Academy of the Americas

Coordinates: 42°19′38″N 83°06′35″W / 42.327299°N 83.109804°W / 42.327299; -83.109804 Academy of the Americas (Spanish: Academia de las Américas) is a public pre-kindergarten through high school of Detroit Public Schools, with its primary school campus located in the former St. Hedwig School in southwest Detroit. It offers a Spanish-English bilingual program.^[1]

The high school, called Academy of the Americas High School (Spanish: Escuela Preparatoria Academia de las Américas), began in the 2014-2015 year with ninth grade students enrolled. As of 2014 it was one of two senior high school programs in southwest Detroit, along with Western International High School.^[2] The eighth grade and high school classes are located in Corktown, in a building next to the Ste. Anne de Detroit Catholic Church. This building opened on January 29, 2016.^[3]

References

↑ "School of the Week: Academy of the Americas" (Archive). Detroit Public Schools. June 3, 2013. Retrieved on November 26, 2015.
↑ Zaniewski, Ann. "Detroit Public Schools plans new high school in southwest Detroit" (Archive). Detroit Free Press. July 23, 2014. Retrieved on July 9, 2015.
↑ "DPS’ Academy of the Americas expands to NEW High School." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on September 28, 2016.

External links

Academy of the Americas
Academy of the Americas High School
"Inside Detroit Public Schools » Academy of the Americas." Detroit Public Schools. October 8, 2008.

Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD)

Optional PreK-12 schools	Academy of the Americas Detroit International Academy for Young Women

Optional 6-12 schools	Douglass Academy

Zoned high schools	Central Cody Denby East English Village Ford King Mumford Northwestern Osborn Pershing Southeastern Western International

Optional high schools	Barsamian Preparatory Center Cass Technical Communication & Media Arts Crosman Davis Aerospace Detroit Technology High School Detroit School of Arts Millennium School Renaissance Trombly Alternative West Side Academy Alternative Education White Center

Elementary and middle schools	Greenfield Union School Spain Elementary-Middle School

Former zoned high schools	Chadsey Cooley Crockett Finney Kettering Mackenzie Murray-Wright Northeastern Northern Redford Southwestern

Former alternative high schools	Catherine Ferguson Academy Detroit City

Former elementary and middle schools	Day School for the Deaf

Administrative facilities	Fisher Building Maccabees Building (former)

Literature and media	The Rise and Fall of an Urban School System "A National Disgrace"

See also: List of high schools in Michigan

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