LIFES Academy
Lessons in Fundamental and Essential Skills
LIFES Academy provides an engaging alternative setting for students with special needs. We help students shape appropriate attitudes, behaviors, and life skills so they can realize their fullest potential both academically and socially.
As its foundation, LIFES Academy embraces a partnership approach. We work with each student, family, and other community partners to ensure each individual student’s success by addressing not only the presenting symptoms but also their root causes. We serve students with developmental delays, emotional and intellectual disabilities, as well as health, learning, speech, and language challenges.
LIFES Academy is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education and is an accredited member of the Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Education Facilities (VAISEF). Students are referred to LIFES Academy through their Local Education Agency’s (LEA’s) special education department in cooperation with the locality’s Family Assessment and Planning Team (FAPT) and Community Policy and Management Team (CPMT).
LIFES Academy is a Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Education Facilities (VAISEF) accredited member. Learn more about VAISEF here.
Project Discovery
Project Discovery is a college access program offered in grades 9-12 through STEP. Project Discovery encourages students to stay in and graduate high school, and it provides resources and tools for students to successfully make the transition to education beyond high school.
Through Project Discovery we empower students enrolled at Franklin County High School and LIFES Academy by providing tutoring, educational support, SAT and college application preparation, college visits, and other related assistance to low-income, first-generation high school students who want to go to college.
For more information or to apply, visit Project Discovery of Virginia, or contact our Project Discovery Coordinator
LIFES Academy Resources
- A Day at the LIFES Academy
- LIFES Academy Private Day School Wellness Policy
- LIFES Academy Free Meal Policy
- Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Flyer
- Frequently Asked Questions About P-EBT
- Transferencia Electonica de Beneficios por la Pandemia (P-EBT)
- Division de Programas de Beneficios Preguntas frecuentes acerca de la P-EBT
- FCPS Mental Health tool kit
- Wellness Policy 2021-2024 Triennial Assessment
- Wellness Policy 2020-2024 WELLNESS POLICY 2021-2024
Program Coordinators
L. Darnell Moore II, Youth Services Director
[email protected]
(540) 483-5142, ext. 3047
Janet Osborne, Project Discovery Coordinator
[email protected]
Referrals & Tours
To make a referral, schedule a tour, or for more information about LIFES Academy or our programs, please contact us.
Testimonial
At LIFES Academy, they excel in teaching by providing superior instruction and dedicating more time to their students than other schools.
– Ms. Thurman