Classical Christian School for the Arts Pinellas Park Fl 33781

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Classical Christian School for the Arts

(Published in 2009)

Pinellas Park – Dan and Sylvia Baker are the founders of Classical Christian School for the Arts (CCSA) in Pinellas Park – an innovative schoolhouse that is providing opportunities for bookish mastery, growth, citizenship, athleticism and creative discovery to the children of Westward Central Florida. The schoolhouse has successfully blended classical instruction with cultural influences in an attempt to provide children with a well-rounded foundation.

The Bakers had a longtime dream of starting a school that could apply the very best of what they had learned during their more than than 20 years of experience in private didactics. Unfortunately, Sylvia had to overcome some battles of her own before she and her husband could fulfill their dream. In 2001, Sylvia was diagnosed with cancer. After treatments, she wrote a volume and workbook and did some touring and speaking engagements for the next couple of years while continuing to work as a vice principal at some other private school in Maryland. However, the Bakers' desire to start a school did non fade over the years and a sense of urgency toward accomplishing their dream of CCSA began to develop.

In 2005, equipped with a passion for education and the arts, and a small inheritance, the Bakers opened the doors to CCSA. The school started with an enrollment of only 30 students and has steadily increased over the years. Today, the school serves 80 students, 19 of whom are Step Up For Students scholarship recipients.

CCSA has created a manner to provide a total educational experience in one setting for today's busy families.

"Today both parents work, many children come from single family unit homes, and withal no parent wants their kid to be shortchanged at the end of the twenty-four hours," says Sylvia Bakery. "At Classical Christian Schoolhouse for the Arts, parents have the opportunity for a 'one stop store', then that their precious time together in the evenings is not spent going back out for enrichment activities."

CCSA is unique for several reasons, the nigh apparent of which is the daily requirement of two periods of arts programming. Students select from 30 to 40 arts classes in dance, drama, visual fine art, and music – including classes similar traditional and folk art, ballet, tap, lyrical dance, band, voice, instrumental and improvisation. Students at the school also receive a lot of hands-on attention since the form sizes at CCSA are on average about i teacher per 12 students.

Additionally, CCSA has established a unique math and reading program to foreclose students from falling behind in their academics. If students begin to struggle with specific skills in their classes, they are automatically moved to an enrichment group to aid them principal the skill at hand. The school also annually administers the Stanford Accomplishment Exam – Tenth Edition (SAT-10) to assess pupil progress and abilities.

The Bakers have also worked to adjust the budgets of the families while still providing students with a quality educational experience. Sylvia does not take a salary and Dan only has a minimal salary. The base tuition at the school is $5,800, plus boosted fees for registration and activity costs.

In addition to the range of art programs it offers students, CCSA sponsors the Community Visual and Performing Arts Serial annually, which includes vi to eight shows featuring student performances in dance and music, as well as art displays. All performances are at the Pinellas Park Performing Arts Center on the CCSA campus. The shows are well attended past the community, sometimes filling the house to capacity with 600 guests.

The Bakers have successfully fulfilled their dream with CCSA over the by v years, but they are eager to do more than. Their future plans include building a children's art museum inside the schoolhouse that will memorialize the children's art work for years to come. They are also looking into incorporating a dual enrollment program for students to earn college credit while attending CCSA. Additionally, they would like to use their expertise to help other schools develop a similar model to redesign their programs or start a new school.[/x_text]

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Source: https://www.stepupforstudents.org/school-spotlights/classical-christian-school-for-the-arts/

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