Ages 12 - 14+
English mastery and test preparation.
Life Skills
Learn essential life skills to become an effective leader, citizen, and person.
Online Collaboration
Fun and interactive 1:1 and group lessons.
45 mins per session.
AI Powered
AI Powered content, leveling, and reporting for the most advanced way of learning.
Future Leaders
Ages 12-14
Get ready to take on the world.
Ark Academy not only teaches English, but it gives you the practical life skills and helps you design your life and life path by asking the important questions and examining your particular fit in this world.
Get your child ready for creating a life to back up the college application.
College Preparations
We help your child with considerations on career paths based their interests, strengths, and future implications based upon AI.
Career Strategy
Listening and Speaking preparedness for TOEFL, TOEIC, and IELTS.
Exam Preparedness
Point 1:
Exam Preparation Focus for Speaking and Listening
At Ark Academy, students can access a comprehensive program to build English proficiency for tests like TOEFL, TOEIC, and IELTS.
Our expert instructors lead interactive group lessons focused on improving speaking, listening, vocabulary, and grammar. Students practice delivering speeches, having conversations, and listening to lectures - all in English.
For more personalized instruction, we offer 1-on-1 online tutoring. Students get customized feedback and coaching tailored to their individual strengths and weaknesses. Tutors assess speaking clarity, listening comprehension, and overall communication skills. They then provide tips and strategies focused on the student's specific needs.
Build Speaking Skills
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Interactive conversations in English
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Deliver sample speaking tasks
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Construct video and audio diaries
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Receive peer feedback on speeches
Enhanced Listening Abilities
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Listening exercises with past exam audio
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Dictation practice with read aloud sentences
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Note-taking strategies for lectures
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Identify key information when listening
Fluency Development
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Pronunciation and vocabulary drills
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Practice with native English speakers
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Assign 1-2 minute speeches on set topics
Exam Preparation
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Learn test formats and question types
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Complete sample practices
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Regular mock tests with feedback
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Proven test-taking strategies
Program Highlights
English Mastery
English fluency through interactive lessons and engaging activities by native speakers
AI-Powered Customization
Personalized learning plans empower each student to progress at their own pace with AI guidance.
Soft Skills Development
Beyond language, we nurture critical life skills, including creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.
1:1 Tutoring
Learn with the best online teachers that will give your child the focused attention they deserve.
Group Lessons
Students master English though fun and interactive group play with other students in a 1:6 student setting.
AI Report Cards
Get detailed reports on your child's progress with our AI powered reporting system.
Improve English skills and customize education to match individual abilities and targeted study areas.
English Comprehension
Improve English skills and adapt education to students' strengths and chosen areas of study focus.
English Objectives
Able to think abstractly, analyze, communicate well, evaluate evidence, solve complex issues, and understand figurative language.
Cognitive Level
Emphasize college readiness, storytelling, and skills like problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity, and social development.
Cognitive Objectives
Future Leaders Leveling
Ages 12 - 14+
Point 3:
College Preparation
Getting into college encompasses more than academics - it's about developing a mature mindset and life skills. Our academy provides comprehensive prep so students feel genuinely ready for college, mentally and strategically.
We empower applicants with time management, organization, self-advocacy, and stress coping tools to thrive as young adults. Test prep, essay writing guidance, and interview coaching build key application competencies.
Advisors are with students each step, providing strategic guidance, answers, and motivation needed to put forth their strongest application.
Our complete college prep program focuses on academic, mental, emotional, and practical readiness. We ensure students transition to college with confidence in themselves and excitement for the future.
Self-Assessment
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Students take comprehensive assessments to determine academic strengths, weaknesses, passions
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Experts analyze results and suggest target schools and programs aligned to the student's profile
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Take Gallup's Clifton Strengths assessment to determine talents and strengths
College Exploration
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Students access interactive databases to research options based on criteria
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Personal advisors conduct interviews to understand college priorities and find matches
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Virtual campus tours let students explore a wider range of options
Application Development
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Build transferable skills like communication, collaboration, problem-solving
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Gain technical skills through online certifications and hands-on training
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Get practical experience via internships, volunteering and leadership roles
Decision Making
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Students compare advisor recommended colleges aligned to assessments
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Experts guide students through pros/cons evaluation of each potential option
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Advisors provide feedback to help finalize application lists and make enrollment decisions
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Consultants help students navigate offers and financial aid packages
Decision Making
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Students compare advisor recommended colleges aligned to assessments
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Experts guide students through pros/cons evaluation of each potential option
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Advisors provide feedback to help finalize application lists and make enrollment decisions
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Consultants help students navigate offers and financial aid packages
Spoken Exam Prep
We have a specialized focus on preparing students for the speaking and listening portions of English proficiency exams like TOEIC, IELTS, and TOEFL.
Through our targeted curriculum and expert guidance, we not only equip students with the language skills needed to excel in these exams but also foster their confidence in real-world communication.
