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| 317 George St, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901 | |
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0.3 miGeorge Street at Albany Street
0.3 miNew Brunswick
0.3 miNew Brunswick - Somerset Street at George Street
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Specialties
HEROES Academy for the Gifted is an independent alternative school committed to guiding gifted & talented students toward reaching their highest potential through student-directed independent projects and challenging coursework matched to their individual abilities and goals.
HEROES Academy for the Gifted offers mixed-age programs with enrollment based on demonstrated ability without minimum age requirements.
HEROES Academy for the Gifted provides two scholarship programs sponsored by Rutgers DoCS., weekend enrichment programs and an Annual Conference.
History
Established in 2007.
HEROES Academy began in 2007 as an organization that provided social programs for exceptionally academically advanced students. In 2009 HEROES organized the first annual HEROES Conference sponsored by Rutgers Division of Continuing Studies to connect these students with Rutgers faculty and researchers.
In 2013 HEROES Academy opened its first permanent location in New Brunswick to provide year-round programs for academically advanced students age 6 – 17.
Meet the Business Owner
Rita V.
Business Owner
Rita Voit founded HEROES in 2007 but her passion for serving gifted children began decades earlier. As the mother of three profoundly gifted children she knew that although each child had different interests they all needed to find ways to connect with peers who shared similar interests and passions. What started as typical ‘Involved Mom” activities — playgroup organizer, homeroom mom, Girl Scout leader, PTA volunteer, book club creator, day camp program director and elected school board member, grew into something much bigger.
Drawing upon connections built over almost two decades of volunteer work, Ms Voit recruited instructors and researchers from Rutgers University to teach. Driven by a passionate commitment to build a school that would nurture children’s natural creativity and thirst for knowledge, HEROES Academy offers children an opportunity to explore exciting topics that are normally denied them due to their age.
