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Fast-growing academy gives public education a private-school feel
by Steven Rosenberg, Globe Staff. Tyngsborough - The granite-and-brick building has the feel of a prep school, with strands of ivy crawling on the outside walls in the shadow of the 220-acre, mostly forested campus. While the 80,000 square-foot complex suggests and elite student body, inside is the publicly funded Innovation Academy Charter School, filled with students who have college on their mind.
Located in the former Wang Institute in Tyngsborough, the school was founded 14 years ago by Chelmsford parents who wanted more hands-on learning for their children. Since then, word has spread about its project-oriented teaching style and curriculum, which also includes independent learning programs for each student and an emphasis on public speaking.
by Steven Rosenberg, Globe Staff. Tyngsborough - The granite-and-brick building has the feel of a prep school, with strands of ivy crawling on the outside walls in the shadow of the 220-acre, mostly forested campus. While the 80,000 square-foot complex suggests and elite student body, inside is the publicly funded Innovation Academy Charter School, filled with students who have college on their mind.
Located in the former Wang Institute in Tyngsborough, the school was founded 14 years ago by Chelmsford parents who wanted more hands-on learning for their children. Since then, word has spread about its project-oriented teaching style and curriculum, which also includes independent learning programs for each student and an emphasis on public speaking.
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