The mission of the las americas aspira academy (laaa) is to provide a world-class education that prepares students through a dual language project-based learning curriculum, to become healthy productive community members and leaders, with an expectation that every child, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or socio-economic level, is college bound. Laaa serves students k-8. Located in new castle county, the school will seek to achieve a student body that is 50% first language spanish - english language learners & 50% first language english - spanish language learners, and will serve 850 k-8 students of diverse ethnic, racial and socio-economic backgrounds when at full capacity.

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School operations - aspira academy welcomes students from diverse ethnic, racial, language (english & spanish), and socio-economic backgrounds. Half of the academy's students are primarily english-speakers and the other half are primarily spanish speakers. The academy's curriculum is rigorous and challenging. At aspira, they believe every child is college bound. All students will become bilingual, bi-literate and bicultural within six years in the program while gaining the academic, physical, social and emotional skills to succeed in school and in life. The curriculum is aligned with delaware standards and is project-based, so students learn by doing.