‘STAR Academy’ introduced at Jackson middle school

JACKSON, Tenn. — North Parkway Middle School held a ribbon cutting ceremony with district leaders Friday morning.

The event celebrated the introduction of the STAR Academy program.

STAR Academy is a “school-within-a-school,” where students learn their core subjects through hands-on projects, experiments, and multimedia experiences while working in pairs and groups.

It has proven effective both for students who have fallen behind and for motivated students who merely want to excel.

“STAR Academy is a project-based intervention learning for students who are disengaged, and this is a way for them to re-engage themselves,” said STAR Academy Account Executive Keith Brown.

This is the second STAR Academy program in Tennessee.

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