Fusion Academy Walnut Creek

Specialties

Fusion Academy is an alternative, college-​prep private school for grades 6 – 12 that offers class sizes as small as they come: just one student and one teacher in each private classroom. Here, the educational experience is completely customized around each student. Classes are self-​paced, and the material is presented in a way that considers each student’s interests, strengths, and learning style.

Students may attend Fusion Academy full-​time, or enroll in Fusion Learning Center’s tutoring, summer, and classes for credit programs as an educational supplement.

History

Established in 2012.

Fusion began in 1989 when Michelle Rose Gilman started offering one-​to-​one tutoring services out of her home in Solana Beach, CA. The program was expanded to a full-​time academy in 2002. In December 2008, Fusion teamed up with an organization that saw the opportunity to bring Fusion’s individualized education to students everywhere. Today, Fusion is a national organization with campuses on both coasts and its headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI.

Meet the Manager

Dan A.

Manager

Dan is an enthusiastic and impassioned learner who has dedicated much of his life to learning, both in educational and academic capacities. He holds a BA in Business Administration from San Diego State University, an MA in Modern and Contemporary Literature from the University of London, an MA in philosophy from University College Falmouth in the UK, and is currently writing the final chapters of his PhD dissertation in critical philosophy associated with University College Falmouth. Until 2011, Dan held the position of ‘visiting scholar’ in the French and Rhetoric departments of UC Berkeley.

Dan has also enjoyed a successful ten year education career in both California and the United Kingdom, holding titles of Head of Department, Curriculum Coordinator, Exams Officer, Head of College, and University Course Director.

Most recently, Dan was the Center Director of Sylvan Learning in Walnut Creek, California.