THE GEO ACADEMIES MISSION is to EMPOWER students to ACCELERATE their academic pathways to ADVANCE their social mobility and ACHIEVE their career and life-long goals.
GEO Next Generation High School is part of the national network of GEO Academies. A tuition-free, public 9-12 charter school dedicated to fostering growth in students' character, academics, life skills, the arts, and wellness. We are committed to employing tailored teaching approaches that address the unique needs of each student.
The GEO Academies Model
The GEO Academies Model provides innovative K-16 education pathways grounded in a personalized and research-based approach to learning. We prepare students beginning in kindergarten to accelerate into our free college and career immersion high schools. Students graduate from GEO Academies with a college degree or career certification that gives them a head start on postsecondary success!
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Da’Kiyaah Edwards
Associate Degree | Social Sciences
Class of 2025
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Associate Degree | Social Sciences
Class of 2025
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All three GEO Prep schools in Baton Rouge and Baker beat the state and their local districts...and by a large margin. That's the easy part of data analysis. But let's look at the data in greater detail to understand what's really going on.
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While it has taken some time, I think we have finally convinced all GEO Academies students--including those in Indianapolis and Baton Rouge--to earn more than a high school diploma. And, they are doing this BEFORE graduating from our high schools.
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The picture of Mrs. Janet Plant, a 68-year-old graduate from GEO's Gary Middle College, needs no captions. She was elated to finally earn her high school diploma. That picture made the front page of the Gary Post Tribune. We celebrated Janet's accomplishment last week with 96 other graduates from GMC, our largest graduating class from our school that serves students needing a non-traditional schedule and approach.
News
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EurWeb
Baton Rouge mom of seven, Moranda Jackson, shares how GEO Foundation charter schools helped her daughters and herself earn college degrees.
Chicago Tribune
The 97 graduates from Gary Middle College had a right to exuberance as they picked up hard-earned high school diplomas Friday.
Most were high school dropouts and journeyed non-traditional paths to their diplomas. Their friends and families didn’t hold back their joy and pride as they cheered on the graduates at the Hammond Civic Center, kicking off the commencement season in Northwest Indiana.
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NWITimes
20 years later and over 70 higher education degrees later, 21st Century Charter celebrates its anniversary.
University Partners
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