What makes us different?

Our focus is not on athletic development alone. We focus on the development of foundational executive-functioning skills, the skills required to organize, plan, schedule, and self-regulate. Well-developed executive-functioning skills are required to ensure a lifetime of success. We focus on academic rigor and challenge our student-athletes to think, perform, and grow to a higher level.

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The philosophy of POWER’s Academic Program for Elite Student-Athletes is that every student-athlete possesses the ability to excel academically when provided with multiple opportunities to apply his personal learning style and strengths to the learning process. Direct Instruction is delivered through blended-learning techniques including real-time in-person/remote and online lessons.

POWER’s Academic Program for Elite Student-Athletes is built upon the foundation of individual research and project-based learning. Project-based learning (PBL) is a practice that takes a learning-by-doing approach wherein students are active participants in their own educational development. In a PBL classroom, you often find students solving problems, participating in simulations, conducting case studies, and designing research projects based on different areas of inquiry. This method encourages students to investigate real-world issues and develop practical solutions in order to inspire change at the local and global levels. The concept of project-based learning (PBL) has garnered wide support among K-12 education policy advocates and funders. PBL is viewed as an approach that enables students to develop the “21st-century competencies” — cognitive and socioemotional skills — needed for success in college and careers.[i] Student-athletes will be required to complete two multi-disciplinary independent research projects each year that will culminate with a group presentation.

Grade 8+

Instructional Schedule

Student-athletes enrolled in Grade 8+ will receive five (5) hours of direct remote instruction per week for 40 weeks. Instruction will be delivered in-person and remotely. Students will be required to complete fifteen (15) hours of Independent Study & Research per week. All hours are Eastern Standard Time. Schedule subject to change to accommodate competitive tournaments.

Tuesday: Instruction, 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm (2 hours, 30 minutes)
Thursday: Instruction, 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm (2 hours, 30 minutes)

Grades 6, 7, and 8

Instructional Schedule

Student-athletes enrolled in Grades 5, 6, 7, and 8 will receive ten (10) hours of direct remote instruction per week for 40 weeks. Students will be required to complete ten (10) hours of Independent Study per week. All hours are Eastern Standard Time. Schedule subject to change to accommodate competitive tournaments.

Monday: Instruction, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm (2 hours)
Tuesday: Instruction, 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm (1 hour, 15 minutes)
Wednesday: Instruction, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm (2 hours)
Thursday: Instruction, 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm (1 hour, 15 minutes)
Friday: Instruction 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm (3 hours, 30 minutes)