Titan will begin 3rd grade at Hope Academy in August 2020. His mother, Christy, sat down with us to share his story and to share her excitement about Hope Academy and what a trauma-informed school will be able to offer her son. We are so excited to welcome Titan and all of the other students […]
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We’re making progress!
University of Arkansas students from the Office of Play Therapy Research & Training by Adam Sloter, Hope Academy Community Liaison We are roughly six months out from the opening of Hope Academy of Northwest Arkansas. For those of us putting the school together this exciting! There is a lot of work to be done, and […]
Why Trauma-Informed?
by Adam Sloter, Hope Academy Community Liaison As many of you know, Hope Academy of Northwest Arkansas will be the first Trauma-informed school in the state. This is a big deal! Trauma-informed education is a relatively new field of study. It has only seen prevalent use for the past 25 years, and most schools in […]
Hope Academy KLRC’s Non-Profit of the Month for February
Thanks to 90.9 KLRC for featuring Hope Academy of Northwest Arkansas as their Non-Profit of the Month for February! We really enjoyed sitting down with KLRC’s Keri and Isaac and sharing more about our vision for the school. Watch the video above to hear from Principal Jake Gibbs. Hope Academy is now enrolling for grades K-3 for the 2020/2021 […]
Charter school in Northwest Arkansas for kids in trauma favored
Jake Gibbs, Education Director, and Maury Peterson, Executive Director of the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter watch Tuesday, August 13, in Little Rock as their charter school application is approved by the Charter Authorizing Panel. – Photo by John Sykes Jr. Story by Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Democrat Gazette The state’s Charter Authorizing Panel on Tuesday endorsed a proposed […]