Pioneer Academy of Science
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The Pioneer Academy of Science is a private school
located in Clifton
, New Jersey
, at 1253 Main Avenue. The school was formed in 1999. A second campus located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
opened for the 2006-2007 school year. To distinguish the two schools, the southern school is called Pioneer Academy South and the older school is called Pioneer Academy North.
The Pioneer Academy curriculum focuses on studies of science
, mathematics
, and cultural studies
of the Turkish culture and language.
. Originally, the school was open to only middle school students, had expanded to 3rd graders by 2002. In 2005, they opened up the school to 2nd graders as well. In 2006, Pioneer Academy moved from its 366 Clifton Avenue location to another building at 1253 Main Avenue, on a site which was formerly St. Paul RC Church and Private School; the former building now houses the kindergarteners through third graders, while the newer building contains the elementary, middle, and high school students.
The Cherry Hill campus opened in the Ashland
neighborhood for the 2006-2007 school year, located on Evesham Road (CR 544
). This is the former location of the Holy Rosary School, which was a Camden Diocese
church, established in 1958.
The school came in fifth place in the 2005 New Jersey Science Olympiad, earning one gold, four silver and three bronze medals in the competition's 23 events. The school's team of 17 middle school students finished ahead of 22 schools, all the more remarkable as the team represent half of all students in the school's grades 6-8.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
located in Clifton
Clifton, New Jersey
Clifton is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 84,136. The 2010 population represented an increase of 5,464 residents from its population of 78,672 in the 2000 Census, making it the state's 11th largest...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, at 1253 Main Avenue. The school was formed in 1999. A second campus located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Cherry Hill is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a population of 71,045, representing an increase of 1,080 from the 69,965 residents enumerated during the 2000 Census...
opened for the 2006-2007 school year. To distinguish the two schools, the southern school is called Pioneer Academy South and the older school is called Pioneer Academy North.
The Pioneer Academy curriculum focuses on studies of science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, and cultural studies
Cultural studies
Cultural studies is an academic field grounded in critical theory and literary criticism. It generally concerns the political nature of contemporary culture, as well as its historical foundations, conflicts, and defining traits. It is, to this extent, largely distinguished from cultural...
of the Turkish culture and language.
History
In the late 1990s, Aziz Zafer Ergul, Osman Oztoprak, and Ismail Arican started a school at the corner of Clifton Ave. and First St., at the site of a former mental hospitalMental Hospital
Mental hospital may refer to:*Psychiatric hospital*hospital in Nepal named Mental Hospital...
. Originally, the school was open to only middle school students, had expanded to 3rd graders by 2002. In 2005, they opened up the school to 2nd graders as well. In 2006, Pioneer Academy moved from its 366 Clifton Avenue location to another building at 1253 Main Avenue, on a site which was formerly St. Paul RC Church and Private School; the former building now houses the kindergarteners through third graders, while the newer building contains the elementary, middle, and high school students.
The Cherry Hill campus opened in the Ashland
Ashland, New Jersey
Ashland is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within both Voorhees and Cherry Hill Townships, in Camden County, New Jersey...
neighborhood for the 2006-2007 school year, located on Evesham Road (CR 544
County Route 544 (New Jersey)
County Route 544, abbreviated CR 544, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Cooper Street in Deptford Township to Taunton Boulevard in Medford Township.-Gloucester County:...
). This is the former location of the Holy Rosary School, which was a Camden Diocese
Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden is a particular church or diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, located in New Jersey, United States, and presides over Roman Catholic parishes and schools in the six southern New Jersey counties of Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland,...
church, established in 1958.
Sports
Pioneer Academy has established a soccer team in the 2007-2008 season. This consists of a U-14 and a U-17 team.Academic achievements
- 2010 (this year)
- First Place in Turkish OLympiads
- Fourh Place in Science Olympiads
- Ninth place for Future City
- Piotech 3231 Going to the World Finale for Robotics
- Piotech 3231 Robotics Regionals Rookie All-Star and Rookie Highest Seeding Points Award
- 2007
- North Division First Place in New Jersey Science Olympiad
- Best Use of Transportation Modeling in New Jersey Future City Competition
- 2006
- North Division First Place in New Jersey Science Olympiad
- Second Place in Elementary School Science Olympiad
- Second Place in New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
Future City Competition
- 2005
- North Division First Place in New Jersey Science Olympiad
- Third Place in New Jersey Future City CompetitionFuture City CompetitionFuture City Competition is a national competition in the United States that focuses on improving student's math, engineering, and science skills...
- Fourth Place in Elementary School Science Olympiad
- Fifth Place in New Jersey State Science Olympiad
- 2004
- State First Place in New Jersey Future City CompetitionFuture City CompetitionFuture City Competition is a national competition in the United States that focuses on improving student's math, engineering, and science skills...
- North Division First Place in New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
Science OlympiadScience OlympiadScience Olympiad is an American elementary, middle, or high school team competition which tests knowledge of various science topics and engineering ability. Over 6,200 teams from 49 U.S. states compete each year. Most teams compete in three levels of competition: regionals, states, and nationals... - Second Place in Clifton City Youth Week Art Contest
- First Place in CliftonClifton, New JerseyClifton is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 84,136. The 2010 population represented an increase of 5,464 residents from its population of 78,672 in the 2000 Census, making it the state's 11th largest...
City Youth Week Poetry Contest
- State First Place in New Jersey Future City Competition
- 2003
- Second Place in New Jersey Math League Competition
The school came in fifth place in the 2005 New Jersey Science Olympiad, earning one gold, four silver and three bronze medals in the competition's 23 events. The school's team of 17 middle school students finished ahead of 22 schools, all the more remarkable as the team represent half of all students in the school's grades 6-8.
External links
- School Homepage
- Pioneer South School Homepage
- Data for the Pioneer Academy of Science, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
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