Attention New and Returning Students: If have not completed the Enrichment Selection form for the 2021-22 school year, please complete it by clicking the appropriate link below. Complete the form for the grade you will be in for the 2021-22 school year (ex. 4th graders should select the 5th grade enrichment form). 5th Grade Enrichment…
Akili Academy’s Ted Gould III was featured in Verizon Innovative Learning Schools’ (VILS) virtual conference earlier this year for his course on remixing music in the classroom. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the limitations it placed on traditional music education, Gould created an innovative music technology course. Gould was able to do this…
Not even a global pandemic can keep the Akili band down! The band, which currently has 15 members, worked to find new ways to continue to play and share their music with the community while abiding by COVID-19 protocols and procedures. Akili Dean of Enrichment and Band Director Tryphena Hughes spearheaded the changes to ensure…
During the 2016-17 academic year, CCS began its Aurora Program, an alternative education program that provides additional educational and behavioral support to some of its highest-need students. The program initially served scholars from kindergarten through 3rd grade but has expanded to include scholars up to 8th grade. After three years in temporary facilities, the Aurora…
The charter bus rolled out at 7 a.m. with 23 sleepy-eyed but excited 8th graders and their chaperones headed for Atlanta with a stop along the way to visit Tuskegee University.
Akili scholars have been accepted to acclaimed New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). Akili Academy believes in developing the skills of each individual scholar
