Academy meets high standards of achievement by offering a holistic educational model, which blends methodology that includes the Montessori approach to education in Kindergarten through 3rd grades with other compatible models such as research/project-based education for 3rd grade and higher. As a result of the combination of philosophies, academics, and environment, the Schools achievement data has been promising. The school community focuses on establishing healthy relationships, providing rigorous academic instruction, and offering extracurricular activities to ensure each student a school experience that is challenging, non-biased and inclusive. The innovative use of programming, curricula, and technology helps bond teachers and students toward instructional delivery methods that encourage problem solving and that pave the way for a future that is unfolding. The essential philosophy guiding the mission is the belief that all children can actualize their potential as productive and contributing ...Read More