SCHOOL IMMERSION
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NDA Academy
Duluth, Georgia
Connected inquiry turns classroom questions into communication, collaboration and community understanding.
School introduction
Established in Duluth in 2005, NDA Academy graduated its first senior class in 2019. Its smaller learning community spans several school divisions and emphasizes knowing individual students, while developing academic progress, collaboration, communication and social responsibility.
The school offers the IB Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes, using inquiry, action and reflection to connect learning. Technology-based creation and grade-level service projects encourage students to relate knowledge to their community and develop global awareness through different perspectives.
Curriculum
The PYP, from pre-kindergarten through Grade 5, connects language, mathematics, science, social studies, arts, and personal, social and physical education through shared themes. An inquiry into business and social responsibility might combine money calculations, a written plan, advertising design and music, examining one idea from several perspectives.
Grade 5 culminates in an inquiry exhibition involving student goals, collaboration and reflection. Lower-school spaces include a science exploration lab, media center, production studio, and art and music rooms. iPads or MacBooks support learning, alongside PE, outdoor activity and age-appropriate service projects.
The MYP continues inquiry into later grades, including a Grade 10 Personal Project. High school offers IB and AP courses, with an extended essay in the full Grade 12 Diploma pathway. Contact an advisor about short-term timetables, activities and participation requirements.
- Regular school life includes Catholic religious education, daily prayer and Mass. Grade 2 religious study includes sacramental preparation; contact an advisor about participation boundaries and arrangements for short-term pupils.
School features
- Three IB programme frameworks
- Thematic inquiry in the primary years
- Grade 5 inquiry exhibition
- Creative technology and community service
Grades available for short-term study & entry requirements
- Grades available for short-term study
- Grade 2 enquiries; contact an advisor about other grades.
School application requirements
- Complete the designated online application.
- Provide the student’s background, English proficiency, immigration status and local accommodation address for review.
- The student must understand and communicate basic needs in English; staff support in fluent Mandarin is not available.
- Contact an advisor about school holidays, grade eligibility and places.
Dates, duration & fees
- Duration
- No minimum number of attendance days was stated.
- Dates
- Enquiries are welcome year-round. Contact an advisor about attendance dates.
- Fees
- Contact an advisor
Accommodation & documents
- Accommodation
- Day School
Contact an advisor about accommodation arrangements.
Documents typically needed
- Usually prepare a valid passport or applicable identity document.
- If applicable, prepare a valid U.S. visa or other entry and stay documents, according to the student’s status and proposed school arrangement.
- Immunization records and any health documents required by the school.
- Recent school reports or a learning summary; contact an advisor about grade-specific documents.
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Enquiries & Applications
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Speak with an ASCWORLD education adviser about this school to learn more or request a short-term immersion placement.
Enquiries & Applications