Overview of PCA's School Calendar

Important School Dates for the 2010-2011 School Year
2010
August 11-13, 16 – Teacher Inservice
August 18: First Day of School (Half Day)
September 6: Labor Day (all school out)
October 15: Parent/Teacher Conferences (no school for students)
October 18-19: Fall Break (all school out)
November 24-26: Thanksgiving Break (all school out)
December 17: Last Day of Fall Semester
December 18 –January 2: Christmas Break (all school out)

2011
January 3: Teacher Inservice (no school for students)
January 4: Students begin Spring Semester
January 17: MLK, Jr. Day (all school out)
February 21: Teacher Inservice (no school for students)
March 19 – 27: Spring Break (all school out)
April 22: Good Friday (all school out)
May 2: Re-enrollment contracts and enrollment fees due
May 27: Last Day of School (Half Day)

Next Cottage Meeting March 29th

Marcus and Katie Moody will be hosting a Cottage Meeting at their home on Monday, March 29th, at 7:30pm. In addition to providing updates on the particulars of PCA's development, part of this meeting will be devoted to discussing Dorothy Sayers’ article “The Lost Tools of Learning,” a foundational document in classical, Christian education. We welcome anyone to attend this meeting, and we encourage you to take time to look over this article. You will find a copy of the article by clicking on this link: http://www.gbt.org/text/sayers.html

Student and employee applications will also be available at the Cottage Meeting. As a reminder, the First Round Deadline for student applications is this Monday, March 8th. Our Second Round Deadline is Monday, April 5th. Please let us know if you have any questions or if you would like to receive a student application.

Thank you for visiting Pinnacle Classical Academy’s blog!

For our new readers, I would like to briefly introduce PCA and the people who are behind the school. PCA is an independent, classical Christian school led by a Board of Directors. The Board of PCA is comprised of parents who desire to establish a school that will glorify God through the Christ-centered, classical training of children. Their hope is that the future graduates of PCA will be students who are instilled with a lifelong love of learning, equipped for service in love to God and man.

The Board started meeting early last summer (2009) and in September I was hired as PCA’s Director of Development. Together we began working to lay the foundation for Little Rock’s first classical, Christian school. PCA has held four informational meetings and is beginning to find like-minded individuals who are excited about partnering with PCA. More informational meetings will be held this spring.

Currently, PCA’s Board is working diligently to secure a location for the fall 2010 opening. PCA’s curriculum committee is in the midst of surveying and selecting the curriculum for each subject. Recently, PCA released both its student and employee applications. Though many tasks lay ahead of the Board, it is exciting to offer a new educational opportunity for Little Rock families and to see the many ways that the Lord is providing for the needs of PCA.

We encourage you to peruse the past articles on our blog, as you will find more information about classical, Christian education, as well as other helpful resources. We would love to talk with you individually and to send you more information about PCA. Please contact us at 501-240-9080 or pinnacleclassical@gmail.com.

Excelsior ad Dei Gloriam!

~Holley Peters, Director of Development

Spring 2010 Information Meeting Audio

If you would like to listen to the audio recording from PCA's recent informational meeting, please click on the player above. You will hear from Mr. Peter Baur (Director of Admissions and Events at Westminster Academy) and Robert Kinney (senior student at Westminster Academy) as they share their experiences with classical, Christian education. At the end of the recording, Holley Peters shares some of the recent school updates and pertinent information for PCA, in addition to a brief time of Q&A. We invite you to listen to this recording as we believe you will find it interesting, informative, and encouraging.

Student Admissions Packets Now Available

If you would like to receive a student admissions packet, please email us at pinnacleclassical@gmail.com. First Round Applications will be due March 8th and decisions will be made by the first week of April. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Spring Informational Meeting

PCA will host a spring informational meeting on Tuesday, February 23rd, at 7:30pm. The meeting will be held at Covenant Presbyterian Church, located at 1 Covenant Drive, 72211. Our keynote speaker will be Mr. Peter Baur, Director of Admissions and Events at Westminster Academy in Memphis, TN. Mr. Baur has over 30 years of experience in private school education, and he previously served as the Director of Institutional Advancement for Westminster Academy. In addition to his experience as an education professional, Mr. Baur understands classical, Christian education from the perspective of a parent. His son recently graduated from Westminster Academy as a member of the class of 2009.

Student Admissions Packets and Employee Application Packets will be available at this meeting, and we will be updating you on the progress of PCA. We hope that you will make plans to attend this special evening. Please contact us if you would like more information.

Student Admissions Packets Coming Soon

Student Admissions Packets will be released by February 1st. If you would like to receive an admissions packet, please email us at pinnacleclassical@gmail.com. We will be accepting applications for K-6 grades.