Philips Academy - Life-Centered, Hands-On Special Education A Community of Learning Unlike Any Other Philips Academy provides a lifecentered handson approach to special education Welcome to Philips Academy We are a private nonprofit school for students in middle and high school with complex language learning andor cognitive disabilities. Our mission is to provide our students with the academic occupational and social skills needed to be selfreliant confident and contributing members of their communities. Our Keys to Success 87 Student Employment Rate The primary focus of Philips Academy is to make sure our students have jobs when they graduate and our employment rate proves our success 61 Student to Teacher Ratio We ensure small class sizes which allows each student to get the attention they require to succeed in school Partnerships with Charlotte Employers We partner with employers from all over Charlotte to deliver handson learning experiences for our students What Makes Us Unique Meet Our Students Our students are what makes the Philips Academy community great. We take pride in having one of the greatest learning communities in Charlotte and wex27d love for you to be a part of it.