Scripture is clear that parents are a child’s first teachers. It is with this belief that City Academy comes alongside parents to support them in their children’s education so that they can remain the primary influence in their child’s life. Our goal is to support, guide and direct but never replace. Our program operates as follows: Students in grade K-5 attend school 2 days per week, and students in 6th grade attend school 3 days per week. An optional third half-day of on-campus instruction is offered for grades K-5. City Academy provides parents with thorough and engaging lesson plans for the home-learning days, giving freedom to the parents to craft home-days to fit their schedules. Each class is taught by a qualified educator and class sizes are kept small.
We trust parents to know their child(ren) best, and parents, in turn, trust the school to lead the way in academics. We believe God has called our families to do life in community. Through parent training activities and Parent Council social opportunities, there are a variety of ways to build healthy community while creating opportunities to fellowship together.
For the home-learning days, the school will provide parents with easy-to-understand lesson plans, as well as the resources needed to teach well.
As a private school, we are able to choose books to meet the specific needs of our students and families. Our goal is to equip students with the skills and habits they will need to do whatever God has called them to do and therefore we choose our curriculum accordingly. City Academy provides instruction in Reading, Writing, Math, Science, Social Studies, Bible, and Art. Currently, we use Math in Focus, FOSS Science, All About Reading, Mystery of History, and novels and biographies that integrate with history. We also offer a variety of after-school electives and a school library.
City Academy provides Math and Science textbooks, as well as most readers and novels in the younger grades. Parents purchase consumable workbooks and some novels. Book-related costs range from about $125 in Kindergarten to about $250 in 6th grade, per child per year.
On in-school days, the schedule is typical of a traditional school day. The entire school begins their day with a morning devotional time at 8:30am. That time includes worship and prayer. Students are then dismissed to separate classrooms where they spend approximately one hour in each of the four content areas: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies. Lunch and recess are also included into the normal school day. Afternoon carpool begins at 2:30pm. Electives are offered for one hour after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. In addition, Monday in-school instruction is offered (8:30-12:15pm) as an option for families in K-5.
At City Academy, we believe students learn best by discovering. Therefore, our teachers cultivate environments wherein students may learn joyfully and creatively. In addition to learning basic facts and skills, hands-on projects are used for students to act as experts. Critical and creative thinking opportunities are offered so that students can learn to apply and evaluate information.
City Academy hires teachers based on educational background, experience, dedication to joyful learning, and a passion for discipling students as much as teaching academic content. CAA hires teachers who value relationships with students, parents and each other.
Yes. Students at CAA take the MAP test twice each year. This nationally-normed computer adaptive test, the Measure of Academic Progress, gives us a score comparing each student to the national average and also shows each student’s growth over time.