Student Life & Service Learning

Twin Cities Academy believes that each of us has the responsibility to make our community and our world a better place. Those students who volunteer in their schools and communities grow in the areas of cognitive development, social skills, citizenship, personal growth, and career exploration while addressing genuine community needs at the same time.

Twin Cities Academy middle school students experience many opportunities for social-emotional growth during their middle school years. Every B day, students have Advisory (homeroom) during 5th hour. During Advisory, students spend one day each week working on building their math skills. The other day is spent completing a social-emotional lesson through Second Step or a college and career readiness lesson through Naviance.

Students also engage in leadership opportunities at TCA, including Student Council, peer tutoring opportunities, and student ambassadors who help with recruitment events for incoming students.

TCA faculty and administration understand that middle school can be a challenging time for students as they transition from elementary school to the high school levels. To that end, all teachers and administration use an instructional discipline approach, designed to help teach students the social skills they need to be successful in school and in life. Through consistency of expectations and a supportive approach students are more apt to develop positively and uniquely as they prepare for older adolescence and adulthood.

Besides all the serious work of academics, students also have the chance to participate in many fun activities, such as field day, school dances, Spirit Week, and end of semester events. All of these social events also help students build critical social skills and are simply a lot of fun!