A new model of private online education: Connecting academics, student passions, and industry experts. 🗳 Now accepting applications for 7th-12th grade! https://iclacademy.org/contact/ ICL Academy is a fully-online private school for grades 7-12 that aims to solve many of the problems facing both in-person and online schools by focusing on student engagement through a personalized, blended approach that combines academics with personal passions. Its founder Kirk Sphan is a fourth generation educator and has more than 20 years specializing in digital education and youth civic engagement. ICL Academy is powered by 150 years of academic excellence from the Dwight School, and its online program Dwight Global, and builds on the track record of success of the Institute for Civic Leadership, a nonprofit founded in 2001 that has inspired, educated, and supported a new generation of youth civic leaders to take positive action in their local and global communities. ICL Academy also partners with industry experts who serve as master teachers, and has recently partnered with Olympic Alpine Skier Bode Miller to create a Winter Sports Academy for student athletes, famed VC investor and founder of Draper University Tim Draper to launch a technology and entrepreneurship academy, Independent Arts Entertainment, and Universal Tennis Rating, whose major investors and strategic partners include Novak Djokovic & Larry Ellison. Over the years, ICL has partnered with industry leaders such as former NFL player and TV personality Michael Strahan, author Malcolm Gladwell, and musician and artist Alicia Keys, among others, to provide learning opportunities for students.