Foundation
Build academic habits, communication, financial foundations, teamwork, professional expectations, and broad career exposure.
Bright Minds Professional Academy
High school with the future in view.
The Professional Academy is the full-time educational component of the Institute of Bright Minds. Academic preparation is connected to professional expectations, applied work, financial capability, and intentional pathways after graduation.
Planned opening: August 2027. Launching with grades 9 through 11, with planned expansion through grade 12.
Planned openingAugust 2027
Opening grades9 through 11
Planned growthThrough grade 12
RegionCentral Florida
Academic philosophy
Structure first, flexibility with readiness.
Students in grades 9 and 10 are expected to have a more structured school-day environment that builds academic habits, communication, financial foundations, teamwork, and professional reliability.
Older students gain flexibility for dual enrollment, internships, employer experiences, credentials, advanced pathways, and independent work. A student with a morning college course or an afternoon internship will not follow the same schedule as a foundation-year student.
Current planning model
An illustrative grade 9 and 10 day.
The current planning range is roughly 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for younger students. This table shows the design direction, not a final bell schedule.
| Time | Block | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 a.m. | Academic block | Core academic learning |
| 10:00 a.m. | Transition and community | Break, advisory, meetings, and connection |
| 10:30 a.m. | Academic or applied block | Core course, lab, project, or pathway work |
| 12:00 p.m. | The Junction | Lunch, community, and student enterprise |
| 1:00 p.m. | Pathway, college, or project block | Career pathway, dual enrollment, enterprise, or project work |
| 3:00 p.m. | Studio | Tutoring, student work, enterprise, professional development, and clubs |
| 5:00 p.m. | Foundation day concludes | Schedules vary as older students add outside commitments |
Upper-grade schedules compress and shift around outside commitments. Final daily details and any Friday rotation will be published before enrollment opens. No unverified rotation is presented as final here.
Student progression
Independence grows by design.
Application
Take on applied learning, deeper pathway exploration, enterprise activity, and increased responsibility.
Acceleration
Use greater schedule flexibility for dual enrollment, internships, work, advanced projects, credentials, and a defined next step.
Grade 12 expansion is planned after the opening year.Pathway exploration
Explore broadly before specializing.
Grades 9 and 10 share a common foundation. Students can explore banking, business, theater, media, hospitality, events, skilled professions, and public service before choosing a deeper concentration. Offerings will develop with campus facilities and partner capacity.
Business and Entrepreneurship
Business fundamentals, customer discovery, budgeting, operations, product development, and testing ideas with real audiences.
Banking and Financial Services
Retail and commercial banking, credit unions, lending, customer experience, compliance, operations, and financial-service careers.
Marketing and Communications
Branding, storytelling, digital communication, presentations, audience development, ticketing, and promotion for real projects and events.
Theater, Media and Live Production
Performance, stage management, lighting, sound, media production, event technology, and the work behind a live audience experience.
Hospitality, Events and Food Enterprise
Catering, guest service, café operations, venue management, event planning, inventory, scheduling, and student enterprise.
Skilled Professions and Operations
Applied problem-solving, logistics, service systems, technical exposure, and pathways into in-demand professions.
Leadership and Public Service
Leadership, civic understanding, service, community projects, policy exposure, and mission-driven work.
Families
Follow the 2027 opening.
Joining the interest list is not an application. It keeps your family informed as admissions, campus, tuition, and scholarship details are finalized.