– Navigating Knowledge. Creating Character. Launching Leaders. Focusing Globally.

REOPENING PLAN

Learn More

WELCOME

Welcome to The Odyssey Family of Schools. In March of 2008, our first informal parents meeting took place at the Buckeye Chamber of Commerce. On January 13, 2009, The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools granted us our charter. The Odyssey Family of Schools started off in a strip mall with over 400 scholars in kindergarten through sixth grade. In the fall of 2010, we opened up the Odyssey Buckeye Apache campus with 600 scholars. In 2011 we opened up the Odyssey Goodyear campus, followed by opening of the Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies for junior high and high school in 2012. In the 2016-2017 school year, the Sienna Hills elementary school campus and the Junior High campus were officially opened.

Today, the Odyssey Family of Schools consists of five campuses educating approximately 3,000 scholars from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

TO INQUIRE ABOUT ENROLLMENT FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR CLICK HERE.

TO ENROLL FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR CLICK HERE

SCHEDULE A TOUR/SIGN UP FOR ENROLLMENT UPDATES

We will return to in person campus tours soon, please check back after March 15th for more information.

Enroll Now For The 2021 - 2022 School Year

OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR OPEN NOW

Our Culture

We work to develop approaches to learning (skills such as effective communication, open-minded collaboration, and creativity) that emphasize discovery learning...

Our Core Values

At The Odyssey Family of Schools, every scholar matters and all scholars will be empowered to use their talents in order to grow emotionally and academically...

School Calendar

Click here for the school calendar

Four Pillars

We ground ourselves in principles recognized as the Four Pillars...

Who We Are

Our youngest scholars begin their learning adventure at The Iliad Preschool where they are exposed to academics, foreign languages, art, music, physical education, and making responsible choices. The quest for knowledge continues as scholars navigate their way through our phenomenal Odyssey Preparatory Academies and The Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies. The journey concludes–not simply with college admission–but by the wholehearted admission of life-long scholars and principled individuals into a global society in which they are prepared to flourish and lead. We emphasize our mission, vision, and core values every day.

Vision

At The Odyssey Family of Schools each child matters. Odyssey provides a safe and secure environment where all children are given the opportunity to discover and use their talents to make a positive impact on their community and the world. Through the use of innovative curriculum and technology, students at Odyssey will be prepared to lead in the ever-changing global market place. The positive nature of the Odyssey environment will inspire all team members and will contribute to low teacher turnover and extensive parent volunteerism.

Parental Rights Handbook

Arizona Department of Education Parental Rights Handbook.

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD: Parental Rights Handbook

Our Mission

The Odyssey Family of Schools aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring scholars who work to create a better and more peaceful community through intercultural awareness, understanding, and respect. Our scholars will grow as part of a challenging environment that facilitates creativity and fun. Our scholars will be empowered to use their unique talents to become active, compassionate, and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, contribute to solutions.

Info Night Overview

Small Groups

Teacher Recruiting

Core Values

Arrive at any Odyssey Preparatory Academy campus between 7:45-8:00 in the morning and you will be greeted by the voices of scholars quoting The Odyssey Core Values out loud and in unison. Not just something that we repeat each morning and then go about our day, our Core Values inform each of our decisions at The Odyssey Preparatory Academy. From our curriculum choices, all the way down to our tardy policy, we expect, require, and believe that:

At The Odyssey Family of Schools every scholar matters and all scholars will be empowered to use their talents in order to grow emotionally and academically.
The Odyssey Family of Schools will promote an environment of excellence and professionalism.
Growth isn’t always measured by test scores.
Scholars will be challenged and will feel safe to explore and learn new things on a daily basis.
All scholars will be engaged in a learning environment of creativity and fun.
At The Odyssey Family of Schools all team members are appreciated and valued for their hard work everyday.
Teachers, staff, parents and the Buckeye/Goodyear Community are all team members.
All team members will engage each other through positive communication and display appropriate behavior.

