parents guide 2020

Who we are: A Guide for Parents BES Academy’s vision was developed to align itself with the fast- BAHAMAS ELITE SPORTS ACADEMY developing sports industry. We have a responsibility to our country, The Bahamas, to ensure that sustainable development of student-athletes becomes a reality. It plays a major role in accelerating growth of sport scholarships around the world. What we offer:   Low Tuition  K-12 International Academy, IVL Academy & Seton Home  School Curriculum  Nutritional breakfast & lunch   Well structure and organized training programs  Small classes  Conducive environment for learning  Various Payment plan option  Qualified coaches Contact Us Phone: 242-601-5447/242-825-9110 Email: [email protected] Web: www.bahamaselite.org BAHAMAS ELITE SPORTS ACADEMY #37 East Avenue Centerville, Nassau, Bahamas

… Students will be challenged. BES Academy offers an outstanding academic program that is fully accredited by the NCAA through virtual online classes taught by K12 international academy and Seton home school study. Such programmers prepare students for challenges they will face in college. With a 1:1 student to teacher ratio, our classes are small enough that every student receives the attention they need to excel. We have highly trained/qualified teachers with the majority having obtained Masters/PhD’s in their subject areas to empower our students with the knowledge to compete globally at all levels. Our online curriculums are four-tiered: General Diploma, Academic Diploma, Advanced Academic Diploma, and College Preparatory; this allows the academy to accommodate students with different backgrounds and abilities. As students advance, they can challenge themselves at higher levels. It is our aim to maximize the potential of every child who enters the doors of BES Academy whether through character building, accountability, physical training, skill development and or self-discipline to produce world class citizens. In addition to offering AP classes, BES “BES Academy is the best thing we Academy offers students the chance to ever did for our son. BES Academy take elective classes as diverse as really cares about the students Cosmology & Astronomy, Electrical and prepares them for the next Engineering, Computer Animation, step in their lives.” Hour of Code, Computer Programming, Organic Chemistry, Health & Medicine, ~Tisca Albury, PARENT OF LESTIS Economics, Finance, Mandarin, Latin & Greek.

… Students will be known. The self-assurance and experience “BES Academy has allowed my BES Academy students gains from daughter to blossom! The BES Academy’s faculty members are vital to the a small captivated environment classroom size together with its community and act as more than just teachers pays dividends as he look toward values, standards, ethics, and and coaches, but serve as supervisors, and the college experience. He is now excellent academics gave us the mentors. Each student has a faculty mentor who contented with public speaking, best high school experience we follows their academic progress, personal meeting and asking questions of could have asked for! There is also growth, and serves as a liaison between parents faculty, and understand how to a very strong sense of community and the school to keep parents up-to-date on manage his time exceptionally at BES Academy and we are each mentee’s progress. In our small community, well. proud to have been part of it! nobody falls through the cracks PARENT OF Our academy size also allows students the Collin Storr opportunity for leadership skill development. In addition to Student Leader Council, Student Activities Board and clubs, BES Academy has prefects and protectors. These junior and senior students have demonstrated archetypal veracity and leadership ability. They work with the academy’s administrator and director to help set a positive tone, and support a fun, friendly environment.

… Students will be prepared. … Students will train & perform at a high level. BES Academy has a four-year college counselling program designed to prepare students for the application process. It will assist them in establishing college goals, and selecting classes that align with goals. With the assistance of our guidance counsellors & school administrator, students from grade nine (9) will sign up with the US. College Board & the NCAA Eligibility Center, and start their SAT prep classes. In addition, the academy attends annual college events where college reps are represented to give students first-hand information, that will help them gain insights into which colleges might fit their personal and academic objectives. Our students will graduate well-prepared for college, and in many cases, our graduates will have the prevision that when entering college, they will be placed in the position with sufficient A.P. credits to graduate in three years or less. “Since coming to BES Academy, my basketball IQ has gone to the next level, I now understand how to play basketball” ~ Lestis Albury Graduate 2019