ACADEMICS
HERITAGE ACADEMY
Students benefit from flexible course scheduling –
classes are either in the morning or the afternoon so that
students are able to dedicate the rest of the day to their
sport. Even when on tournament, Heritage Academy
supports students by using technology that allows
them to follow their classes digitally. IJGA particularly
appreciates the facility’s support of the students’ passion.
The anxiety of falling behind in class is not conducive
to good performance on the course.
Gloria Shoemaker, Head of School at Heritage Academy
prides herself on a team of teachers who support
the passions of students while challenging them
academically. The credits and levels of instruction at
Heritage Academy meet and exceed SCISA/AdvanceEd
guidelines, university admissions criteria and NCAA
eligibility standards. Despite balancing academics
and golf, Heritage Academy students achieve 100%
college placement including Yale, Princeton, Columbia
and Michigan.
Heritage Academy has partnerships with a number
of organizations including tennis, equestrian, and soccer
academies. The mixture of different sports and the
international blend of athletes makes for a vibrant
environment in which students thrive and come to learn
and appreciate other cultures. Although the students are
all individuals, what brings them together and makes
for a harmonious learning environment is the desire to
excel and stand out in their field, and the willingness to
work as hard as they can to achieve this goal. Together,
IJGA and Heritage Academy produce culturally aware,
self-disciplined young people who make a difference in
the world of sport and academia.
Since 1993, Heritage Academy has provided top quality,
flexible education for students with a sporting or arts
passion, who spend a considerable amount of time each
week in their passion areas.
• Heritage Academy has flexible course scheduling,
running from 7:15 am to 5:00 pm, with 6 blocks of
90-minute classes, allowing students the option of
AM school with PM golf, or which many prefer
because of the benefits, AM golf and PM school.
• Students are able to select any three classes for
3 credits per semester or are able to select two classes
with one online class to make up their 3 credits.
Over the year students will typically earn 6 credits,
but by doing only three classes per semester the
amount of revision time or catch-up time from
travelling is minimized from the 6 classes students
regularly take in other schools.
HILTON HEAD
PREPARATORY SCHOOL
• Now in its 50th year, Hilton Head Prep has served
their community well with an outstanding team of
educators, rigorous college-prep curriculum and as
a traditional high school, an extensive array of athletic
teams, performing and visual arts.
• HHP classes start at 7:15 am and run through to
1:30 pm, with students typically attending seven
45-minute classes, one of which is an elective.
• Over the course of the Fall and Spring semesters
the students earn 6 credits, the same annual credit
requirement of Heritage Academy.
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