On June 25, 2007, the Ron Clark Academy was established in Atlanta, Georgia. “From February to March of 2007, two hundred students were interviewed to determine our first class of students,” (The Ron Clark Academy). They also received hundreds of employee applications. “On March 17, 2007, the inaugural class of sixty students was announced. Thirty-two sixth grade students and twenty-eight fifth grade students with varying strengths and challenges were selected,” (The Ron Clark Academy). The Ron Clark Academy currently has one-hundred thirteen students, from grades fifth-eighth. There are twenty-two staff members. Many of the students live within a ten-mile radius of the Academy. The Academy’s normal school day is from 7:55AM-4:00PM, with after school programs from 4:00PM-5:45PM. Their after school programs consists of tutoring, spoken word, Africa dance, acting, tennis, soccer, financial literacy, and more. The Academy has a basketball team, a cheerleading squad, a dance team, a Georgia aquarium research group, and many other different
On June 25, 2007, the Ron Clark Academy was established in Atlanta, Georgia. “From February to March of 2007, two hundred students were interviewed to determine our first class of students,” (The Ron Clark Academy). They also received hundreds of employee applications. “On March 17, 2007, the inaugural class of sixty students was announced. Thirty-two sixth grade students and twenty-eight fifth grade students with varying strengths and challenges were selected,” (The Ron Clark Academy). The Ron Clark Academy currently has one-hundred thirteen students, from grades fifth-eighth. There are twenty-two staff members. Many of the students live within a ten-mile radius of the Academy. The Academy’s normal school day is from 7:55AM-4:00PM, with after school programs from 4:00PM-5:45PM. Their after school programs consists of tutoring, spoken word, Africa dance, acting, tennis, soccer, financial literacy, and more. The Academy has a basketball team, a cheerleading squad, a dance team, a Georgia aquarium research group, and many other different