GForce Sports academy Academics
GForce Sports Academy prides itself on being a Fully Accredited, Fully NCAA Compliant, Academic Prolific School for Aspiring Student Athletes.
We have mastered the “alternative” option for student-athletes who want to pursue their dreams without sacrificing their education. Our Education Philosophy and our Academic Staff are second to none proving that our program is built to help students thrive! As of this writing, our students maintain an average GPA of over a 3.8!
How do we do this?
We use a Hybrid-Style Learning partnered with Subject Virtual School and our On-Site GForce Sports Academy Academic Staff to create the ideal learning environment and program for aspiring students and athletes!
On-Site Support Staff
Our staff is the best in the business! We work to cultivate the coursework to match each student’s schedule and learning styles so that every single student can find their own success story! From on-site tutoring, lesson plans, goal-setting, guidance meetings, and much more, we do it all to make sure your student excels in their academics!
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Academy Director
Shawn has experience playing and coaching the in NCAA and also played professionally. He grew up playing youth hockey and junior hockey in Washington State with three years of juniors with the Wenatchee Wild (then NAHL) from 2009-2012. He left Wenatchee as the all-time leading scorer committing to the University of Connecticut (UConn) as a leader for their transition into Hockey East. At UConn, Shawn amassed 20 or more points all four years and was an alternate captain. Shawn graduated with a degree in Accounting while maintaining over a 3.5 GPA. After college, he began his pro career in Bridgeport (AHL) then to Kansas City (ECHL). Shawn played two seasons in the minors before embarking overseas in Europe playing one season in the EIHL and receiving a Masters Degree. Retiring due to injury, Shawn immediately found himself as an NCAA coach for three seasons from 2019-2022 and then transitioned into his passion of directing developmental hockey schools here in Chicago and now serves as the Director for G Force Sports Academy.
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In-Person Academic Coach, Glenview
Aly VanderPlas is a Special Educator with 11 years of experience teaching and supporting teachers in General Education, Special Education and co-taught classrooms. She has co-taught multiple subject areas to 6th graders and 9th-12th graders at Field Middle School and Glenbrook South High School. Aly was Coordinator of the TEAM Department at Glenbrook South High School assisting students with learning/behavioral/emotional challenges and students with special needs. She also ran multiple Resource classes effectively helping students stay organized, work on time management, complete their school work and increase their understanding of classroom content. Aly is highly effective at collaborating with all of her students parents to ensure their understanding of any difficulties their child is experiencing and create a plan together to assist them in getting back on track as well as celebrate all of their successes.
Aly has a Bachelor’s Degree in K-Adult Special Education and a Master’s in Counseling. When she is not teaching, she is at the rink cheering on her 3 children in hockey and figure skating. Aly is passionate about ensuring students reach their full academic potential while pursuing their aspirations in their sport.
Hybridized Learning Style
This refers to a structured school environment with rigorous academic coursework and on-site support and certified teachers but all with the flexibility of a remote learning program built into one! We have partnered with Subject Virtual School to create this opportunity utilizing their coursework and platform, their virtual teachers and tutors, combined with our on-site staff who work hand in hand for every individual student.
Our favorite part? Our students get the best of every world! They learn individually, small groups, class projects, physical science experiments, virtually while traveling, on-site in live support sessions, all of the above!
Every student learns best in their own way and we are able to customize their schooling experience to best suit their individual needs!
Subject Virtual School
Our incredible partners who provide us with the virtual program and virtual support from teachers! We work seamlessly with their staff and ours to support each student with additional support zooms available throughout the school day, in the evenings, even on the weekends so every student and their needs and schedules are met to the fullest. We will happily provide you with as much information as possible but click here to visit their website.
Monday through Thursday 8:15 AM through 3:15 PM. join us for Sport Specific training, strength and conditioning with Goodman Elite, academics exposure and meet the teacher.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Northern Chicago Suburbs - Glenview Community Ice Arena, Glenview, IL
Central Suburbs - Addison Ice Arena, Addison, IL
Northwest Suburbs - Nicholas Sportsplex, Mt. Prospect, IL
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G Force Sports Academy and Subject Virtual School combine to offer virtual support from teachers, tutors, and our ON-SITE academic staff who assist students and families with all academic needs including tutoring, guidance counseling, transcript analysis and more.
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We are dedicated to cultivating not only high-level students and athletes but
We are dedicated to cultivating not only Elite Students and Elite Athletes but, more importantly, Elite People. Our commitment to this mission
We are dedicated to cultivating not only high-level student athletes but, more importantly, great people. Our commitment to this mission is evident in the value we integrate into our program, which includes guest speakers, community service projects, leadership initiatives, social events, and additional activities.
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Yes, our courses are NCAA approved and can be reviewed via the NCAA Eligibility Center. At Subject Virtual School (SVS), we place a strong emphasis on ensuring students fulfill all 16 NCAA core requirements. We also stress the importance of completing 10 of these 16 NCAA core courses by the end of the seventh semester. SVS will provide transcripts and have these uploaded into your student’s Eligibility Center portal to facilitate the review process.
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Yes, as long as your student successfully completes 25% of their courses with us.
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SVS offers a comprehensive range of courses to meet diverse student needs:
General Education: We provide all standard core courses required for high school graduation, including English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
Advanced Placement (AP): For students seeking college-level coursework, we offer a variety of AP courses to challenge and prepare them for higher education.
Career and Life Skills Electives: We round out our curriculum with practical electives designed to enhance students’ career readiness and life skills.
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Courses are divided into semesters. Each semester is designed to be completed in 15- 16 weeks. Flexible pacing is available to accommodate individual student needs:
Students can progress faster if they are comfortable with the material and want to advance more quickly.
Students who need more time can work at a slower pace to ensure thorough understanding of the content.
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Each semester is divided into chapters. Chapters are further broken down into specific topics. For each topic, students progress through the following:
Video lessons: 3-8 minutes in length (Look like Netflix)
Non-Graded Check For Understanding (CFU) activities
Three assignments
One quiz
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