The Academy at World Champions Centre is an accredited and NCAA approved Texas non-profit college preparatory private school. The Academy seeks to provide a high quality academic education to young athletes pursuing a future in the sport of gymnastics. The Academy is located inside The World Champions Centre facility. The Academy will accept TEFA funds starting in the 2026-2027 school year.
School Curriculum
The Academy follows the state standards known as the Texas Essentiaal Knowledge and Skills, also known as TEKS. Students will have access to traditional as well as online resources that help supplement and reinforce their learning potential. Elementary students are taught by a teacher in all subjects with technology incorporated weekly. Middle and High School students participate in a online curriculum through the platform SUBJECT and have supplemental assignments from their teacher to engage in group projects and presentations.
Student Academic Assessments
The Academy assesses students in reading, language usage, math, and science three times throughout the academic school year. These times are scheduled at the Beginning-of-Year (BOY), Middle-of-Year (MOY), and End-of-Year (EOY). The tool used to assess student academic proficiency is called MAP Growth, an online assessment application. This assessment tool is commonly used in the public and private school sectors to evaluate and address student academic progress. It provides reliable reports by identifying the specific TEKS that students may need to continue to develop or are ready to develop. For example, a MAPS report may detail that a 5th grader may need to continue to develop a skill that had not been mastered from 3rd grade; therefore, the report data informs the educator which specific TEKS standard they must review with the student. On the flip side, a report will also provide specific TEKS standards that a student may begin being challenged with from a higher grade level. Our goal as an academic team (parent, teacher, and students) is to ensure that our student are performing at or above their grade level.
Student Information and Learning Management System
As part of our mission to provide a balance between school and sports, The Academy provides tools and technology (including an interactive Smartboard) that will assist in providing transparency, effectiveness, and efficiency inside and outside the classroom. The Academy assigns a laptop to each student to use throughout the school year. This allows each student to conduct research, access online resources, and interface with our learning management system. Both students and parents will be able to easily access real-time grades and resources that will supplement the primary curriculum. Parents will always have the opportunity to be aware and informed about what their student is accomplishing.
The staff with The Academy at WCC works diligently to provide a positive and memorable experience for our current and future student-athletes. We are excited about these growth of our school and continue to support the gymnast lifestyle while making sure that our students also fulfill their academic goals and dreams.