National Academy of Gapla

National Academies of the
Federated States of Gapla

Motto	Plus quam scientia (Latin)
Motto in English	More than knowledge
Type	Public school
Established	August 24, 2015 (2015-08-24)
Endowment	G$ 6,357.80 (2023)
Total staff	7
Students	27
Location	New Gaplastovia , Federated States of Gapla
Colors	Red   White
Website	academy.gaplagov.org
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The National Academy, officially the National Academies of the Federated States of Gapla, is a public school in the Federated States of Gapla. It is one of the nation's only public school and one of only three schools in the Federated States of Gapla, amongst one other charter school (National School for the Performing Arts) and one other private school.

Founded in 2015 by Wyatt Baek under the United Republics of Gapla and Phoenix, the Academy provided remedial support for students who were struggling in school subjects under the direction of textbooks created by Wyatt and eventually other teachers. While originally focusing on mathematics, the National Academy today has courses in a variety of subjects at a multitude of levels.

Unlike many other micronational schools, the National Academy is in full operation as any other small school would and has classes meeting weekly on Zoom, with rare sessions in an hourly rented facility. This is likely due to the high value of education placed in Gapla as well as a demand for educational services, presumably due to a more intellectually gifted population, as Gapla was founded inside a gifted program.

Divisions

The National Academy is officially called the National Academies of the Federated States of Gapla because it is technically not one school, but a

An example Canvas page for the National Academy.

network of three closely connected schools: the National Academy, the National Gifted Academy, and the National Special Educational Academy.

While the National Academy has by far the highest enrollment rate, a few students are enrolled in the National Gifted Academy, a separate school able to be tested into through an IQ of 124 or higher (SD 15). No students are currently enrolled in the National Special Educational Academy, which is for students who have tested at IQ 76 or below (SD 15).

Through a test developed by a PhD of psychometrics at Harvard, the National Academy has been testing its students for entrance into the National Gifted Academy and National Special Educational Academy and the IQ test is mandatory to attend core classes.

Locations

The following is a list of the locations of the National Academy:

• The National Academies, Virtual Campus
• The National Academies, Von Karman Campus
• The National Academies, Morse Campus

Courses

Mathematics

In addition to grade level mathematics, which is self-paced and individualized, the National Academy offers the following courses in mathematics.

For reference, Calculus SV is equivalent to AP Calculus BC in the United States.

Course	Length	Teacher(s)	Status	Campuses
Prealgebra	Year	Wyatt Baek, Chelsea Chen	Available	Virtual, Von Karman, Morse
Algebra 1			Currently taught
Geometry
Algebra 2		Wyatt Baek		Virtual
Precalculus		Virat Varada, Dev Batra	Available
Calculus SV
Calculus MV	Semester	Virat Varada
Linear Algebra
Differential Equations		To be assigned	To be released	n/a
Abstract Mathematics
Real Analysis
Complex Analysis

English Language Arts

Due to a re-creation of the English Language Arts curriculum, courses are currently not offered.

However, the old English curriculum had eight years of instruction but was incredibly unpopular. It is viewable on education.gaplagov.org.

History

The National Academy offers both national and world history courses.

Course	Length	Teacher(s)	Status	Campuses
Social Studies	Semester	Wyatt Baek	Available	Virtual, Morse
Gaplan History			Currently taught
World History Course I	Year		Available
World History Course II
World History Course III		To be assigned	To be released	n/a

Science

The National Academy is currently in search of a high-quality science curriculum. As a result, it only teaches one science class.

Course	Length	Teacher(s)	Status	Campuses
Health and Sexual Education	Semester	To be assigned	To be released	n/a

Computing

Computing is the National Academy's most popular subject.

Course	Length	Teacher(s)	Status	Campuses
Scratch	Semester	Wyatt Baek, Scott Chiang	Available	Virtual, Von Karman, Morse
Python I			Currently taught
Python II
Java I		Wyatt Baek	Available
Java II
Web Development I
Web Development II
Competitive Programming I				Virtual
Competitive Programming II		To be assigned	To be released	n/a
Competitive Programming III

Electives

Electives are courses which are not considered core courses.

Course	Length	Teacher(s)	Status	Campuses
Introduction to Vexillology and Heraldry	Semester	Nicolas Caiazzo	Available	Virtual
Introduction to Music Theory	Year	Chelsea Chen		Virtual, Morse
Intermediate Music Theory
Introduction to Classical Dance		Emma Bunnell	Temporarily unavailable	Morse
Introduction to Philosophy	Semester	Wyatt Baek		n/a
Introduction to Linguistics		Connor Hetner	Currently taught	Virtual
Introduction to Competitive Mathematics	Year	Wyatt Baek	Available	Virtual, Von Karman