Seattle Urban Academy
Helping youth at risk find hope, through developing academic, social and spiritual maturity to graduate from high school to higher education and sustained employment.
www.seattleurbanacademy.org
A vital part of CRISTA Ministries, Seattle Urban Academy (SUA) offers a safe, positive educational community to young people who are hurting. SUA is part of a nationwide commitment to increase the high school graduation rate of at-risk youth.
Extending the grace of Christ, SUA embraces and builds up teens who face high risks and have histories of academic failure. SUA provides student-centered, academic intensive care. Through relationships built on trust, personal growth, academic rigor, and visions of purposeful futures, our students are successfully transitioning to higher education and careers. Our graduates are living evidence of our vision: alumni who are actively contributing to the health of our communities, living out the hope and love of transformed lives.
Embrace. Edify. Educate. Equip. Seattle Urban Academy is about actualizing miracles.
Hands-on Education
Sarah Lemm, in partnership with classmate Kyla Smith and videographer Tim Hamp, produced a ten-minute video about SUA which aired at the Miracle Event in May.
Sarah and Kyla did all the interviews, showcasing perspectives held by students and staff. “SUA is a positive place for people who are hurting,” says Sarah. “The video is more about what they were saying than what we were asking them.”
Watch the video and learn more about SUA!