The Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy (WEPA) is a free, public charter school within the School District of Waukesha in Wisconsin. WEPA uses a robust curriculum created by Project Lead the Way, the nation's leading provider of STEM programs.Student Interest and NeedsOur Academy is designed around an individual's interests and subsequent needs. Our unique learner profile sessions allow us to learn more about a student's unique learning styles, readiness, strengths, and opportunities for growth through a student reflective process. Learners in the Academies are active participants in setting goals, planning learning paths, tracking their own progress, and determining how learning will be demonstrated. Direct ExperienceWe believe that the Academy experience for students holds the greatest potential to transform the student's educational design in order to dramatically improve the performance of the student by making direct connections to their field of interest. There are three core components to our Academy learning environment:1. Comprehensive, data-rich learner profiles2. Customized learning paths3. Proficiency-based learningThe Learner's JourneyOur journey towards student focused learning continues to evolve. The Academies place the student at the front, allowing us to change from a lesson approach to a learning-experience approach. Learning experiences not only organically include 21st century learning skills, but also provide content through an interactive, collaborative, and content rich approach.