Academics · Lakewood Ranch Campus
DME School@ LWR Prep
Grades K through 12, on the Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy campus. Train with us in the morning, then walk into a traditional classroom with teachers, classmates and an A-rated public charter school that costs nothing in tuition.
Lakewood Ranch Prep A-Rated Public Charter
Academics are tuition-free. You pay for the athletics programme only.
The Model
Traditional & Trained
We partner with Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy (at 5570 White Eagle Blvd, Lakewood Ranch, FL) to put a professional training day in front of a real school day. Athletes train with DME staff in the morning, then go to class, in a classroom, with teachers — or, if they are training-only athletes in the programme, they head home at 10:45.
This is not home school and it is not online. LWR Prep is an A-rated, tuition-free public charter school in the Charter Schools USA network, serving grades K–12 on an 18-acre campus. Students sit in the same classes as every other student in the traditional program.
Coursework is accredited and transcripts transfer, with Cambridge AICE and AP pathways and the chance to earn college credit early. The school runs grades K–12 on one campus, so families keep every child in the same place. Train like a pro in the morning, get a full academic day in the afternoon.
Accredited & Partnered
Charter SchoolsUSA Network
A Day In The Life
Train. Study. Train Again.
Train first, school second — the whole day on one campus.
8:00 – 9:15Field Training
A 75 minute session built around 2,000+ touches. Technical and fundamentally focused, led by DME staff.
9:15 – 10:15Gym Training
Strength, speed, agility, endurance and mobility with our performance staff.
10:15 – 10:45Break & Clean Up
Recover, refuel and reset before walking into the school building.
10:45 – 2:10Academic Block
Traditional classes at LWR Prep — teachers, classmates, coursework and a report card. Cambridge AICE and AP pathways available.
2:10Dismissal
Students head home, rest and prepare for training with the club at night.
6:00 – 9:00 PMClub Training
Another 2,000 touches, tactical work, and building team chemistry.
Coaches On Campus
Did You Know?
College coaches prefer student-athletes like ours — players already proving they can manage a demanding sport and a full academic load.
By the time our students are being recruited, they have been running a college athlete’s schedule for years. That is a habit their competition simply isn’t prepared for.
The DME Staff
Who’s Leading Your Student & Athlete
Multiple coaches, multiple perspectives — every single day.
Jared Antista
GM & Head of School
Runs the club and the school, and the point of contact for every family joining either. When time permits, helps train the student-athletes with a focus on fundamentals over flash.
John Taylor
Director of Soccer & Coach
Owns the soccer curriculum and the daily running of the school. Head trainer on the floor, and the coach behind our top teams at the club.
Mathis Lévêque
Trainer & GK Coach
Leads the morning sessions on the field, supports the academic staff as a success coach through the afternoon, then coaches at the club at night.
Pablo Herrera
Technical Trainer
Technical detail work — first touch, receiving, finishing — in small groups.
Aleksandr Kozlov
Goalkeeping & Trainer
Trainer and keeper coach, leading our Lakewood Ranch campus. Coaches two teams at the club as well.
Jake Dube
MLS Director & Guest Trainer
Head coach at the club, and a guest coach across both school campuses.
Chris Solari
Club Coach & Guest Trainer
An intense trainer, focused on the fundamentals of the game.
Jessica Leone
Student Success Coach
On the learning floor every afternoon. Pacing, deadlines, and the nudge before it becomes a problem.
Paula Antista
Culture & Community Liaison
Connects families, staff and students — the reason the place feels like a community rather than a facility.
Your student’s teachers are Lakewood Ranch Prep’s own faculty — meet the school’s staff.
On Campus
Who’s Already Here
Our founding group at Lakewood Ranch — ours and players who come to us from other clubs. We expect 5–20 soccer athletes alongside 500–750 students at the school.
