Programs & Activities
Learning is a lifelong process that extends beyond the walls of the classroom. At Foundations Academy, students can explore their interests, learn new skills, and make new friends through a variety of extracurricular activities. Learn more about what we offer below.
Student Leadership Opportunities
Providing students with leadership opportunities plays a critical role in fostering personal growth, community involvement, and academic success. Foundations Academy offers student leadership opportunities such as:
- National Junior Honor Society (6th-8th)
- Student Council (6th-8th)
Athletics
Basketball
6th - 8th Grade
Boys & Girls
Soccer
6th - 8th Grade
Boys & Girls
Volleyball
6th - 8th Grade
Boys & Girls
"Foundations Academy is very attentive to student needs and puts a high emphasis on student success. I love that parents are expected to be attentive as well and that the school involves parents as much as possible."
- Foundations Academy Parent
Clubs
Based on student interest and staff sponsor availability. Examples include:
- Art Club (K-8th)
- Band (5th-8th)
- Chess Club (K-8th)
- Choir (5th-8th)
- Drama (5th-8th)
- Dungeons & Dragons Club (6th-8th)
- Magic Club (K-7th)
Events
We host a variety of events each year. Examples include:
- 3rd Grade Wax Museum
- Book Fair
- Community Events
- Culture Night
- Field Day
- Literacy Night
- Middle School Madness
- School Concerts
- School Dances
- School Musical [Partnership with Landmark Academy at Reunion] (4th-8th)
- Spelling Bee (3rd-8th)
- Spirit Nights
- STEAM Night
- Talent Show
- Trunk or Treat
Field Trips
Vary each year. Examples include:
- Kindergarten – Children’s Museum, Pumpkin Patch
- 1st Grade – Arvada Performing Arts Center, Denver Museum of Nature & Science
- 2nd Grade – Denver Center for Performing Arts
- 3rd Grade – Denver Zoo, Miller Farms
- 4th Grade – Water Festival
- 5th Grade – Young AmeriTowne
- 6th Grade – Three-Day Outdoor Education Program
- 7th Grade – International Towne
- 8th Grade – Five-Day Washington D.C. Trip
NHA® Shines: Stanford Study Shows Our Students Surpass Their Peers by 3.5 Months Each Year
Learn More About Stanford's StudyA recent Stanford study shows NHA partner-school students continue to outperform their traditional public school peers. They do so by gaining nearly three-and-a-half months of additional learning. NHA also earned the new “gap busters” designation for outstanding progress in eliminating learning disparities for minority and poverty students.