Ventures

Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) is a creative arts public charter school, authorized by the Texas Education Agency, to serve students in Fort Worth, Texas. AVPA will open in 2023-2024 with 320 6-7 grade students. At capacity, AVPA will serve 1120 students in grades 6-12. AVPA is governed by Illumination Education, Inc., which holds the charter on behalf of the public. The Board of Directors consists of eight (8) diverse community members.

Accel Academy launched two schools, a middle school and a high school, in Mobile, Alabama. The two schools intend to eventually serve 800 students in grades 6-12. ACCEL Academy offers a highly interactive, hands on curriculum with a focus on personalized college and career-ready pathways, targeted interventions for all students, and the development of social and emotional skills and mindsets that endure through adulthood.

Achieve Community Charter School is a public school that launched in Newark, NJ in Fall 2020. The school intends to serve 320 students at full enrollment across grades 5-8. The vision of the Achieve Community Charter School is to provide a Pre K-12 continuum that fosters the individual needs of students as they develop the skills, character, and values that will prepare them for college and empower them to use their unique perspective as an asset to shape our country’s future.

Achievers Early College Prep launched two public schools, a middle school and a high school, in Trenton, New Jersey. The two schools intend to serve 600 students at full enrollment in grades 6-12. The mission of Achievers is to offer a rigorous academic and personal efficacy program that leads to a college degree. Achievers will use a STEAM curriculum to promote academic success for all learners, ensuring that students access post-secondary education dually with high school coursework and acquire mindsets and habits that prepare them for careers and life-long problem-solving.

Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School is a public school that launched in Tarrant, Alabama in Fall 2022. The school intends to serve 600 students at full enrollment across grades 9-11. They prepare their diverse student body for leadership positions in the aerospace and aviation industries through a rigorous, authentic and industry-aligned aerospace and defense education. They strive to create clearly-defined pathways for their diverse student body to enter aviation and aerospace careers and also to become a widely respected source of leaders for the industry.

Atlas is a public school that launched in St. Louis, MO in Fall 2021. The school intends to serve 468 students at full enrollment across kindergarten through fifth grade. The team at Atlas works intentionally to instill a love of learning in their kids while empowering them to build a healthy future for themselves, our community, and the world. Atlas’ integrated approach to teaching helps students make real-world connections and ignites their imaginations, so they are stimulated to discover meaningful passions of their own. Students at Atlas are academically exceptional and have the habits, skills, and mindsets needed to thrive.

Aventura Community School is a public school that launched in Nashville, TN in Fall 2022. The school intends to serve 930 students at full enrollment across grades K-8. The mission of Aventura Community School to elevate peace and justice by inspiring our diverse community to live as curious global citizens dedicated to changing the world. Following their K-8 journey at Aventura Community School, students will graduate with academic mastery, global competence including biliteracy in English and Spanish, and a track record of positive contribution to their community that together ensure they are prepared for success in high school, college, and a meaningful life