February 28, 2022
When Sharon Peruzzi Strauchs founded Cortona Academy in northern Virginia 30 years ago, she began with some very specific core principles:
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Launching a New Way to Educate
CMU alumna celebrates the 30th anniversary of founding her Virginia college prep academy
By Tina Tuminella
- Stress how to learn, employing biofeedback techniques to study skills
- Offer a low-stress, happy, reward-based environment
- Hire experts who serve as mentors in specific subject fields, but more importantly, who are kind and empathetic
- Accept every student and provide brilliant, compassionate teachers to help each child reach their ultimate potential
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