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Salt Lake City—City Academy charter school seniors showcased their service learning internship projects Thursday, April 12 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the charter school’s Multipurpose Room.  City Academy is located at 555 E. 200 S. in Salt Lake City. According to City Academy Executive Director Sonia Woodbury, “Our mission is to graduate responsible, informed citizens who have achieved their best academic success.  As a part of that, we require that all of our students complete a service learning internship project...

Salt Lake City—“Where does resilience come from?”  That was the question author and social worker Christian Moore explored with students from City Academy during a schoolwide town meeting on Oct. 5.  City Academy’s motto is Respect, Responsibility, Resiliency. Moore is the author of “The Resilience Breakthrough: 27 Tools for Turning Adversity into Action.”  He came from a blended family of 12 children, and spent most of his childhood on the streets of a tough neighborhood just outside of Washington, D.C. ...

What a way for City Academy students to start a school year!  On Monday, Aug. 21, at approximately 11:30 a.m., City Academy staff and students, along with neighbors and others, gathered outside the school to experience the first total solar eclipse visible in the continental U.S. in 38 years. Everyone at City Academy was given a pair of special solar eclipse glasses to watch the event.  In addition, TVs throughout campus were tuned into NASA streaming live for another perspective.  Refreshments...

Salt Lake City—A student at City Academy charter school in Salt Lake City has been awarded the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Award for receiving the highest mark in the U.S. for the Cambridge IGCSE History June 2017 exams.  Jeremiah Chapman was a 10th grader at City Academy last spring when he took the exam (he’s now a 16-year-old junior at the school). Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education pre-advanced level courses (IGCSE) provide students from 9th grade onward with preparation for...

http://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/10/20/teens-investigate-forensic-evidence-and-learn-about-civil-rights-with-the-fbi/#gallery-carousel-4733489 Salt Lake City—Every senior student from City Academy must complete a service learning internship in order to graduate from the tuition-free charter school.  According to City Academy Executive Director Sonia Woodbury, “Our internship program is just one of the many ways that we use to help our students become a part of the community.  Plus, experiences gained through our programs can really give students exposure to careers they may want to pursue in the future.” One example of an...