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Mon - Fri 8:00 - 10:45 Supervised
Study (Chris Wintrode)
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" The goal of the Academy learning center is to provide a structured,
supportive classroom environment for student athletes. By providing
support for students engaged in the Independent Study Program,
I hope to enhance and enrich the educational experience
for all Academy students. Chris Wintrode - Credentialed Teacher Director." |
The Academy Learning Center offers:
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With the rigors of ATA’s training program and tournament traveling, the Advantage Tennis Academy’s independent study programs offer players the flexibility needed to achieve success both academically and athletically.
Advantage Tennis Academy’s accredited academic program provides an environment that allows motivated student-athletes to excel in the classroom while aspiring to reach their goals on the court. ATA has partnered with the Irvine Unified School District and Laurel Springs Distance Learning Program to offer our students the best academic curriculum focused on preparing students for college. The Irvine Unified School District is rated second highest in the U.S.
ATA’s academic director, Chris Wintrode, and his teaching staff, maintain a high standard of excellence in the classroom by monitoring student’s curriculum and progress as well as communicating with parents and coaching staff. With 2 ½ hours in the morning and 1 ½ hours in the evening, our students have an excellent balance between academics and athletics. ATA’s standard for high academic achievement is coupled with building character, confidence, and leadership both on and off the court.
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« Irvine Home School
(Grades 5-8)
« Irvine Unified School District
« Four Classes per 18 week semester: English, Math, Science, & Social Studies
« Weekly Meeting with Director
« 4 hours of work daily |
« San Joaquin High School
(Grades 9-12)
« Irvine Unified School District
« Classes run consecutielyevery 5 weeks, Math is ongoing
« 3 hours weekly at SJHS, 1 hour advisement and 2 hours with Math Instructor
« 4 hours of work daily |
« Laurel Springs Distance Learning
(Grades 5-12)
« Fully-accredited online program
« Excellent option for foreign students
« Variety of classes with 18 AP choices
« 4 hours of work daily |
ATA ACADEMICS PROGRAM QUESTIONAIRRE
Q: CAN STUDENTS THAT ATTEND THE ACADEMY LEARNING CENTER MAKE IT TO THE TOP SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY?
YES. ATA STUDENTS WHO HAVE GRADUATED THROUGH OUR PROGRAM HAVE HAD GREAT SUCCESS IN MOVING INTO ALL OF THE TOP SCHOOLS INCLUDING PRINCETON, CAL BERKLEY, UCLA, BROWN, USC, UCI, AND UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Q: DOES THE LEARNING CENTER TAKE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAM?
YES. WE PROVIDE A HIGH SPEED INTERNET CONNECTION, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO PROCTOR ONLINE COURSEWORK.
OUR TEACHERS MONITOR AND INSTRUCT OUR ONLINE STUDENTS AS WELL AS OUR INDEPENDENT STUDENTS.
WE HAVE PLAYERS ENROLLED IN LAUREL SPRINGS, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AS WELL AS BYU ONLINE FOR THEIR HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC PROGRAMING.
Q: CAN MY STUDENT TAKE HONORS OR AP CLASSES?
YES. LAUREL SPRINGS AND UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA BOTH OFFER ONLINE HONORS/AP COURSEWORK ONLINE, AND WE HAVE OUR ADVANCED STUDENTS TAKE SCIENCE AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES AT IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE FOR HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT.
Q: HOW MUCH TIME WILL AN ADVANTAGE STUDENT SPEND ON ACADEMICS?
FOUR HOURS OF DAILY ACADEMICS WILL BE EXPECTED OF ALL ATA STUDENTS WITH 2 ½ HOURS OF CLASSROOM IN THE MORNINGS
AND 1 ½ HOURS OF STUDY HALL AT NIGHT. STUDENTS WITH MORE DEMANDING SCHEDULES WILL HAVE AN INCREASED WORKLOAD.
Q: WILL MY STUDENT RECEIVE MUCH ATTENTION FOR THE INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM? WHAT IS THE STUDENT
TO TEACHER RATIO?
