The Academies, Inc.

With the help of the Pepin family we started Pepin Academy in 1999, the Academies now consist of four schools for students in kindergarten to 22 years of age. We are a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation dedicated to the educational needs of students with identified learning and learning related disabilities. We are celebrating our tenth year of excellence in education. Using educational models of innovative instructional design, our faculty endeavors to develop the gifts of a diverse population who frequently arrive to our doors already discouraged. We are an uncommon school created by uncommon men and woman who think out of the box with a strong sense of character and integrity. Our mission is to create a high intensity, low threat therapeutic learning community that celebrates the gifts of every student.

The Academies consists of:
Pepin Academy - for 9th through 12th grade
Quest Middle School - for 6th through 8th grade
Hope Preparatory Academy - for K through 5th grade
Tampa Transitional School of Excellence - for students upon completion of 12th grade for two or more intensive years of employment skills training
Tampa Staffing Solutions- providing students with outstanding employment and supported employment services for individuals with disabilities.