Bridges Academy After School Enrichment
Young Scholars Academy is a virtual village that helps twice-exceptional students feel seen, nurtured, and happy as heck through strength-based courses and community!
You Deserve it ALL!
You have an AMAZING kiddo who goes to the greatest 2e school in the world
You’re looking for engaging enrichment learning to captivate their mind, empower them to explore their unique interests, and develop them into strengths and talents! And…
You would LOVE to have more time to avoid that LA traffic, run errands, and get things done while your young scholar is learning and making friends
Now, YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL!
Bridges Academy and Young Scholars Academy have teamed up to support the heck out of your family!
This is an amazing opportunity for your kiddo to take incredible electives after school at the school you know, trust, and love, all while forging new relationships, exploring new content, and growing under new mentors!
👋 “Hi!”From Our Head
“Hi, I’m Mr. Sam, a former Bridges teacher of nearly 10 years and Bridges Graduate School alumnus, 2x Fulbright Scholar, TEDx speaker, and neurodivergent person myself.
By combining the expertise of Bridges Academy with Young Scholars Academy, your family will benefit from a level of support that’s both deeply personalized and rooted in years of proven experience.
You can feel confident knowing your child is in a program designed not only to challenge them academically but also to support their emotional well-being and help them build lasting connections with peers. This is about giving your child the tools they need to thrive while ensuring your family feels supported every step of the way.
We’re so excited to support your family in this new way. I can’t wait to see the incredible impact it will have!
With gratitude,
-Mr. Sam, M.Ed.”
How It Works
Bridges Academy hosts students after school in supervised classrooms
Students attend YSA 1-hr-a-week virtual enrichment courses from Bridges
Families enroll in A La Carte after school classes , Monday-Thursday
Discover The Courses
Imagine How You’ll Feel When You Have This…
Watch The Video Below To See How Families Like Yours Are Thriving Here At Young Scholars Academy
What Debbie Steinberg Kuntz, Leading 2e Expert Says About YSA:
"I highly recommend…Sam Young and… Young Scholars Academy.
I first met Sam when we did a pop-up program for kids during Covid. He is a former teacher at Bridges Academy who came highly recommend and he EXCELLED at teaching our unique kids. In fact, I mentored him in business for free because I was so impressed.
Now he’s running a very unique program with intriguing classes for kids 5-18, like executive function, D&D, debate, AP classes, social club, and much more.
I feel confident in recommending Sam and team to enrich your child’s education. The secret to putting the light in your child’s eyes is: blowing on the embers of their strengths and interests.”
-Debbie Steinberg Kuntz, LMFT
Here, Your Child Will Have All 3 Cs
Captivating Content- Our students have young bodies and old brains… They NEED accelerated, captivating content that is not typically available to them due to their age.
Community- Neurodivergent kids often struggle to connect with neurotypical kids. Our kiddos NEED one another! When together, they experience more: acceptance, belonging, patience, stimulation, and positive self-image!
Caring Mentors- Our children NEED mentors who truly: see, nurture, stimulate, and validate them. Our students need to look up at village elders who have walked the walk and can show them that everything is going to be OK!
What Our Parents Say…
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“I have never seen teachers with more passion, energy, and support than I have at Young Scholars Academy. I don't know how they do it. They are truly the best! These are the best teachers we've ever had!”
-Crystal
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“This whole year was just made so much easier knowing that ___ would be meeting with you. He loved what he learned and he loved going through his senior year with such a great group! Here’s to college!”
-Mark
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“The classes were the highlight of my son’s week. Every week he came out of that class in a better mood than he went into it. We only wish he didn’t graduate so he could take more!”
-Lauren
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“After my son’s first class he said that he wishes it was every day. That is a high honor coming from him!“
-Mike
What Debbie Reber, 2e Expert & Bestselling Author Says About YSA:
"My favorite (virtual) summer camp for neurodivergent kids!
I used to search high and low for unique…opportunities back when Ash was younger. Finding camps that ticked all the boxes — emotionally safe and supportive environments, topics that appeal to kids with unique interests, and a peer group of other differently wired kids so my child could feel belonging and community — could be a tall order.
