The First State Military Academy is now accepting applications for the 2015-16 School Year for Grades 9 and 10. The Academy is a tuition-free public charter high school, located in Clayton, Del. that will serve 200 cadets for the 2015-16 School Year for Grades 9 and 10, and will expand to serve 500 cadets in Grades 9 through 12, by its year four.
The school, modeled after then Delaware Military Academy, near Newport, will be the first combination of Junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (JROTC) and New Tech Network instructional design in the country.
In alignment with the high standards of personal conduct of the JROTC program, the Academy will employ the New Tech Network school design, a model that engages Cadets in hands-on, inquiry-based, technology-infused project-based learning and promotes self-directed learning, teamwork, respect, and responsibility, according to a release. With the New Tech Network, Cadets and teachers alike will have ownership of their learning experience and their school environment.
“We feel very strongly that the combination of project based learning with the culture of a Marine JROTC program offers our cadets the best foundation for a great start to their college or professional careers,” stated Scott Kidner, chairman of the Founding Board of Directors for First State Military Academy. The open enrollment period for the 2015-2016 School Year is now through January 14, 2015.