PCA Announces School Location

We are very excited to announce that we have finalized our location for the 2010-11 school year!

The congregation of Rose Hill Church of the Nazarene has graciously agreed to allow PCA to rent classroom and extracurricular space for next year. The facilities and location of Rose Hill seem to be a perfect fit for PCA's first year, and we pray that it will be a blessing to our students and families.

Rose Hill Church of the Nazarene is conveniently located at 11001 Kanis Road – just west of the Shackleford Rd. and Kanis Rd. intersection.

Teacher Announcement

Pinnacle Classical Academy is pleased to announce the hiring of the teaching team for the coming 2010-11 school year. We give thanks to God for His providence in this decision and anticipate great things from these remarkable young women.

Those familiar with the school already will need no introduction to Holley Peters who will serve in the dual role of Kindergarten/Lower Elementary teacher as well as Head Administrator. Holley attended Bryan College where she earned a B.A. in English Literature. Since graduating college, she has worked as a high school English teacher, worldview teacher and most recently as PCA's Director of Development. Having received a classical Christian education herself from Westminster Academy in Memphis, TN, Holley is passionate about this model of education, and PCA is thrilled to have her on board as we open this Fall.

Maria Copas joins the school as its Upper Elementary teacher having recently relocated from Chicago, IL where she obtained a Masters in Historical/Systematic Theology from Wheaton Graduate School. She has a B.A. in Theology and Bible from Moody Bible Institute, and is also proficient in Latin and Greek. A very short conversation with Maria will reveal to you her deep love of the classical model and her desire to serve children by leading them through a Christ-centered education.

Please join PCA in welcoming Holley and Maria!

Less than 3 months to go...

With school beginning in less than three months, PCA is getting more excited each day as we anticipate our fall opening! In the last couple of months several exciting things have been happening, and we wanted to give you a brief update on a few of these:

1) Our Location: The congregation of Rose Hill Church of the Nazarene has expressed a willingness to allow PCA to rent a portion of their facility for our school home. Currently, PCA is awaiting a Conditional Use Permit from the city of Little Rock, which will likely be granted on June 3rd. There are a few other logistics to sort out, as well, but we anticipate each of these details working out in due time. We are very grateful for the blessing of this wonderful facility. Rose Hill Church of the Nazarene is located at 11001 Kanis Rd. in Little Rock.
2) Our Curriculum: The PCA curriculum committee has selected the curriculum for each subject for next year, and has made wonderful choices! We are very excited about what each student will be learning. If you are interested in knowing the titles of specific curriculum, please contact us and we'll fill you in on the details.
3) Student Uniforms: We have chosen our student uniforms for next year. We will use Lands' End as our uniform supply company, and we think that the uniforms will serve our families, students, and school very well next year. If you would like specific details about uniform guidelines, please contact us and we'll send you more information.
4) School Day Hours: The PCA school day will begin at 8:15am and will run until 2:30pm for full day students (grades 2 - 5). Half day students (K and 1st) will be dismissed at 12:30pm.
5) Fundraising: PCA has recently launched a small fundraising campaign in hopes of establishing some additional funding for the upcoming year. We especially hope to establish a tuition assistance fund so that we can assist interested, committed families who have financial need. If you are interested in giving to the PCA General Fund or the Tuition Assistance Fund, please contact us. We would love to talk with you personally.
6) New Website: PCA is in the midst of developing a full website in order to better serve the needs of the school and the Little Rock community. We hope to launch our new website within the next month. Our web address will remain the same.

We are continually amazed at God's provision for PCA, and we are so thankful for His grace and mercy to us. There are certainly many more details we could share with you, but we wanted to take a moment to share some of the most recent highlights. We hope to have another meeting over the summer - please let us know if you would like to be added to our mailing list.

PCA is still accepting student applications - please contact us if you would like to receive an application for your child.

Cottage Meeting this Thursday, May 6th

PCA's next Cottage Meeting will be this Thursday, May 6th, at 7:30pm. We will meet in the home of Dave and Mary Peery (1308 Lansing Street, 72223). We will be providing updates on our location, curriculum, student uniforms, and our faculty search. Joseph Bailey will also be leading a discussion of the article "An Invitation to the Pain of Learning" by Mortimer Adler. Clicking on this link http://www.cambridgestudycenter.com/artilces/Adler1.htm will take you to a copy of the article. We had a wonderful Cottage Meeting in April, and we hope to see you in May!

Non-Profit Status Officially Granted!

We are excited to announce that PCA has officially, and finally, completed all of the requirements to become a federally recognized non-profit organization! The IRS sent us our Letter of Determination yesterday, stating that we are now recognized as a 501(c)(3) corporation. We have been working on this process since September 2009, and we have been praying that the Lord would allow us to receive this status. There are several benefits to being a non-profit organization. Two of the most noticeable benefits are: 1) we are not required to pay federal income tax and we are granted tax exemption on nearly all of the purchases made for the school 2) anyone who wishes to donate money to PCA may do so and that money will be tax-deductible. We thank the Lord for letting us complete this crucial step in the establishment of PCA!

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.