Meet The Athletes At LWR Prep Hide The Roster
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13ST
Adi Sexton
Club: DME Academy, Sarasota
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10CDM
Maxamus Harrell
Club: DME Academy, Sarasota
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11CB/RWB
Evan Morganroth
Club: DME Academy, Sarasota
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Maddox Duran
Club: Chargers
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Daniel Ramirez
Club: Florida Premier
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Lucas Ribeiro
Club: DME Academy, Sarasota
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Matias Cardona
Club: DME Academy, Sarasota
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12RB/CB
Maddie Mitchell
Club: DME Academy, SarasotaWhat’s Included
A Real School Day.
Not A Workaround.
What the academic side of this actually looks like.
A Real Classroom
Desks, teachers, classmates and a bell schedule. Our students are enrolled at LWR Prep like everyone else there — not sitting alone with a laptop.
Accelerated Pathways
Cambridge AICE and Advanced Placement courses, industry certifications, and the chance to earn high school and college credit early.
Report Cards & Accountability
State standards, traditional testing and traditional grading. Progress is documented the way colleges expect to see it.
NCAA Eligibility
A traditional accredited transcript that clears the NCAA without special handling, with guidance through the recruiting process.
Training Inside The Day
Fifteen hours of training a week — 75 hours a month — without a single early pull-out or missed class.
C-Flex Option
Fully enrolled, with one course taken through a digital lab at home. Flexibility where you need it.
The Difference
Not Like Doing It On Your Own Better Than Doing It On Your Own
One campus, one schedule, one group of people looking after them.
Safe & Secure
A supervised campus with Safe-Sport verified DME staff in the morning and a full school staff in the afternoon.
Multiple Coaches
More than one voice and more than one perspective, every single day. We think this is huge.
One Campus
Training, gym and school on the same 18 acres. Everything happens in one place.
Next-Level Relationships
Real, working relationships with college and pro pathways — and an MLS NEXT programme behind them.
A Normal Social Life
Our students are part of the whole school — same classes, same friends, same events. Elite training without the isolation.
Course Catalog
What They Can Take
A full college-preparatory curriculum, with Cambridge AICE and Advanced Placement pathways and the chance to bank college credit before graduation.
2026/27 Costs
What It Costs
The academics are free. You are paying for the training day.
$9,000
Per Year — Athletics Only
10 Months, August–May
$0 — academics. LWR Prep is a tuition-free public charter school offering a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum.
$9,000 — DME soccer programming. Daily field and gym sessions, Monday to Friday, three hours a day.
15 hours a week. 75 hours a month. That is the training volume built into the school day.
Academic and athletic programs are enrolled and paid separately, and additional financial aid may be available.
Bring It Down
Scholarships are available — ask us which ones you qualify for.
outside of DME$500
Admissions
Three Steps In
Now accepting mid-year 26/27 students at the Lakewood Ranch campus.
Come See It
Shadow Day
Spend a morning training with us and an afternoon in class. Meet the coaches and see the campus. Bring the athlete, not just the parents.
The School
Enrol At LWR Prep
Apply to Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy directly. It is a tuition-free public charter, so this is an enrolment application rather than a tuition contract.
The Training
Register With DME
Athletics is a separate registration. We sort the training group, the scholarship you qualify for and the schedule before day one.
Questions
The Ones We Get Asked
Where is the school?
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy, 5570 White Eagle Blvd, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34211 — an 18-acre campus.
How many students will attend?
We expect between 5 and 20 soccer athletes, alongside 500–750 students at the school.
Will DME students be with the LWR Prep students?
Yes. Our students mingle and sit in traditional classes together with everyone else at the school.
What does it cost?
Academics are tuition-free. DME soccer programming is $9,000 for the year (August–May), before scholarships. The two are paid separately.
What is C-Flex?
“Choice Flexibility” — students stay fully enrolled at LWR Prep and follow its standards, testing and accountability, with courses delivered in the classroom and one course taken through a digital lab at home.
DME Academy, Sarasota
Come Spend A Day With Us
The best way to understand the model is to watch it run. Morning on the field, afternoon in a real classroom, home by 2:45.
Before You Go
Come See A Day
For Yourself
Reading about it only gets you so far. Spend a morning on the field, sit in the academic block, meet the coaches. No cost, no commitment.