Academy News

Taiko at TIA Japanese Drumming Songs
Students of The Inspiration Academy have been learning various basic Taiko Japanese drumming songs. Here you will find videos of the songs and music sheets to aid in your practice.

TIA Garden Project and NFL Green
The Inspiration Academy was awarded a grant from NFL Green. Next to our school’s playground, TIA students will design and install a vegetable and herb garden. During the school week, TIA students will rotate to have time to work on the school’s garden project.

Guitar Lessons at TIA
Guitar lessons have come to The Inspiration Academy. Students are taught lessons for how to play the acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and ukulele. TIA Rocks!🤘

Taiko Japanese Drumming Classes at TIA
It is our extreme pleasure to announce that we will have the amazing Japanese drumming group Fushicho Daiko Dojo at The Inspiration Academy to teach our students the art of Taiko (Japanese Drumming). A series of classes for students of The Inspiration Academy begins this Friday.

River of Time Museum Video Shoot
Sneak peek behind the scenes of an upcoming video showcasing the River of Time Museum and our students from The Inspiration Academy . Thanks for including us. We all look forward to seeing the final video produced.

TIA’s CSO Students Tour Avnet
In celebration of Computer Science Week, TIA’s 6th–10th grade Chief Science Officer (CSO) students toured Avnet Electronics Component Distributor in Chandler. The students first put on special ESD jackets to protect the sensitive electronic components within the building. Then they were able to have a personalized tour to learn how Avnet works with various companies to custom design, engineer, manufacture, test, and package electronic products. Avnet is a global electronic components distributor with extensive design, product, marketing, and supply chain expertise for customers and suppliers at every stage of the product lifecycle.