Student Life
While we are dedicated to helping our athletes play at the next level, life is about more than just golf.
We focus on the athlete as a whole and support them through their journey of developing into lifelong learners, self-advocates, strong leaders, and confident players.
Housing
Together with the RPS athletes from tennis, soccer and volleyball, the golf athletes have a robust peer group of similar student athletes to provide a healthy and vibrant community.
The campus is home to most of our student-athletes, with a dining room, recreational room, lounge and classrooms. Full-time staff live on campus and help guide students through their transition of living away from home.
Campus is very secure and peaceful, with a facility on site, and the golf course walking distance from campus. There are separate girls and boys dorms, and although we refer to them as dorms, in actuality they are student homes, well appointed, warm, and inviting. Dorm Parents provide care, safeguarding, and discipline in the day-to-day lives of the
Academy students.
Each student home has new furnishings, high speed internet, and complimentary laundry service. The large dining hall provides plenty of space for students to eat their meals and socialize 7 days a week on site. The experienced catering team plan healthy and nutritious meals that provide a balanced diet for optimal performance.
Academics
RPS offers an atmosphere which encourages high academic achievement, a love of learning, concern for others, delight in creative expression and the satisfaction of accomplishment for all students. Students have access to a wide range of courses, including Honors and Advanced Placement options. These accelerated and college-level classes are designed for highly motivated, ambitious students seeking to challenge themselves and excel academically.
RPS offers an atmosphere which encourages high academic achievement, a love of learning, concern for others, delight in creative expression and the satisfaction of accomplishment for all students. Students have access to a wide range of courses, including Honors and Advanced Placement options. These accelerated and college-level classes are designed for highly motivated, ambitious students seeking to challenge themselves and excel academically.
Character & Leadership
Development
There are numerous ways that students learn and grow at GPA. We have three distinct areas of focus in formally delivering leadership development throughout the year:
Executive Functioning – We recognize the value of executive functioning skills in personal and leadership development. As such, our Student Life team have extensive training in this area to help students make the link between their goals and aspirations and their daily habits and behaviors. We have group sessions twice a month with the students, based on the XX leadership program, and work through various executive 9 functioning skills such as conflict resolution, time/self-management, emotional control, prioritizing, and other valuable skills.
Community Service – This is an opportunity for students to learn more about the greater community and the responsibility of giving back in a meaningful way. Students are presented with various options so that they may find what piques their interest and then commit to making a contribution in that area.
Internships – One of the benefits of the blended learning model is the opportunity for students to engage in more experiential learning with internships. Students are guided to choose internships in fields of study that interest them so that their education in those subjects going forward have greater context. The Academy help students find the best fit and provide support in navigating the process.
The Faculty
Leslie DiNapoli
Chef Manager Sr.
Ryan Bator
Mira Bothman
Roland Millman
Residential Instructors
Mira Gouse
Residential Instructors
Cristofer Curtis
Residential Instructors
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