Early Light Academy, located in South Station District of Downtown Daybreak, was developed by a group of Daybreak residents. The K-9 tuition-free public charter school accommodates both elementary and junior high with its modern campus featuring a regulation-size soccer field, spacious gymnasium/multipurpose room and large library/study hall. The school has breakout rooms for each grade level, mobile computer labs, and classrooms with the latest technology. The campus utilizes passive heating and cooling in its construction, incorporates radiant heat technology and generates solar power though a series of 44 panels obtained by generous grants from Rocky Mountain Power, Blue Sky, Wasatch Sun and Rio Tinto.
Early Light Academy provides a liberal arts education with an emphasis in History. All students receive a full year of History in addition to Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Physical Education. The school curriculum emphasizes historical inquiry, which fosters active thinking and engages students in the journey of education, according to the ELA website.
The mission of the Early Light Academy is to deliver a high-quality education with a deep, rich, and engaging curriculum utilizing effective instructional techniques and emphasizing history, taking our students from the Stone Age to the Space Age, the Information Age, and beyond.
Sports teams including soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball and cheerleading have been established for junior high students who compete against other charter schools in the state.
Serving up to 1030 students, at full capacity, from kindergarten to 9th grade, Early Light Academy was approved to become its own district by the Utah State Office of Education on May 9, 2008 and opened August 31, 2009. All teachers are licensed, certified teachers or are qualified to teach under the Utah State Office of Education Alternative Route to Licensure Program, or otherwise authorized through the State Board of Education. As a public school, Early Light Academy is held to the same requirements as all Utah State public schools.
Admission into Early Light Academy is granted according to federal and state guidelines through a lottery process. Enrollment for the lottery begins each January for the following academic year.
Early Light Academy follows a traditional schedule and is in session for nine months with fall, winter and spring breaks throughout the academic year.
Early Light Academy | 11709 S. Vadania Dr., South Jordan, 84009 | 801.302.5988
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