We are excited to meet you and are happy to help you through our application process. Our admissions staff will work with you during the admissions process to make sure we can provide the educational opportunities your student needs, and ensure that your student can be successful in our accelerated non-traditional program.
Herberger Young Scholars Academy is designed to meet the academic and social-emotional needs of highly gifted students. The small school size and low student:teacher ratios create an intimate community pursuing non-traditional, integrated, and interdisciplinary knowledge to foster skills that enhance social-emotional well-being, and to prepare graduates to be globally minded citizens.
Herberger Young Scholars Academy offers the Cambridge International Examination Curriculum, a curriculum that offers extensive flexibility for our unique learning environment, while at the same time maintaining a high caliber of rigour throughout our programming.
Herberger Young Scholars Academy offers a small school environment with outsized opportunities. Our reduced number of students allows us to create close meaningful relationships with students as they grow, and our relationship with Arizona State Universtiy allows us to offer learning opportunities unlike any other school in the country.
As an independent school, Herberger Young Scholars Academy relies on the generosity of donors like you to help us provide exceptional learning opportunities for highly gifted students.
Herberger Young Scholars Academy offers a variety of clubs and activities for students to participate in outside of the academic environment.
Clubs are generally student-led, with the support of a faculty mentor. Clubs will change from year to year, depending on student interest. In the past, clubs have included: Art Club, Dungeons and Dragons Club, Game Design Club, Gardening Club and Outdoor Games Club.
Over the years, some clubs have grown and developed to become repeated multiple years in a row and are now considered staples of the club offerings:
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Interact(Rotary)
Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
Marine Biology
The oldest club at HYSA, you can learn how to take care of and manage our beloved Herberger fish tank.
International Thespian Society
International Thespian Society is an international theatre/drama society that aims to encourage young students into the arts.
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a nationwide organization for high school students in the United States and outlying territories. Selection is based on four criteria: scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
QuizBowl
Quiz bowl is a quiz-based competition that tests players on a wide variety of academic subjects.
Ukulele
Students will learn how to play the ukulele. An instrument will be provided for you by HYSA and the club is taught by musical professor, Autumn Bourg.
The Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy seeks and accepts students for admission without reference to race, color, religion, age, disability, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or gender. Admissions and financial aid decisions are made independently.