Nova 42

Specialties

Speech and Debate & Language Arts Academy — offering advanced communication skills to students from Grade 3 to College! We are a full service academy and we are professionals drawn to the world of education to share our expertise, experience and real world strategies!

History

Established in 2012.

From the very beginning Mike and Jung wanted to create something truly different and very meaningful. An educational sanctuary where students could flourish, be inspired and challenge themselves in so many ways! They knew very well what they did not want to do… what every other academy does. They wanted to have an academy rich with resources; books (lots of books), TVs, high-​speed Internet, free snacks, comfortable seats and tables, search engines, experts, security, a place to hang out and most importantly an academy that focused on students, not profits.

Nova 42, FPC is California’s fifth Flexible Purpose Corporation formed in April of 2012. Although it is a for-​profit entity, it is allowed to have a not-​for-​profit purpose. This form of corporation is unique and powerful in the field of education, allowing Nova 42 to offer scholarships to deserving students and to re-​invest profits immediately back into the operation.

Meet the Business Owner

Mike and Jung Park K.

Business Owner

Jung graduated in 1992 from Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges cum laude, B.A. General Studies, with a concentration in English and American Literature and Language. During her time at Harvard, she was one of only a few undergraduates personally accepted into a graduate English course taught by the head of the Harvard English department. She was also among the select few consistently accepted into Harvard’s competitive creative writing courses. Jung also received her J.D. from UC Davis School of Law in 1996 and opened her own law office in 1998 in San Francisco.

Coach Mike began his competitive speaking career at the age of 12 when he was invited to attend a high school speaking competition on behalf of South Salem High School (even though he was still in junior high!). Mike won first place in both the Novice division of Humorous Interpretation and junior division of Lincoln Douglas Debate. From then on and throughout high school, Mike went on to win 78 times, taking home 117 trophies