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Building Hope’s Second Partnership With Alturas Transforms Former Sears Building Into International Baccalaureate World School

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Monday, August 23, 2021

APA will follow the same model that its sister school, Alturas International Academy (AIA), has used in its K-8 school since opening in 2016.

Key Points: 
  • APA will follow the same model that its sister school, Alturas International Academy (AIA), has used in its K-8 school since opening in 2016.
  • APA will seek authorization as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School for the Diploma and Career-Related Programs.
  • AIA is authorized for the International Baccalaureate Program for the Primary Years and APA is authorized for 6th through 10th grades in the IB Middle Years Program.
  • Alturas leadership, with the help of Building Hope, selected the 73,000-square-foot former Sears building for its price, central location and proximity to the College of Eastern Idaho.