League Academy of Communication Arts is helping all students develop the world class skills and life and career characteristics of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate by providing a safe, caring, and academically challenging learning environment. We provide such an environment through the implementation of our school vision, which is to prepare students to become lifelong learners and contributing members of society through rigorous, arts-focused, standards-based instruction. We demonstrate this vision by challenging our students with best practices to reach their full potential and by the continuous professional development of our teachers. Our school, PTA, SIC, and community operate under the Capturing Kids' Hearts philosophy. League Academy was designated as a 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase School. Our students have leadership opportunities including CKH Process Champions, a teen leadership course, and a Capturing Kids’ Hearts Leadership Team.
Our teachers are always seeking to learn new and effective classroom strategies such as: integration of the arts and technology into all disciplines and content areas. Professional Learning Communities and curriculum development drive our instructional process. We are proud of our strong history of academic success. League Academy was designated as a National Jr. Beta Club School of Distinction in 2016 and again in 2017 and 2018. League Academy was also awarded Arts in the Basic Curriculum Grant in 2016 and again in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 to integrate the arts and art standards into the curriculum across the school. In 2018, League Academy was named South Carolina School of Excellence in the Arts in 2018 by the Palmetto State Arts Education association. In 2020 League Academy became an ABC Certified School, and was recertified as an ABC certified school in 2022. The principal, Mary Leslie Anderson, was named the Metropolitan Arts Council of Greenville Arts Educator of the Year award in April of 2021.
League Academy has been re-designated as a National School to Watch by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform. In January of 2020, we were re-designated for the third time being designated initially in 2011 and again in 2015 and 2017. We will be up for re-designation again for 2023. The four criteria upon which designation is based include academic excellence, developmental responsiveness, organizational structure, and social equity.
Students have a variety of academic and arts opportunities at League that include a communication arts program and intermediate and advanced studies in drama, dance, band, strings, choral music and the visual art; all award winning programs. Additionally, students can select communication arts electives, including graphic art and design, video production, gaming, engineering, teen leadership and journalism.
Thank you for the continued support of the students and community at League Academy of Communication Arts.
Mrs. Mary Leslie Anderson , Principal
