Pioneer Academy of Science

Pioneer Academy
Location
164 Totowa Road Wayne, NJ 07470
Information
Type Private school
Principal Sukan Alkin
Faculty 40 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 6–12
Enrollment 240 (as of 2013)
Student to teacher ratio 6:1[1]
Website http://www.pioneeracademy.org

Pioneer Academy is a private school located in Wayne, New Jersey, at 164 Totowa Road. The Pioneer Academy curriculum focuses on studies of science, mathematics, cultural studies and language. The school was founded in 1999 and moved from Clifton to its Wayne campus at the start of the 2013-14 school year.[2]

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 179 students and 20.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.7:1.[1]

History

Pioneer is a co-educational day school for middle school students, and a boys-only boarding and day school for high school students. The school is located in Wayne, New Jersey, about 30 minutes west of New York City.

The school has a Turkish culture and has been referred to as a "Turkish school." Most students are from Turkey.[3][4][5][6][7][8] It is a Gülen school.[9][10]

Pioneer Academy of Science was founded in 1999 by The Milky Way Education Center, a non-profit organization in Clifton, New Jersey's Turkish community.[5] It was previously known as "Pioneer Charter School of Science."

Pioneer Academy aims to provide a well-rounded, character building education through challenging interdisciplinary curricula, stimulating extra-curricular activities, and community involvement. It seeks to instill a life-long passion for learning, a strong sense of moral responsibility, and a welcoming of diversity. Students graduate as responsible, intellectual and self-directed individuals, with all the skills that require one to be a successful global citizen.

Sports

Pioneer believes that a healthy mind goes hand in hand with a healthy body. Students are encouraged to participate in our numerous sporting activities, both on and off campus. Pioneer students currently participate in basketball, soccer, wrestling and tae kwon do and as the campus athletic facilities are further developed, new varsity sports will continue to be introduced.

Awards

The school came in fifth place in the 2005 New Jersey Science Olympiad, earning one gold, four silver and three bronze medals in the competition's 23 events. The school's team of 17 middle school students finished ahead of 22 schools, all the more remarkable as the team represented half of all students in the school's grades 6-8.[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pioneer Academy Of Science, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 23, 2012.
  2. ↑ Moving to a new school campus, Pioneer Academy of Science. Accessed August 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ http://hizmetnews.com/896/pioneer-academy-of-science-to-move-to-a-new-campus/#.VDCeREsQuRU
  4. ↑ http://patch.com/new-jersey/wayne/pioneer-academy-opens-hopes-to-see-enrollment-increase
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.northjersey.com/news/housing-key-to-academy-s-expansion-1.163136?page=all
  6. ↑ http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-08-17-turkishfinal17_CV_N.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.todayszaman.com/news-132778-turkish-school-pioneer-academys-science-team-2nd-in-science-olympics.html
  8. ↑ http://www.pressherald.com/2013/02/17/proposed-charter-school-linked-to-turkish-imam_2013-02-17/
  9. ↑ http://www.syracusenewtimes.com/exerting-influence/
  10. ↑ http://blog.ctnews.com/kantrowitz/2013/03/02/will-connecticut-become-home-to-the-next-gulen-affiliated-charter-school/
  11. ↑ Clifton academy takes 5th in N.J. Science Olympiad, Herald News, March 16, 2005.

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