Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches

Oxbridge Academy is a private coeducational college-preparatory middle and high school in West Palm Beach, Florida. The school, managed by the eponymous Oxbridge Academy Foundation, Inc., serves grades 6–12.Frances Robles
Upheaval Amid ‘Alarming’ Revelations at William Koch’s Florida School
''The New York Times'', June 1, 2016.

Academics

Computer Science Program

The Computer Science program at Oxbridge consists of a four-year course in Computer Science. Computer Science I consists of studies in Python and basic algorithms. Computer Science II introduces students to programming in Java. Advanced courses in Web Application Development, Unity Game Development, and Data Structures and Algorithms are offered to third and fourth year Computer Science students.

History

The school was funded with a $50 million donation from Bill Koch. Koch's goal was to create a school for his own children where academically gifted students of all socioeconomic backgrounds could do hands-on projects and learn by problem solving, a place where students ruled. Oxbridge was opened in under a year on a 45-acre campus that once held a Jewish community center. By 2016 he had spent more than $75 million on the school.

By 2014, the school added a football team at the request of the student body. In April 2016, Mr. Koch announced that Academic Dean John Klemme would serve as the School's president, placing Mr. Parsons on paid leave pending an investigation of harassment claims. Parsons compensation package was worth $1 million, with an annual salary of about $600,000 per year.

On May 27, 2016, Koch fired Parsons and declined to renew the contracts of director of athletics Craig Sponsky and the football coach Doug Socha; Koch noted that a "power elites group" in the school "ran the asylum".Letter to Oxbridge Community
May 27, 2016, accessed June 1, 2016.

In July 2016, David Rosow was elected president and CEO of Oxbridge Academy.In 4-page letter to parents, Koch says Oxbridge righting its missteps
Aug 02, 2016 Palm Beach Post

On June 20, 2018, the school announced that it was ending its football program after a number of its players transferred to other schools. The program was revived for the 2023-24 school year.

Athletics recruiting violations

In 2016, the school self-reported athletic recruiting violations and forfeited all athletic victories for the previous two years, including three FHSAA district championships.Palm Beach Post: Financial aid inconsistencies root of Oxbridge sports teams’ forfeits
August 2, 2016, accessed August 20, 2016.

Notable students and alumni

* Travis Homer, NFL player for the Chicago Bears
* Barron Trump, son of 45th president Donald Trump

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.oapb.org/

Private high schools in Florida
High schools in Palm Beach County, Florida
Buildings and structures in West Palm Beach, Florida
2011 establishments in Florida
Educational institutions established in 2011
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