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Causes: Charter Schools, Education
Mission: To prepare a diverse student population for success in college and to live inspired and purposeful lives. Our scholars will graduate with academic skills, social-emotional skills, and positive character strengths that rival the outcomes of the best schools in the world.
Programs: Valor collegiate academies operates two charter schools in south nashville, valor flagship academy and valor voyager academy. For the 2016-2017 school year, valor served approximately 740 5th, 6th, and 7th grade scholars. In august 2017, both schools added an 8th grade to serve a combined 960 scholars across both schools. In august 2018, valor will expand its first charter to the 9th grade and will begin to serve high school students. Valor believes that in order to live inspired, purposeful lives scholars must develop sharp minds, big hearts, a noble purpose, and aligned actions. By harnessing the power of diversity, valor teaches scholars about the value of perspective, regardless of background through a balance of academic rigor social-emotional development, from the 1:1 laptop technology program to expeditions to mentor groups to use the valor compass throughout, valor teachers and staff guide scholars to achievement in all subject areas, and toward living purposeful, inspired lives. Valor teachers and staff are the best of the best - committed to constantly refining their own skills and meeting scholars where they are.