Wesleyan Academy
| Wesleyan Academy | |
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| Location | |
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Camino Alejandrino Road (838) Km1.6, Guaynabo 00969 Puerto Rico | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school |
| Motto | II Timothy 2:15 |
| Established | 1955 |
| Grades | PPK - 12 |
| Color(s) | White, yellow and royal blue |
| Mascot | American bald eagle |
| Website | wesleyanacademy.org |
The Wesleyan Academy of Guaynabo (WA) is a private, non-profit, college-preparatory school, affiliated with the Evangelical Wesleyan Church of Puerto Rico. The academy specializes in English teaching with emphasis on spiritual life. Wesleyan Academy's campus is located in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
Location
Wesleyan Academy is located in the San Juan metropolitan area on an 8-acre (32,000 m2) campus in the heart of Guaynabo, near the Guaynabo Fine Arts Center and the Guaynabo City downtown area.
The main campus has the following: Modern Primary Building (PPK-2), Air-conditioned classrooms, 3 Science laboratories, 2 Libraries, 2 nurse’s offices/first aid stations, Cafeteria, Gymnasium and outdoor courts, Mini Soccer Field, Eagle Store.
Academics
Wesleyan Academy is a private, English language, evangelical school providing a Pre-Pre Kinder through Twelfth grade college preparatory program. The school was founded in 1955 by the Wesleyan World Mission.
WA is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges (MSA), licensed by the Department of Education of Puerto Rico, and a member of the following: Caribbean Association of Independent Schools, Junior National Honor Society, National Honor Society, PR High School Athletic Alliance, National Association of Secondary School Principals, Asociación de Escuelas Privadas de PR, and Caribbean Counselors Association.
The academy offers a variety of curricular and co-curricular activities. Every year a handful of our students also attend the Presidential Classroom in Washington, D.C.
The guidance department, consists of a social worker, guidance counselors and spiritual life coordinators, and offers orientation and counseling services to all the academy’s students. Information on universities and colleges is available.
Students take the PSAT in both their 10th and 11th, consistently scoring above local and stateside scores on the CEB and SAT exams. All WA graduates continue their studies at stateside or local universities, many with full scholarships
Campus life
Students can also participate in activities such as: the National Honor Society, the Student Council, Math Competitions, the Library Club, the Computer Club, the English Forensics Club, "Liga Oratoria" (Spanish Forensics), the Math Counts, the United Nations Club, and other activities such as: creative writing contests, Yearbook Club, high school retreats, Student Chaplain groups, elementary and high school choir, Tutoring / Mentoring, and the high school "Career Week".
In addition to all year-round student activities, Wesleyan Academy seventh graders participate in a one week "School Without Walls" retreat at the Boys Scouts of America Guajataka Scout Reservation on the Guajataka Reservoir each year. It is truly a unique class bonding experience each year. It also serves as an extraordinary leadership-developing experience for students from tenth to twelfth grade who serve as Student Counselors. The Senior class returns to Guajataka to participate in "The Return" event before graduation.
Spiritual life
The Spiritual Life Coordinator (SLC) is responsible for overseeing the discipleship groups and Spiritual Emphasis Week activities, working with class chaplains (grades 7-12), working with class retreats and lock-ins, providing for chapel speakers and programs (all grades), and offering spiritual guidance to students and their families, as well as Academy employees and their families.
Sports
Wesleyan Academy's mascot is the American bald eagle. The academy is currently a member of the Puerto Rico High School Athletic Alliance also known as the PRHSAA. Students are involved in an active athletics and physical education program. W.A. students participate in inter-scholastic sports with schools associated with the PRHSAA. All practices and games usually take place after school. Athletic facilities at Wesleyan Academy consist of a renovated gymnasium, two outdoor basketball/volleyball courts and a mini soccer field. Wesleyan Academy has varsity, junior-varsity, juvenile and mini-teams (elementary level). In recent years students have been able to observe an increment in the school's athletic offers including a wide variety of sports.