A normal weekday schedule consists of the following activities: physical training, personal hygiene, dormitory maintenance, meals, classes, work projects, team sports, study hall, personal time, and sleep.
Curriculum
The Academy provides individualized instruction based on each cadet's personal needs in order to prepare the cadet to take and pass the GED test. Classes are concentrated in the five areas tested on the General Education Development (GED) certificate test; Math, Science, Social Studies, Literature and The Arts, and Writing Skills/ Essay.
Core Components
There are eight core components of the Virginia ChalleNGe program. Cadets must successfully complete all eight components to graduate from the Academy. The core components are designed to educate and produce youth that will become productive members of the community upon graduation.
