Aggie Academy is a NC A&T Laboratory School established under the North Carolina General Statute Chapter 116, Article 29A (116-239.5), to improve student performance by providing an enhanced education program for students residing in low performing schools. The mission of Aggie Academy is to provide students a culturally responsive and sustaining integrated STEAM Education experience to improve student achievement and develop critical and creative thinking skills. Aggie Academy will serve up to 100 students, with a teacher-student ratio of 1:15 for grades 3-5, and provide students and families a spectrum of support services to comprehensively address academic, social-emotional, physical needs. Aggie Academy is committed to:
- Culturally Responsive and Sustainable Teaching and Learning Practices
- Holistic child development through building Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) skills and Restorative Practices (RP)
- Developing Critical and Creative Thinking Skills through integrated STEAM curriculum and Inquiry-Based and Experiential Learning Opportunities
- Intentional and Purposeful Family and Community Engagement
Aggie Academy involves an integrated partnership with Guilford County Schools and NC A&T and will be housed off campus in a facility within the district boundaries. Cross campus collaborations and the integration of educator and leader preparation, through a practice-based teacher education model (PBTE) provide opportunities for strengthening 3rd – 5th grade student success and educator and leader preparation. The College of Education is committed to culturally responsive and sustaining practices and is unapologetically focused on advancing equity for greater justice. Building on the NC A&T historically Black university (HBCU) legacy of exemplary teaching, scholarship and effective public service, the College of Education offers degrees at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels. The mission is to prepare highly skilled, culturally responsive and sustainable educators, leaders, and counselors who create, use, and share knowledge on equity, access, and advocacy in local, state, national, and global communities. Graduates are catalysts for transformative action to improve education and counseling in diverse contexts and communities.