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December 20, 2016 / Published in CEO Blog, General News, Oro Valley News

KGUN-9 Leman Academy opening new school in Oro Valley

Leman Academy opening new school in Oro Valley

School’s philosophy seeing positive results.

By Priscilla Casper POSTED: Dec 19, 2016

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Marana, Ariz. (KGUN9-TV) – Leman Academy of Excellence plans to open a new school in Oro Valley for the next school year.

Dr. Leman created one Pre-K through middle school charter school in Marana and Sierra Vista with a philosophy of being kind, respectful and encouraging one another.

“We don’t take excuses from anybody, we have high expectations,” said Dr. Leman. “We believe in vitamin E which is encouragement, and we believe in vitamin N which is no.”

The school has a classical model approach. Students will learn Spanish in kindergarten, Latin in third grade, and logic in sixth grade. Dr. Leman says the school is seeing high test scores.

“Our school is premised on the fact that we are all learners and we draw out of kids what they already know. There are no worksheets at Leman, if I saw worksheets and my kid was going to that school I’d be gone in a second,” said Dr. Leman. ” I want kids to be critical thinkers.”

“You just find a joy of learning with these scholars that I haven’t seen before with others,” said Emily Svenson, a second-grade teacher. “We are teaching interesting things and we are basing is off of what our scholars are interested in so we have a theme with what we are teaching.”

Parents say their child enjoys school so much, they don’t want to miss a day.

“She loves coming to school every morning she hates to miss school and again for me as a mom that is really tremendous that she really wants to be here and she thrives when she is here she is excited,” said Faith Mathews, a mother.

Dr. Leman says there is not one student on campus that doesn’t feel loved.

“If you can say that about a public school, that’s pretty cool…its fun to be here,” he said.

Open enrollment for the new Oro Valley school starts Thursday and goes until January 6th.

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SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA

Tel: 520-352-7780
Fax: 520-459-4387
1000 E Wilcox Dr
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635

LEMAN VIRTUAL ACADEMY
Tel: 520-462-0832
6188 E. Pima St.
Tucson, AZ 85712
MARANA, ARIZONA

Tel: 520-639-8080
Fax: 520-395-1352
Preschool: 520-639-8071
7720 N Silverbell Rd, Bldg 1 & 2
Tucson, AZ 85743

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Tel: 602-975-4750
Fax: 480-926-0303
3761 S Power Rd.
Mesa, AZ 85212

ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA

Tel: 520-912-4005
Fax: 520-344-9690
Preschool: 520-912-4007
12255 N La Cañada Drive
Oro Valley, AZ 85755

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Fax: 303-805-2286
19560 Stroh Rd.
Parker, Colorado 80134

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Tucson, Arizona 85730

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Preschool: 520-462-0876
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