More than a school.
Students, teachers, classrooms — all the usual pieces are here. But what we do at Forest City Academy goes beyond the traditional idea of school.
Across the country, families and educators are rethinking school and demanding more:
🌱 More Personalization- education adapted to your child’s strengths, pace, and interests
💬 More Voice and Agency- your child shouldn’t be spending all day answering questions they never asked
🎯 More Purpose- recognizing your child’s unique interests and experiences matter and should be honored
🏃More Movement- kids aren’t designed to sit passively for hours
🤝 More Belonging and Community- your child deserves to be seen, known, and supported
🔗 More Preparation for Life- because memorizing “mighty mitochondria” is not time spent preparing for the real world
Forest City Academy is new to Northeast Ohio, but we’re part of a movement that is much bigger. A movement about rethinking school without the red tape.
Without the “this is the way we’ve always done it.”
Without the bureaucracy.
A model where:
🎯 Students grow by mastery, not just age.
🔗 Learning is connected, relevant, and rooted in the real world.
🤔 Curiosity is celebrated. Compliance isn’t the goal.
🧠 Character, values, and purpose are woven into everything.
🏃 Kids move—because brains work better when bodies do too.
🎨 Teachers design powerful, purposeful experiences—not just deliver lessons.
🌱 Every child grows with confidence, compassion, and clarity.
We didn’t set out to do school differently just for the sake of being different
We did it because kids deserve nothing less. At Forest City Academy, students don’t spend all day sitting passively answering questions they never asked. Their learning is something they take ownership of.
At Forest City Academy, we’re helping young people grow with confidence, character, and clarity about who they are and what they can do.
This is more than a new school. It’s a fresh start for families who believe their kids are capable of amazing things.