Note: The information in this profile represents SY2013-14 unless otherwise indicated.
School Overview
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School Description
Venture Academy is a 6-12 charter school that opened in Minneapolis in August 2013. Its goal is to help grow the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders: self-propelled students who know how to imagine new opportunities, take initiative and risks, and solve problems. The learning takes place on the edge of the University of Minnesota campus in a pastel-painted, high-ceilinged former printing plant with lots of windows but no classrooms.
Blended Learning Program
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Program Model
Program Model: Flex
Model Description
Students’ personalized learning pathways are guided by learning coaches and real-time progress data generated by digital content, coach input, and self-reflections. Their school day consists of digital learning; responsive small group coaching in literacy and math; independent study projects known as Learning Quests; athletics; and experiential learning in art, digital media (making music and movies), tech entrepreneurship (web development and coding), and Makerspace (hands-on tinkering and product development).
More Resources
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/NG1219.pdf
http://nextgenlearning.org/grantee/venture-academy
Contact Information
Name: Jon Bacal
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Email: [email protected]
Website: ventureacademies.org