Tiger Academy
Tiger Academy at Hollister Schools is a 21st Century Community Learning Center that serves over 350 students each year. Through a focus on creative college and career readiness programming, Tiger Academy empowers early childhood and elementary students to “discover their future stories” and middle and high school students to “create their future stories.”
The goal of the Tiger Academy program is to provide students in grades K-12 with an awareness of the variety of careers available to them and the skills needed to achieve them.
STUDENTS MUST BE ENROLLED IN TIGER ACADEMY PRIOR TO THEIR FIRST DAY OF ATTENDANCE IN ANY OF THE OFFERED PROGRAMS.
After School Program:
Tiger Academy I is a daily after-school program for students in grades kindergarten through fifth. Tiger Academy I is open every day school is in session from after school until 6:00 p.m. Current programming is called Shazam! where students experience astonishing deeds, astounding stories, and stunning transformations abound as both people and animals rise to heroic levels. Students will delve into the lives of everyday heroes and the amazing things they have accomplished. Explore the dynamite ways in which ordinary people can accomplish the extraordinary and discover how you too can be an everyday hero!
Knowing that many of our families have been hit hard financially due to COVID-19, we are offering special pricing this year. Tuition for students who qualify for free or reduced lunch is $50 per month. Tuition for students who do not qualify for free or reduced lunch will only be $75 per month this year. Tuition includes a light meal/snack after school.
Tiger Academy II is an after school program for students in grades sixth through eighth.
Students learn life skills, enjoy service learning projects, and explore careers and possibilities. Tuition for students who qualify for free or reduced lunch is $50 per month. Tuition for students who do not qualify for free or reduced lunch will only be $75 per month this year.
Esports is offered for grades 6-8th, and tryouts for teams are held on the first of every semester. There is no fee to join this exciting program.
Tiger Academy III (9-12)
Tiger Academy III is for students in grades ninth through twelfth. Students in this program may participate in Esports and Leadership 220. Students on the Leadership Team will get the chance to develop their leadership skills through the Live 220 Program. During the fall semester, students participate in a lead internship program to work through ideas and issues with the goal of interns being placed in jobs/positions in the spring semester.
To enroll contact Melissa Smither at msmither@hollisterschools.com.