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Does your child hunger for academic success? Cortona Academy does it ALL in a nurturing environment with acclaimed teachers, ensuring that children from diverse backgrounds achieve success in their educational endeavors.

  • Classes Starting at 9:00 AM
  • 7th-12th Full Time Accredited Programs
  • 5th-12th Tutoring Services: After School, Evenings, Weekends & Summers
  • All teachers hold either Master’s or Ph.D. degrees, and have taught college, but choose to make a difference by inspiring high school students.

Educational Programs

Teachers and staff work with students to reach their individual educational potential. We teach our own patented, high-tech study and organizational techniques in all courses in order to ensure high school and future college success. When these unique, proven processing and retrieval learning techniques are used, it ultimately reduces student stress in studying and test taking.
  • Average 4:1 Student to Teacher Ratio OR one-on-one courses
  • Accelerate, Graduate Early, Do Two Years in One, or Re-Do Poor Grades
  • Complete College-Prep Curriculum
  • Earn Transferable College Credit While in High School – Student’s final year can be a combination of high school and college-credit courses, without the student having to take any AP exams! For instance, we teach math through College Calculus 3, plus freshman-year Humanities courses
  • Study Languages: Spanish, French and Italian
  • “Reading the Classics” Course
  • GT, LD & AD/HD Specialists On-Site
  • Courses for Profoundly Gifted
  • Computer Geniuses Welcome
  • Year-Round Tutoring
  • No SOL’s for Virginia Students
  • PSAT / SAT Prep Courses or Private Tutoring
  • 100% Acceptance to Four-Year Colleges & Universities
Some of our recent College Acceptances include:

American University, American University: Rome, Italy, Brigham Young University, California Institute of Technology,Carnegie-Mellon University, Carroll College, Christopher Newport University, Duquesne University, George Mason University, Harvard University, Hawaii Pacific University, James Madison University, Liberty University, Longwood University, Marymount University, Montana State University, North Carolina School of the Arts, Oxford University, Penn State University, Princeton University, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University: Japan, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rollins College, Rutgers University, Savannah College of Art & Design, Sheffield University: England, Southern Virginia State University, St. John’s College, Stanford University, Thiel College, University of Massachusetts: Amherst, University of Montana, University of North Carolina, University of Reading, England, University of Utah, University of Virginia, Utah Valley State College, Valparaiso University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech, Virginia Wesleyan, Wheeling Jesuit University, Yale University.

5th-12th Tutoring and Consulting Services


Our professors offer their superior services to non-Cortona Academy students after school, on weekends and during the summer. If your child is struggling in a high school course at their local school, it is often possible to transfer our courses to your student’s high school transcript. Talk to us for details.

Offerings Include:

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Writing Skills
  • Math & Science
  • Languages
  • Remedial Courses
  • Hi-Tech Study, Reading & Organizational Skills
  • SSAT/PSAT/SAT Prep
  • Educational Consulting for GT and LD Students Preparing for College

Social Environment

Cortona Academy is more than just “school.” We are a connected community of educators and parents, all working together to help students achieve their dreams, and in the meantime, have fun!
We have superb social and motivational programs while developing their resumes for college. We encourage and assist our students in earning National Awards from Congress. We work with students to find internships, professional mentors and sponsors, especially during vacation breaks and summers. By doing these things for your child, we have a 100% rate of acceptance into four-year colleges and universities, often with partial or full scholarships.

Our “Fun” Extracurricular Opportunities Include:

  • Regular Field Trips: Local areas, Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD & New York City
  • Trips to Earn High School Credits: Rome, Venice, Florence, Pompeii and of course, Cortona, Italy (in Tuscany)
  • Summer and Year-Round Internships
  • Professional Mentor Programs
  • Interactive Scientific and Cultural Exhibits
  • Opera and Theatrical Performances
  • Volunteer Projects and Award Programs

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