Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy

JOY Lake Charles is an Acton Academy where children ages 4–13 take an active role in setting goals, learning at their own pace, and working through hands-on projects. Guides use Socratic questions to help learners build responsibility and teamwork; older students can pursue apprenticeships and internships.

Lake Charles–Boston Academy of Learning hosts specialized programs within Calcasieu Parish Public Schools. Students can take part in the Virtual Instruction Program, Region V STEM Center, gifted and talented art, or dual enrollment, with routes to a Certificate of General Studies or an Associate of General Studies.

A Different World Academy opened in 2003 in Marrero with 10 students, including our founders' two daughters, and today serves kindergarten through 12th grade from our campus on Bellemeade Boulevard in Gretna. We call our model a Homeschool Away from Home: a Christian private school with live, traditional classroom instruction using the Abeka curriculum, combined with computer instruction. Classes are small, and we offer one-on-one student-teacher instruction, individual assessments, annual testing and AP courses. We serve gifted and talented students and students on the autism spectrum, and IEPs are welcome. A year-round program lets students who are a grade or two behind catch up and graduate on time, and we offer after-school tutoring and grade-level testing. We are accredited by the National Association of Private Schools. Each summer we run a day camp at $60 a week with academic enrichment, field trips, science dissection, music and dance, arts and crafts, and breakfast and lunch included. Our graduates have gone on to colleges, universities and the military.