Lyman Ward Military Academy Announces Summer School Session
Lyman Ward Military Academy Announces Summer School Session - Boarding Students and Day Students Offered Accredited Coursework
Camp Hill, Alabama – May 19, 2009 – The phrase ‘summer school’ conjures up dreadful thoughts of boring, seemingly endless days of remedial instruction in a hot, stale classroom, while everybody else is out having fun.
Such is not the case with Camp Hill, Alabama-based Lyman Ward Military Academy (LWMA), as the Academy will open it doors for summer school, June 14-July 10, to male boarding students, and both male and female day students in grades 6-12.
Lyman Ward Offers Summer Session
“This isn’t your parents’ summer school,” says Maj. Jeff Damron, school counselor and director of the Academy’s summer school. “We already have a significant number of students enrolled who are being proactive about their next year’s coursework by taking accredited classes this summer.”
According to Damron, Lyman Ward’s summer session provides a unique opportunity for students to learn in a structured, yet fun environment. “Instruction will be rigorous, but relaxed,” says Damron.
LWMA will offer both boarding school and day students a positive atmosphere with small classes, personal attention and exciting activities and programs. Core academic and elective subjects will be offered, providing students from other city and county school systems with the opportunity to make-up credits he or she needs to graduate, or explore a new area of interest for personal enrichment or getting ahead.
LWMA is accredited by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges (SACS), and course credits are transferable to any school or college in the nation accredited by SACS. Several courses will be offered, including math, English, science, biology and history.
“Our close proximity to Auburn, Opelika, Dadeville, Alexander City, Lanett, Valley, Tuskegee and Dadeville, makes our summer session competitive with other programs that may not offer as much enrichment as ours,” says Damron.
The program will also offer non-credit classes for students in grades 6-8, designed to help individuals gain skills in specific academic areas. The LWMA summer session allows a student to complete a full credit of coursework in one month.
Boarding students will have the opportunity to participate in supervised after school programs and athletic activities, or explore the Academy’s 300-acre campus, offering a game room, gymnasium, swimming pool, weight room, library, lakes and athletic fields. Weekend activities include field trips to area educational, historical and recreational sites, including the National Infantry Museum, the Civil War Naval Museum, the Coca-Cola Space Science Center, Auburn University, a Montgomery Biscuits AA minor league baseball game, and Surfside Water Park.
Based in Camp Hill, Alabama, LWMA is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). LWMA is one of less than 50 military boarding schools nationally, educating young men from grades 6-12. For more information about the summer school session, contact Maj. Jeff Damron at 256-896-2907, or visit LWMA online at www.lwma.org.