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DCSA Academic Program
Personalized education support
Get the most out of a virtual schooling experience:
Accredited virtual education programs with acceptance to top colleges and universities, Private and Public (tuition-free)
Accelerated pathways for early graduation
Meet challenging material with confidence, strategy, and daily 1-on-1 support from a personal academic coach
Hybrid learning environment with other like-minded students
Honor Society recognizing academic and artistic merit of top performing students
For athletes, musicians, actors, the Academic program supports students who need the flexibility of virtual schooling in order to achieve their goals without sacrificing in-person instructional support. For dancers and performers, combined with the Day Training Program, this is a holistic, team-oriented approach to support talented and focused students with professional aspirations as they train to reach their fullest potential - collegiate or professional dance, stage and entertainment careers. For dancers and performers, acceptance into the pre-professional track is by invitation only - please check our Events page for upcoming audition opportunities or contact us today to schedule a placement class for your dancer.
We provide a personalized learning experience with 1-on-1 support from Academic Coach Lisa Dunne. Ms. Dunne is committed to the success of each student. Curriculum is assessed (formative) daily and reinforced with hands-on and real-world learning connections. We provide access to on-site private tutoring from skills specialists if needed.
The Academic Coach maintains communication with school and teachers, monitors curriculum progress, records attendance, and guides families through educational opportunities like: honors and AP, Dual-credit, honors societies, national and local scholarships and academic competitions.
Quarterly conferences, as well as weekly reports, keep families and artistic and academic staff in consistent contact to support the student.
Below are approved DCSA Academic Virtual Programs. Other programs may be used if they meet the approval of the Academic Coordinator.
A Day in the Life
Our students have the best of both worlds - dedicated space, time, and support for academics in the morning to allow for training in the afternoon. Our dancers stay on-site for world class training in classical ballet.
8:30-9:00 a.m. - arrive for study hall/classroom hours
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - morning check-in with Academic Coordinator and start work
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - uninterrupted academic time
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. - end of day check-in with Academic Coordinator, lunch
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - wrap-up study hall/classroom, prep for pre-professional classes
Our Day Training Program provides world-class ballet training. Our Russian Vaganova ballet training method helps to establish a strong foundation. It is designed to help the dancer safely grow in their development to become a strong refined artists. Our Program has produced multiple Prix de Lausanne elected competitors, IBC JACKSON elected participants, and multiple YAGP regional top places, YAGP Youth Grand Prix award, and multiple YAGP FINAL ROUND selected candidates.
Our pre-professional dancers have been accepted at Royal Ballet School summer intensive and year-long program, Opera Paris summer intensive, NYCB year-long program, Bolshoi Ballet Academy summer intensive and year-long program, Houston Ballet summer intensive, Princess Grace summer intensive scholarships.
On-site Academic Coach
Lisa Dunne is an educator devoted to personalized education experience in order for students to do their best, discover their interests, and take charge of their future. A graduate student working towards a Masters of Education degree from Xavier University - a world leader in Education research - she believes a differentiated classroom (personalized educational path based on the needs of the student) to be the best way to academic success.
Ms. Dunne will:
Host daily, on-site classroom hours weekdays
Maintain daily communication with student to encourage, motivate, provide accountability
Assist families with virtual ed platform registration or set-up of curriculum
Communicate with parents weekly regarding curriculum progress
Direct student to resources for academic support, if needed
Provide daily structured “brain breaks” from the screen for team building and personal growth and reflection exercises
To discuss how we can best support your student, please contact us.
