Traditional School Elements

The RSEC Academy is Diploma Granting program that strives to keep the small school atmosphere with the large school opportunities.  Below are just some of our Traditional School elements.  From Academics to Athletics and everywhere in between, we work hard to fill our student's middle and high school years with memories.

Academics

Advisory: a daily period where students are given the opportunity to work toward transition goals, social goals as well as character development.

Community Service: All graduates of The Academy are required to complete 40 hours of community service previous to the Fall of their senior year.  Students may complete any service for which they do not get paid or receive any form of compensation.  Students are required to complete a form that documents the hours that they have spent completing community service. 

Senior Project: All Seniors are required to complete a 1/2 year research project on a topic of their choice that culminates in a presentation to their family, friends, school district representatives, teachers and peers.

Curriculum: Because we are a diploma granting program, we follow the state GLE's and GSE's to build our curriculum.  Students are using texts and materials that their peers in public school are using and have access to similar classes including a lab sciences and high level English classes.

Sports

A Message from the Athletic Director:

Over the years the Athletics program at the Academy has continued to evolve.  Currently, we offer three different sports during the course of the year; Soccer in the fall, Basketball in the winter and a sport in the spring which has fluctuated from Ultimate Frisbee to Kickball to, most recently, Beach Volleyball.  Each of our sports teams are coed and have schedules which include games with other small, private schools.

The belief is that athletics provide students with numerous, invaluable experiences and learning opportunities.  Participating in athletics has been proven to have a positive impact on students in many different areas.  Athletics help to promote societal and moral ideals such as teamwork, fair play, and sportsmanship, while also helping to foster self esteem, self worth and determination.  In addition, sports place students into social settings which help them to cultivate new relationships with other students both from the Academy, as well as, from other schools.

If you have any questions about our sports programs, feel free to email me at wwerner@rsec.org

Clubs

ACORA:  Students from the RSEC Academy in Amherst are taking a stand on being “green”. Julia Daniel, Tim Hatchett and Zach Lillis initiated a community recycling team called ACORA, the Academy Committee Of Recycling Awareness.  The students state that the mission of ACORA is to promote earth friendly behaviors in our school by recycling, reusing and conserving resources and by educating our community on the importance of being green!  

ACORA is  funded by Donations from students, families and local businesses.

Friends of Rachel: This group of students was created after Rachel's Challenge came to The RSEC Academy to tell the group of the life Rachel Scott and the legacy that she left behind.  Friends of Rachel works within the school to perform acts of kindness towards their peers.

Activities

Ski Program: Students are given the opportunity to participate in a 5 week ski program at a local mountain.  Students may choose to take lessons or just free ski with peers and teachers.

Movie Night: Currently some students have decided that they want to get together and watch movies on Friday afternoons.  They found a faculty advisor and have set up a schedule of movies, inviting all students who wish to come.

Jam Night: The Academy has many talented musicians in both the students and staff.  Students Wishing to play other instruments or to learn how to play an instrument come to play with musicians from the area.

Yearbook: Students create and publish their own yearbook each year.  We have worked hard to maintain a typical look and feel of a yearbook while allowing students to have as much design control as possible.