Liberal Arts Academy at Henry Clay

Welcome Prospective Students 

The Liberal Arts Academy at Henry Clay challenges its students in all disciplines with required Academy and AP courses that are specially designed or adapted for the Academy's identifies Gifted and Talented population.  These courses combine acceleration, differentiation, and enrichment to stimulate and extend student learning.  The required Academy Seminars and Academic Mentoring offer opportunities for in-depth exploration and independent study outside the typical classroom. 

For its freshmen class, the Liberal Arts Academy selects up to fifty qualified students each year.  Success in the Liberal Arts Academy requires ability, interest, and maturity.  The curriculum is rigorous. The school day is longer with a zero hour class required during the freshman, junior, and senior years; the academic workload is more time consuming that that of other high school students.  Academy students will, in fact, be expected to work at the college level in most of their courses. 

 All students interested in the Liberal Arts Academy are encouraged to apply, applicants must complete the on-line application available at www.fcps.net from September 1 through October 15 each school year. Admission procedures include submitting an application, parent questionnaire, and having the required test scores.  Each year students and parents must sign and submit a contract outlining the Academy student responsibilities.  All applicants must submit the Parent Questionnaire.  All incoming freshmen that desire to take a math class higher than Algebra 1 must take the math placement examination in the spring of 2010.

Program of Studies

A full six hour Academic Schedule which includes:

• Four core Academy or AP classes each year

• Four years of math and science

• Foreign Language Course as part of a planned sequence of competing a foreign language through at least the fourth year or AP level

• Zero Hour seminar class for Freshmen and Juniors

• Academic Mentoring during the Senior year.

• 20 hours of Community Service

• Weekly Challenge problems in Academy math classes

• ACT, PSAT, or SAT test each year

Fayette County Public Schools requires that all incoming freshmen requesting to enroll in Geometry or higher must take the Math Placement examinations.  The Math Placement exams for 2010 are administered various dates, times, and locations. 

Please read refer to the Frequently Asked Questions page for additional information.

For additional Information Contact

Peggy Workman

Facilitator

peggy.workman@fayette.kyschools.us

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