FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

The God given vision for Warriors was originally given to Scott Maczuga, the owner and founder of Vortex Academy, in November 2018. Since then, the Vortex corporate team has prayerfully continued to seek God's will and direction on this project. We are excited to have announced our opening in Fall 2020!

We have smaller classrooms which allows for  more individualized attention, and the ability to cater to the individual child's needs. 

Because we stress both Christian principles and a martial arts culture, our kiddos are immersed in an environment that produces excellence and does not tolerate unhealthy lifestyles . Issues like bullying, drugs, alcohol, alternative sexual preference or identity, are not allowed. We focus on a biblical, Godly lifestyle that must be modeled in our Academy at all times. 

The long term goal is to have Pre-K through 12th grade campuses established throughout the Vortex Franchise locally, nationally, and then globally to have a global impact for Jesus Christ. 

"Warriors" stems from the philosophy that we must be willing and able to fight not just spiritually, but morally, mentally, and physically for Biblical truth, and the right as Christians, to live and share that truth.  

"The right thing is the right thing even if no one is doing it. The wrong thing is the wrong thing even if everyone is doing it". We need to raise up leaders that know this, practice it, and inspire others to do the same!

Absolutely. As our academy grows, so will our offerings.

It is vitally important that children have a lot of physical activity during there learning day . Not only will they have structured physical disciplines like martial arts, dance, gymnastics, and parkour, but they will have a lot of unstructured, but properly supervised recess times. Studies consistently show that ADD/ADHD trend much lower and often times  go away when children have more physical work and play time.

In addition, we take a very European / Nordic view of children in nature. The more kiddos can explore outside, staying in touch with nature, the healthier they become physically and mentally. Regular outings will take place so that our children can have exposure to our beautiful Texas outdoors, while gaining an understanding of the natural world they live in.

As a private academy, we want to make sure that our values are in alignment with your values.  The process looks like this. First you come in for a tour, then fill out an application, have a short interview, and if all is well we enroll you!

Once we are on a waiting list for a class or grade, preference will first be given to waiting list people that already have children at WCA, then at Vortex, and finally to brand new families. 

We currently use the Alpha Omega curriculum. It is a comprehensive Christian program covering Kinder through 12th grade in every subject.

We definitely have teachers for each classroom. However, we use an online curriculum from 3rd grade and up, in unison with the classroom teacher. This gives each individual student the ability to move at their own pace. 

In a traditional, teacher led, classroom setting you may have one teacher for 15-30 students. They must teach to the middle group to reach as many students as possible. This means that advanced students often become bored and act out, while children who are challenged get left behind. There is as many as 24% of students that drop out of school in the USA. Having a customized plan that does not hold back or slow down students allows for a THOROUGH education with no large blocks of missing information. In partnership with you, we are able to purposefully design a custom curriculum to address your child's specific educational needs, whether they are learning challenged, middle of the road, or an advanced learner. This just is not possible in a strictly teacher led classroom.

We are able to partner with each parent through our "mastery program" to set the individual levels of proficiency per lesson and subject. If a parent wants there child to only move on once they have scored a 95% or better, we can do that. This ensures that the child actually learns the subject completely and makes sure there are no holes left in their education as they move from grade level to grade level. WCA students that are just middle of the road with us will be a year to a year and a half advanced beyond their public school peers in their education.

Our belief is that learning shouldn't be about how many subjects that you have had exposure too, but how well you have mastered the subjects that you have had exposure too. 

Yes.  School uniforms are in design right now, but will consist of a WCA polo and shorts, or a Warriors Track suit. Girls will be in a WCA button up or polo, shorts, skirts, or girls WCA track suit.

Not at this time, but we intend to. We will be following the Leander ISD calendar.

We  interview potential franchise partners  at the Corporate level. For information on joining the team, contact our Corporate Franchise office  at 512-774-5425 ext1.

Please email us at leander@myvortexacademy.com or call us at 512-774-5425