THE ATA LEARNING CENTER IS A LEVEL ABOVE MOST EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS BECAUSE WITH A STUDENT/TEACHER RATIO
OF 10:1, ALL STUDENTS RECEIVE A GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR COURSEWORK. WE PREPARE KIDS FOR COLLEGE BY TEACHING THEM HABITS THAT DIRECTLY LEAD TO COLLEGE ACADEMIC SUCCESS.
Q: WHAT KIND OF ATTRIBUTES DOES AN ADVANTAGE ACADEMY STUDENT NEED TO HAVE TO EXCEL IN THE INDEPENDEN
T SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT?
PLAYERS NEED TO HAVE THE SAME ATTRIBUTES IN THE CLASSROOM AS THEY DO ON THE COURT: FOCUS, ORGANIZATION,
DISCIPLINE, AND SELF-MOTIVATION. THESE QUALITIES MAKE GREAT STUDENT ATHELETES.
Q: WHAT IS THE AVERAGE G.P.A. OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDING THE INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM?
3.5
Q: DO YOU HAVE SAT/ACT PREPARATION AND CLASSES?
SAT/ACT PREP CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A PRIVATE TUTORING PROGRAM. WE ALSO SIGN STUDENTS UP FOR THE PRINCETON REVIEW TEST PREPARATION. OUR STUDY HALL WILL FOCUS ON SAT/ACT TESTING 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO TEST DATES.
Q: DO YOU HAVE PRIVATE TUTORING AVAILABLE FOR MY STUDENT?
PRIVATE TUTORING IS AVAILABLE FOR ATA STUDENTS AT A DISCOUNTED RATE THROUGH OUR HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHING STAFF.
To find out more information about our academics program, please
contact Chris Wintrode directly
at chriswintrode@hotmail.com
You may also contact him by phone at 949-285-8619.
WHY ATA WORKS
Dear Parents & Players,
Thank you for your interest in Advantage Tennis Academy. We are excited to be coaching elite junior players. In only eight years of operating, we have had the pleasure of developing many ATP and WTA players as well as hundreds of national and international champions.
It is Advantage’s mission to help each individual player maximize their growth and experience at the Academy. We pride ourselves on the information and attention we give to all of our players. With 10 full-time coaches and a staff of 20, we are there for our players on the court, in the classroom and with all their needs.
At Advantage Tennis Academy players can balance their academics and their tennis training. With morning classroom, players are excited to train at 11:00am because they haven’t been sitting in school all day. With these extra day time hours our players can train like professionals both on the court, in the tennis training classroom and with their fitness. In the evening we have 1½ hours of study hall and some free time to relax and recover from the day as well as prepare mentally for tomorrow’s school and tennis. Because we offer an Independent Study Program our students move much more quickly through their subject work than regular students. This more rapid pace allows for productive schooling and better study habits as students learn to be more self-motivated. Also, our students only juggle two courses per five week period to increase their focus on the subject matter.
Our Independent Study Program allows our students to travel to more tournaments without worrying about missing school and being penalized. When they come back from trips they have a day or two off from tennis training. They study during the tennis training hours and they catch up in school very quickly. Players are able to stay on top of their school work, rest properly and have less school-related stress to make their lives flow better.
With the Independent Study Program our kids can stay on top of their studies and make the SAT/ACT testing more of a focal point in their academic training. With flexible scheduling our students are able to treat the SAT/ACT exam like a class. They can take a five week school session and drop down to one class to spend the time needed on the test preparation. Because GPA and ACT/SAT test scores are both instrumental in college acceptance, our players can do very well in both of these areas because of the structure of our schooling program.
Our academic program help student/athletes excel in the classroom and our tennis training help players improve rapidly. All of our instructors are high-performance coaches so our students receive the right information at the right time. With small group training, classroom sessions on technique and strategy and video analysis, our players quickly increase their tennis IQ’s, improve their stroke production and implement winning strategies built on their own playing foundations.
With our winning combination of balanced academics and tennis, we are able to give our players an environment where they can excel at both. Whether the goal is the professional tour or college tennis, Advantage is the best choice. For the last four years 100% of our seniors have received college scholarships. Those seniors are now freshman at BYU, Princeton, UNC, Cal Poly, Montana, UCI, Cal Berkeley, Texas and Tennessee.
Thanks for considering ATA for your tennis home.
Sincerely,
Jimmy, Mahmoud and Mitch |
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