{{short description|Private, alternative school founded in California, US}} {{distinguish|Fusion University}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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{{Notability|Organizations|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox university | name = Fusion Academy | image = File:Logo_of_Fusion_Academy.jpg | established = 1989 | type = Private School | undergrad = | postgrad = | faculty = | campus = | free_label = | free = | mascot = | colors = | website = http://www.fusionacademy.com }}
'''Fusion Academy''' is a private alternative school<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ark |first=Tom Vander |title=11 Alternative Schools That Are Real Alternatives |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanderark/2019/10/07/11-alternative-schools-that-are-real-alternatives/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> for grades 4–12. Fusion Academy offers standard, AP, and honors-level courses. These classes are either 1:1 or small class sizes. Students generally complete all schoolwork on campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fusion Academy: Personalized Private School Grades 4-12 |url=https://www.fusionacademy.com/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Fusion Academy |language=en-US}}</ref>
==History== [[File:American Geophysical Union Headquarters.jpg|thumb|The academy's campus in Washington, D.C., is housed in the American Geophysical Union's headquarters.]] Fusion Academy was founded in 1989 by Michelle Rose Gilman,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michelle Rose-Gilman, Founder of Fusion Academy & Business Coach |url=https://www.ambition.org/team/michelle-rose-gilman |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=AMBITION |language=en-US}}</ref> as an after-school tutoring program in her garage in Solana Beach, California. The company began to offer a full-time curriculum in 2001. In 2009, the company opened its second campus in Los Angeles. In 2011, Inc. Magazine included Fusion Academy in its annual Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies, the second time the company had made the list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fusion-academy-named-to-inc-5000-list-of-fastest-growing-companies-in-america-129478098.html|title=Fusion Academy Named to Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Companies in America|date=September 8, 2011|publisher=PR Newswire|accessdate=December 13, 2017}}</ref>
==Campuses== Fusion Academy operates 80 campuses across the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fusion Academy Campuses: A Private Education Community |url=https://www.fusionacademy.com/campuses/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Fusion Academy |language=en-US}}</ref> Three Fusion Academy campuses, all in New York City, have successfully unionized.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nlrb.gov/search/case/fusion%20academy|title=Case Search: Fusion Academy|website=National Labor Relations Board|language=en-US|access-date=2024-10-20}}</ref> In 2019, Fusion Academy acquired Futures Academy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=iEducation Group Acquires Futures Academy |url=https://www.leedsequity.com/news/articles/ieducation-group-acquires-futures-academy?year=2018 |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.leedsequity.com}}</ref>
==Academics== Fusion Academy operates year-round and accommodates both full-time and part-time students. Standard and honors-level courses include sciences, mathematics, history, social studies, the arts, English and world languages. Art and music enrichment programs cover topics such as studio art, performing arts, music theory, and studio recording. One hour breaks between classes allow time for independent study in the Homework Café.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homework Café: Academic Support & Social Engagement |url=https://www.fusionacademy.com/academic-programs/homework-cafe/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Fusion Academy |language=en-US}}</ref> Customized summer programs are available.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Middle & High School Summer Programs |url=https://www.fusionacademy.com/summer-programs/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Fusion Academy |language=en-US}}</ref>
Fusion Academy offers compassion and tolerance education, staff mentoring,<ref name=":0" /> tutoring, organizational and homework assistance, and support in areas such as time management, preparation for high school entrance, SAT, ACT, GED exams, college applications, and career planning.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wynder |first=Ehren |date=2020-04-10 |title=Inside Track: Poole finds satisfaction in private education |url=https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/features/inside-track/inside-track-poole-finds-satisfaction-in-private-education/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Crain's Grand Rapids Business |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.fusionacademy.com}}
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Category:1989 establishments in California Category:Alternative schools in California Category:Middle schools in California Category:High schools in California