ABOUT US
About Us
Elite Prep Academy is an independent, STEM and liberal arts, boarding and day school for children and young adults ages 5-18, offering academic excellence for Kindergarten through 12th grade. Our robust academic curriculum is complemented by an unparalleled training in music and visual arts. EPA as an institution provides a rigorous learning experience, inspiring creative minds to develop the skills and the discipline needed to prepare students for entry into the top colleges and universities in any region of the world.
Our Mission
To create a new generation of professional individuals that understand their world and its challenges. We encourage a humanity that has the confidence and perseverance to implement and maintain stability, creativity and service in a new world.
The Faculty
EPA’s low student-teacher ratio enables our exceptional faculty to maximize individual attention. EPA teachers are carefully selected from a pool of diverse talents. Our criteria in this selection process is simple. Their tenure with us is based on credentials, experience, understanding of teaching and learning, passion for their craft, and their ability to serve as positive mentors to malleable young minds.
Our Facility
The Elite Preparatory Academy is a two story, former Hudson Maxim Elementary School which was established on 1908. Our expansive 61,700 sq.ft. facility is situated on 11.25 acres of beautiful Somerset and Hopatcong, nestled within the New Jersey Highland region. Our potential capacity of 350 students, makes us the largest K-12 academy in this district. The school is a member of New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. The school is also approved by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) to issue I-20 for the acceptance of foreign students.
ABOUT US
OUR
MISSION
WHAT WE DO
To create a new generation of professional individuals that understand their world and its challenges. We encourage a humanity that has the confidence and perseverance to implement and maintain stability, creativity and service in a new world.
YI QIAN
CHARLES A. RILEY II
Bachelor of Science, Princeton University
PhD, CCNY
NATALIE LI
JOSEPH DALESANDRO
Bachelor of Communications, Roanoke College
DAN L. MOISE
Waldorf Teaching Certified, Science and Math
Bachelors of Science in Chemistry and Physics,
University of Bucharest
EDDIE NASEEM
Associate of Applied Science, Gordon College, Punjab University
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, The College of Staten Island
Masters Degree, Mathematics, Touro College
FRANKIE DiDONATO
CORINNE MINOR
Bachelor of Music, Western Carolina University
Masters in Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy, New York University
NOREEN CASSIDY-POLERA
Master of Music, The Juilliard School
ROBERT RADLIFF
Bachelor of Music, Peabody Conservatory
Master of Music , Montclaire State University
JOSHUA WALKER
Bachelor of Music, Western Connecticut State University
Master of Music in Jazz Studies, SUNY Purchase College
JIAWEI YAN
Bachelor of Philosophy and Viola Performance, Bard Colleges
Professional Studies Diploma, Mannes School of Music
Masters Degree, The Juilliard School
Artist Diploma, New York University
VIVIAN ZHENG
YUNUS N. ANGINER
STEPHANIE PALMER
FACULTY
WHO WE ARE