Career Strategy
Unsure about your future career? At our academy, we guide students through a process of self-discovery to uncover their passions and match those to rewarding career paths.
With assessments, research, real-world experiences, and expert advice, students gain clarity on their talents and interests.
By understanding their strengths and exploring possibilities, students feel empowered to choose a career they find genuinely fulfilling.
College Prep
Our academy provides complete college prep - building life skills and developing academic competencies and strategy.
Through test prep, essay writing, interview coaching, time management tools, and advising, we ensure students have the maturity, mindset and abilities to put forth their strongest application and transition confidently into college life.
Apex Global Program
Introducing APEX: Ark Academy's global collaboration initiative in partnership with Launchpad23.
Join our students in a worldwide adventure, where they collaborate, learn, and make friends with peers from around the globe.
It's more than just English; it's a journey without borders.
Collaborate with students from all around the world
Project Based Learning
Learn global collaboration skills
Learn skills for the future
AI Tailored Leveling
Our AI system can automatically tailor the lessons to your child's ability making it fun, challenging, and not too frustrating all at the same time.
Amazing teachers
Our teachers are some of the best in the world and we have a rigorous hiring process to make sure that's the case.
All teachers are licensed with either a Master's Degree in Education or with the strictest TOEFL accreditations.
AI Report Cards
Ark Academy takes a giant leap into personalized learning with our cutting-edge AI report card.
This revolutionary tool empowers students, parents, and teachers with real-time insights into a student's progress, strengths, and areas that need improvement.
It's more than just a report card; it's a key to unlocking your child's potential and ensuring they're on the path to success in an AI-driven world.
TPR is a highly effective method for young learners. Incorporate actions and gestures with language instruction. For instance, act out verbs like jumping, running, or clapping.
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Total Physical Response (TPR)
Use colorful picture books and storytelling to captivate young minds, encouraging participation and imaginative thinking.
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Storytelling and Picture Books
Utilize music and rhythm to aid pronunciation and vocabulary retention.
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Storytelling and Picture Books
Learning through play with games like word bingo, flashcards, or word scavenger hunts.
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Games and Activities
Teach English in practical, relevant contexts and real life scenarios.
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Role-Playing
Encourage peer interaction through group projects and discussions.
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Group Activities
OUR METHODOLOGIES
Our Curriculum DNA
Through innovative education leaders and public grants, we are able to leverage some of the brightest minds to help with global education initiatives.
Here are just some of the leaders we look to and develop our curriculum from.
Stanford University - PERTS Center
PERTS (Project for Education Research That Scales) helps educators apply evidence-based strategies in order to advance educational excellence and equity on a large scale. We believe that properly scaling educational research can empower schools to reduce inequality and create better experiences and outcomes for students and teachers alike.
Yale School of Medicine -
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence (YCEI)
Our goal is to design effective approaches for supporting school communities in understanding the value of emotions, teaching the skills of emotional intelligence, and building and sustaining positive emotional climates in homes, schools, and workplaces.
Harvard Graduate School of Education -
Making Caring Common Project
Our vision is a world in which children learn to care about others and the common good, treat people well day to day, come to understand and seek fairness and justice, and do what is right even at times at a cost to themselves.
Stanford AIRE Program
AIRE is a group of experts at Stanford who are dedicated to finding the best approaches to redesigning our education systems to accommodate the coming era of robotics and artificial intelligence.
Our Curriculum
Fun, effective, and engaging. We use the most cutting edge methodologies for the best experience in learning English.
Point 2:
Career / Area of Focus
Guiding You to Your Future Career
Unsure which career is the right fit for you? At our academy, we provide students with the support and guidance to uncover their passion and talents, then match those to a rewarding career path.
Through our proprietary career mapping process, students take self-assessments, research industries and roles, connect with mentors, and gain hands-on experience. This allows them to deeply understand their strengths, interests, and values.
We empower students with the self-knowledge and exposure to make an informed career decision they feel genuinely excited about.
Self-Assessment
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Take personality tests and interest inventories to identify strengths, weaknesses, values and motivations
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Complete exercises to clarify passions, talents and preferred work environments
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Reflect on childhood interests and skills that could inform career selection
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Determine work-life balance preferences and priorities for the future
Career Exploration
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Use occupational databases to research options and outlooks
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Conduct informational interviews with professionals in promising fields
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Shadow professionals on the job to gain firsthand experience
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Take introductory courses or participate in activities related to potential careers
Skills Development
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Build transferable skills like communication, collaboration, problem-solving
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Gain technical skills through online certifications and hands-on training
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Get practical experience via internships, volunteering and leadership roles
Decision Making
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Compare career options based on fit with self-assessments and experiences
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Get feedback from mentors, teachers and professionals on decisions
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Make detailed pros and cons lists for each potential career
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Set SMART career goals aligned with interests while keeping backup plans open