BULLETIN BOARD ![]()
We are still accepting applications for the 2008-2009 school year, with Grades 9, 10 and 11. Begin the application process online.
NEW! Northpoint Community Action Team - Summer Newsletter ![]()
Welcome to Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy
A college-prep magnet school
-Gates Foundation funded high school
-Students have 1:1 ibook
-Public school in Prescott Unified School District
Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy (NELA) opened with room for 100 ninth grade students in the fall of 2006 and added 80 new ninth grade students in August of 2007 and 80 this year. NELA will eventually grow to 400 students, grades 9-12, by next school year -- 2009-2010.
Prescott is one of only twelve communities in the United States to receive a major grant from Expeditionary Learning Schools Outward Bound (with funds provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) to create a new, small, rigorous high school based on the highly acclaimed Expeditionary Learning model.
Expeditionary Learning offers:
College Preparation, Compelling Topics, Hands-On Learning, Service Opportunities, Close Relationships
Emphasis on Reading & Writing, Inquiry-Based Math, Science, & Social Studies, Integrated Art
Adventure & Fitness, Opportunities to Explore