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Where Imagination Leads to Learning

Illuminate Academy

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Illuminate Academy is a tuition-free South Carolina public virtual charter school set to open in Fall 2026.

Does your child love to draw, design, or dream up their own stories and games? At Illuminate Academy (IA), we turn those passions into powerful learning. Through personalized instruction and exciting Digital Arts and Design courses, starting as early as elementary school, students build confidence, curiosity, and real-world skills in a school that feels like it was made just for them.

What Sets Us Apart?

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Who Should Attend Illuminate Academy?

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At IA, every student is seen, known, and empowered. Whether your child needs extra support, thrives on consistency, or craves advanced challenges, our unique virtual model unlocks their potential. With immersive digital arts and design courses, real-world application, and personalized instruction, we help students discover who they are, and who they can become.

Students Who...

Some students need more than encouragement, they need a path built just for them. Illuminate Academy creates that path through our Personalized Learning Plans (PLP), which identify academic gaps and provide targeted instruction in foundational skills like reading, writing, and math.

With teachers who meet students where they are, we rebuild confidence step by step. Lessons are led through inquiry, gamification, and real-world exploration, helping students engage with their education in ways that feel meaningful and fun. As they design worlds and characters, create animations, and build games in their digital art courses, students develop both essential academic skills and a renewed belief in themselves.

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Digital Arts & Design Courses

Where creativity comes to life through digital art, animation, and game design. Students explore, create, and build skills for the future - one project at a time.

Our Values

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