By reciting these values every morning, posting them prominently in every classroom, referring to them frequently throughout each school day, (and even removing them from the wall and taking them with us on a fire drill!) we emphasize their importance and model our respect for guidelines and rules. At The Odyssey Preparatory Academy we actively seek to create and nurture a culture of academic excellence and ethical behavior that is embraced by all team members. Our bar of expectation is set nothing short of excellence for our scholars, staff, and faculty.

As a school of choice, we acknowledge that the challenges of our academic pacing and our emphasis on individual scholar responsibility may not be the best fit for every family. However, for those who are willing and able to make a commitment to the rigors of Navigating Knowledge, Creating Character, Launching Leaders, and Focusing Globally…we say, Let the adventure begin!

Four Pillars

At The Odyssey Family of Schools each child matters. Odyssey provides a safe and secure environment where all children are given the opportunity to discover and use their talents to make a positive impact on their community and the world. Through the use of innovative curriculum and technology, students at Odyssey will be prepared to lead in the ever-changing global market place. The positive nature of the Odyssey environment will inspire all team members and will contribute to low teacher turnover and extensive parent volunteerism.

The Odyssey Family of Schools – Family of Schools grounds itself in principles recognized as the Four Pillars. Odyssey differentiates itself in the educational community by implementing the programs within these pillars that will prepare scholars to succeed in University and beyond.

Pre-Enrollment

The Odyssey Family of Schools is excited you’re interested in enrolling at one of our schools. Enrollment slots are awarded on a first-come, first served basis, based on the date that complete pre-registration information is submitted. Enrollment preferences for children of employees and governing board members and siblings of enrolled scholars are given as per ARS §15-184. Online enrollment for the 2021 - 2022 school year began on December 7, 2020. At this time we are filling open seats for the 2021 - 2022 school year in the order that applications are received. Completed enrollment documentation must be submitted within ten days of the offer or the offer will expire and pre-enrollment must be completed anew.

ENROLL NOW

School Calendar

DOWNLOAD 2020-2021 School Calendar

State of Arizona Tax Credit

The State of Arizona will reimburse you dollar for dollar up to $400 for those filing jointly and up to $200 for those filing single on your contributions to our school. These contributions will support activities that are considered extracurricular. Extracurricular activities include:

Field Trips
Sports
Drama Choir
Band Clubs

We are encouraging all our families to include The Odyssey Family of Schools (The Odyssey Family of Schools and The Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies) as one of your yearly charitable donations. If you donate $400 to Odyssey, and you are eligible for reimbursement, you will receive $400 back from the state of Arizona. If you owe the state taxes this donation will reduce the amount you owe by $400. A contributor can also deduct this donation on the federal tax form.

Download 2020 Tax Credit Form

Campus Information

The Odyssey Institute High School: 623-327-1757

The Odyssey Institute Junior High School: 623-777-1740

Sienna Hills Elementary School: 623-444-9934

Apache Elementary School: 623-327-3111

Goodyear Elementary School: 623-882-1140

Teacher resumes available upon request

AVERAGE TEACHER SALARY (A.R.S. §15-189.05). as added by Laws 2018, Ch. 285. § 3. Average salary of all teachers employed in budget year 2019: $44,216. Average salary of all teachers employed in prior year 2018: $40,976. Increase in average teacher salary from the prior year 2018: $3,240. Percentage increase: 7.9%

THE ODYSSEY FAMILY OF SCHOOLS

REOPENING PLAN

Learn More

WELCOME

SCHEDULE A TOUR/SIGN UP FOR ENROLLMENT UPDATES

Enroll Now For The 2021 - 2022 School Year

Our Culture

Our Core Values

School Calendar

Four Pillars

Who We Are

Vision

Parental Rights Handbook

Our Mission

Info Night Overview

Small Groups

Teacher Recruiting

Core Values

Four Pillars

Pre-Enrollment

School Calendar

State of Arizona Tax Credit

Campus Information

In The News

Odyssey Middle School runs to championships

Local schools honor legacy of former high school student during ‘Chloe Schneider Day’

Odyssey’s Weaver quietly having one of 3A’s best-ever football careers

Governance