{"id":812,"date":"2016-05-25T08:53:20","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T15:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nova.enthusiastinc.com\/santaana\/?page_id=812"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:27:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:27:31","slug":"meet-nova-academy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nova-academy.org\/santaana\/about\/meet-nova-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet NOVA Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"812\" class=\"elementor elementor-812\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ff1adf e-con-full full-width e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74ff1adf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 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data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0fb3be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0fb3be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8afd88 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8afd88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04dcf24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04dcf24\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Provide students access to an academically rigorous, blended high school\/college curriculum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca25895 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca25895\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4684612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4684612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Founded on the belief that education opens a door to hope and the development of strong leaders, NOVA Academy offers an individualized approach to helping youth succeed. Our WASC-accredited programs feature academic and personal support designed to equip students for a seamless transition to college. NOVA Academy was named a California Distinguished School in 2019 and has been recognized as a Best High School by U.S. News &amp; World Report annually since 2015. A tuition-free public charter school, NOVA Academy instills a culture of college readiness while sustaining nearly a 100% graduation rate each year.<\/p><p>Families often tell us they wish they had found NOVA sooner\u2014so we listened. Beginning this fall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nova-academy.org\/oc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOVA Academy OC Early College Middle School<\/a> will open its doors to grades 6 and 7, expanding to grades 6\u20138 in 2027. We\u2019re thrilled to welcome middle-schoolers and their families as NOVA extends its mission to younger learners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1803eae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1803eae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b0f33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84b0f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Values<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820d8d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"820d8d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3948704 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3948704\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b7f93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29b7f93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Family<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1521297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1521297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNOVA faculty and staff believe in creating a friendly, family environment to help ensure every student feels a sense of belonging and personal support. Students even participate in a class called \u201cFamily,\u201d which other schools have replicated.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-077df8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"077df8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2039a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2039a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d799c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d799c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title 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