I think that's why I'm such a big fan of Sam Young's Young Scholars Academy. Sam designed his program…develop strengths, interests, and relationships and offer a safe haven for differently wired kids to connect around their asynchronies, quirks, and interests...I could go on, but if you're looking for summer programs for your kids, I encourage you to stop reading…and go check out YSA."
- Debbie Reber
Click Below To Explore Courses
Our Promise To You: 100% Satisfaction Guarantee:
If you’re not absolutely in love with your courses, we’ll stop payments immediately or switch you to another class that’s a better fit.
We can offer you a 100% satisfaction guarantee because we know what we do works for hundreds of other families—and we know it will work for your family, too!
We’re taking all the risk because you’re getting over $4000 in bonuses when you sign up, and you could cancel the class and keep all the bonuses.
My promise to you.
-Mr. Sam
Enroll Now and Get $4,418 in Bonuses
Limited Time Only!
Enrollment closes December 20 @ Midnight—don’t miss out!
Got Questions? We’ve Got Answers
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Simple! 4 things:
1- A focus on the positive! We don’t focus on what students aren’t doing, we support what they are and we know the rest will come. We develop strengths, interests, and relationships. We build students up so they can build a better world! And do it with the new friends they make in our program!
2- Passionate, masterful neurodivergent mentors who have walked the walk and can authentically validate and support your child with personal experience and care AND expertise as we all have advanced masters + degrees
3-Content your students care about taught in a way they love! We offer the courses they need to be taking, not the ones they’re required to take.
Come by and see for yourself!
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Please don’t confuse reactive “distance learning” and virtual enrichment programming. After all, a student who is completely fried from a boring zoom class is often quick to pick up a tablet or phone, right?
Our courses are not at all the same animal =)
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ESA (Education Savings Account) funds are a publicly funded, government-authorized savings account that parents can use for educational purposes.
YSA is approved with 10+ State ESAs!
These funds can be applied to your YSA courses by following these steps:
Enroll directly in the course you want to guarantee your seat
Submit the invoice to your approved ESA and cc YSA at this email support@youngscholarsacademy.org
When ESA funds are transferred to YSA, your payment method will be refunded, less the 6% credit card fee
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Our programming is for students who are not being supported or challenged enough in school/elsewhere.
If you have a bright, asynchronous kiddo who you know has strengths and struggles, our courses are for your child.
As we like to say, if you’re on our site, you’re in the right place.
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2e students experience such asynchronous development that it proves difficult to have hard age limits.
We often evaluate students on a case by case basis =)
Please email us and we’ll discuss: sam@youngscholarsacademy.org
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Satisfaction Guarantee: If you’re not 100% IN LOVE with your courses:
Payment Plan: Let us know in the first 24 hours and we’ll immediately stop all payments. After that, no worries! Tell us anytime, and we’ll stop future payments after a 30-day processing period.
Paid in Full: You can switch to another class of equal value or get a credit for the remaining balance for future classes.
We can offer you a 100% satisfaction guarantee because we know what we do works for hundreds of other families—and we know it will work for your family, too!
We’re taking all the risk because you’re getting over $4000 in bonuses when you sign up, and you could cancel the class and keep all the bonuses.
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We do! We have 3 kinds:
1- Word of mouth: 25% off- we know that the best way to reach new families is word of mouth. When you help another family enroll in a YSA class and they name you at checkout, you will get 25% off the cost of the course you’re currently enrolled in once they stay past the refund period. Note— this applies to all regular courses, BUT only applies to the first month of membership courses.
2- Homeroom Social Club 100% off- When the same student enrolls in 2 courses AND Homeroom Social Club you will automatically discount 100% of the tuition for Homeroom Social Club. When enrolling in only one course, you will receive a 50% automatic discount on Homeroom Social Club
3- Multi-sibling: 10% off- We believe in supporting whole families and we are willing to put our money where our mouth is! When you sign-up 2 or more kiddos you will receive 10% off. Note— this does not apply to our membership courses.
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All of our programs are 100% virtual. This allows us to bring together the twice-exceptional/neurodivergent students of the world, connect them, and nurture them!
Your child may very well enter a 6-person class with 5 other students from 5 different states/countries! Cool, right?
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When your student successfully completes the class and passes the exam with a 3 or above, we can email you a letter upon request from the College Board stating that your child has completed a College Board approved class that your student can add to their transcript when they fill out their college applications.