COVID-19 Response: An Update from the Principal

Mar 26

Dear Academy Parents,

I hope you are doing well and amidst this time of “social distancing” that you are finding real joy with your children. The Academy Online kicks off April 6th and both faculty and staff are busy doing all that needs to happen to ensure the same quality programming you’d expect from our school, online.

The Academy Online will continue to offer the same holistic, innovative approach to education that you have become accustomed to at the Academy. Through our online platforms students will be able to interact with their teachers and classmates during the quarter. The flexibility of the program makes it so that if your student is unable to attend ‘live’ one day, the recording is made available for them to view later! Teacher feedback and interaction will also be readily available for all levels, so you don’t have to feel overwhelmed to make sense of what your students are learning, and they can get the professional attention they need.

The following is from Headmaster Garner:

“The global impact of COVID 19 has with it an unpredictable element that makes it difficult to determine when we could resume any gathering of more than 10 people (as nationally advised). However, it is currently our plan to keep all end of the year programming such as spirit week, field day, student performance night, the formal banquet, etc. It is even possible that if things change, the last couple weeks of school could be on campus. Again, we will have to wait and see. At this moment we are not able to guarantee anything related to our physical gathering. What we can guarantee is that we will keep doing what is best for our children through our exciting online format - attending to their academic and also social needs during this unique time in our national history.”

I agree with Headmaster Garner, we are all doing what we believe will be the best for our students at this specific moment in history. I truly believe that the Lord has uniquely set us up for a time such as this to continue providing excellent education to our children in this state of emergency. I look forward to this next season of the Academy for G.O.D…Online!

We love you all.

Principal Alex Castro

"I lift up my eyes to the hills—

from where will my help come?

My help comes from the Lord,

who made heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot be moved;

he who keeps you will not slumber.

He who keeps Israel

will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is your keeper;

the Lord is your shade at your right hand."