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Academy at the Lakes is a private-independent college preparatory co-educational JK–12 school in Land O' Lakes, Florida (metropolitan Tampa). The school is non-denominational school and has two campuses separated by Collier Parkway. The Wendlek Campus is located on the east side of the street and the McCormick campus is located on the lakefront of Lake Myrtle on the west side. The Academy currently educates more than 400 students each year and provides its students with abundant opportunities in athletics, the arts, character formation, and community participation. Students and families are divided and assigned within a "house system". This system provides students and families with many cross-age and cross-campus experiences and furthers the Academy's focus upon building community-based relationships. Beginning in the Lower School, students have opportunities to participate in the arts as a part of their core curriculum, taking such courses in subjects such as strings, band, instrumental music, choral music, choruses, theater, dance, and a full range of visual arts, including photography courses, videography and sound mixing. Performance is a routine part of the student experience. The school is fully accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools and the Florida Kindergarten Council, and is a full member of the National Association of Independent Schools. Locally, Academy at the Lakes is a member of the Bay Area Association of Independent Schools. ==History== Academy at the Lakes was founded by educators Richard and Constance Wendlek in September 1991. In 1992, the Academy at the Lakes opened its doors to its first classes. A few years later, the small elementary school had expanded to include a middle school. Overcrowding concerns led parents Mary and Gerry McCormick to donate additional property to the school. In 1996, the McCormick Campus opened its doors designed as a middle school. In 1998, an Upper Division was created to serve high school students. In February 2008, the Academy opened a $3.1 million gymnasium, which includes locker rooms, coaches offices, a weight room, and a stage. Athletics, interscholastic sports, clubs, service programs, extended travel opportunities, academic fairs, and internships (for seniors) help to form what the school believes is a well-rounded liberal studies school experience. Since the school's inaugural graduating class in 2002, graduates of Academy at the Lakes' Upper Division have been accepted to colleges around North America. Currently, Academy students attend or have attended schools such as Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Penn, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, and Northwestern. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Academy at the Lakes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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