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A Year In Review

A TOPA end of the year practice is to reflect on the triumphs of the school and discuss our short comings as well.  At TOPA,the philosophy is to “only bring the past if we intend to build with it.”Yesterday is gone,today is here.  It is always our goal to take what we [...] [...]

World Water Day 2012

The Odyssey Preparatory Academy participated in a celebration for World Water Day 2012. Both the Buckeye and Goodyear campuses had a main ‘water source’ located about 300 yards from the campus gates. Classes who participated in the morning were responsible for filling 5 gallon buckets with water from the hose on campus and carrying it [...] [...]

TOPA –Reaches out globally with WaterisLife

The Odyssey Preparatory Academy is proud to hear ecstatic reports of Ghana villagers receiving water filtration straws as part of the WaterisLife organization. TOPA faculty member,Jessica Lusin has been coordinating with WiL and TOPA parents Kristine and Mark Bender for the last two years,raising funds to buy filtration straws so that others in [...] [...]

IB Scholars –Communicators

IB Profile Communicators  –They understand and express ideas and information confidently and creatively in more than one language and in a variety of modes of communication. They work effectively and willingly in collaboration with others. Chosen IB Communicators for the week of December 5th,2011 Riley Stewart (2nd) - He chose to shake his opponents [...] [...]

The Next Great Generation

I spent a good portion of yesterday reflecting on Pearl Harbor.  What must it have been like to live at that time?  How did it feel to know our country was about to inject itself into another World War while still trying to recover from the first one,and living in the greatest economic depression [...] [...]

TOPA Programs –What is Love and Logic?

Love and Logic is a philosophy of teaching children which allows children to be happier,empowered,and more skilled in their interactions with others. Love allows children to grow through their mistakes. Logic allows children to live with the consequences of their choices. Love and Logic is a way of working with children that gives [...] [...]

TOPA –IB Candidate School –What Does That Mean?

Odyssey the only West Valley college prep charter school that is in the candidacy phase for the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program this fall. The rigorous application process takes up to three years to complete with end hopes of becoming an official IB World School. As the students age to high school,Odyssey hopes to [...] [...]

Where are Megan and Holly?

You may notice that our co-founders Megan Olson and Holly Johnson have a new title change and will be in various locations this year.  They will no longer be filling the rolls of Odyssey Campus Principals and are concentrating more on their Superintendent duties.  The Odyssey Preparatory Academy was built on Megan and Holly’s vision [...] [...]