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Christian Academy To Begin 33rd Year Serving Community
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
More than 30 years ago, a Tampa couple visualized offer- ing a Christian Academy to members of the community. That vision became King’s Kids Christian Academy, located at the corner of N. 34th Street and E. 21st Avenue.
On August 14th, King’s Kids Christian Academy will begin its 33rd year of operation.
It was founded by Bishop Thomas and Marva Scott, in 1985, in recognition of a need in the East Tampa community. They decided to offer more than a daycare. They wanted a facility that reached out and de- veloped a quality pre-school program.
Some of the teachers that were part of the initial opening of the school are still employed, teaching second and third gen- erations of families.
Bishop Scott said, “Since its inception, the institution has been and continues to be a cor- nerstone in Tampa’s educa- tional community. The school specializes in serving children, birth to kindergarten.”
Registration is currently being taken for children ages, two through kindergarten. The hours of operation are 6:30
BISHOP THOMAS and MRS. MARVA SCOTT ...Founders of King’s Kids Christian Academy
a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Academy offers School Readiness, VPK Vouchers and Step Up for Stu- dents are accepted.
The curriculum of the facil- ity has a particular focus on moral character development as well as children mastering the necessary skills to give them the necessary foundation and preparedness to continue their education.
“The school exposes chil-
dren to a very robust curricu- lum. The Scholastic and ABeka curriculums are used to help the children move along appro- priate developmental mile- stones and provide academic information that support teachers in helping children who encounter developmental lags. Coupled with the curric- ula exposure is the intermin- gling of field trips that connect to and support subjects that are taught in the classroom,” he said.
King’s Kids Christian Acad- emy has also developed a part- nership with Hillsborough Community College’s Con- scious Discipline Project. This project helps the school to em- phasize, to parents the need to read to children, increasing their print and verbal literature experiences.
Molina Health Care is an- other partner that provides children with experiences in preparing and eating healthier meals.
Parent involvement, a Par- ent/Teacher Association sup- ports the school through the provision of chaperones for fieldtrips, attendance at the An- nual Family Chapel Service, en- gagement of parents in fundraisers, and other parent directed activities.
AT&T Grant Promotes Music Technology Program At Centre For Girls
SARTURA SMITH ...Program Director, The Centre For Girls
AT&T has awarded The Helen Gordon Davis Centre for Women a $10,000 grant to cre- ate a music technology pro- gram at its Centre for Girls at 105 Sligh Ave. The presenta- tion was done Thursday morn- ing at The Centre For Girls.
The Centre for Girls is an enrichment and education cen- ter focused on the needs of Tampa Bay's girls, ages 5-14, and their families. The Centre for Girls provides innovative programming with a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) curriculum integrating health & wellness, and green living; all of which empower girls by teaching pos- itive self-expression.
Sartura Smith, Program Director for The Centre for Girls, said the grant will enable the Centre for Girls to more ef- fectively reach the girls attend- ing the program from a technology-focused approach and enhancing their enriching, music education environment for their after-school curricu- lum.
Through the grant funding, the girls will be given the op- portunity to write, record and even distribute their musical creations through the use of Microsoft Surface tablets, along with additional recording and software equipment. The program will utilize the skills and knowledge of local volun- teers and musical professionals
ED NARAIN ...AT&T Florida Regional Director
to develop a structured music technology curriculum aimed to expose the girls to all aspects of music creation and the music industry.
Smith said the plan is to include graphic design, digital art, voice recording, music pro- duction, sound engineering, photo and video editing over the course of the school year to engage in team building, lead- ership and technology based activities.
AT&T and The Centre for Girls share their support of sci- ence, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics initia- tives and together they will help provide Tampa Bay girls exposure to a broader world view through the gift of music technologies.
“Refining the process of STEAM education through music makes it a fun process for students of all ages,” said Ed Narian, AT&T Florida Re- gional Director “This STEM fo- cused music program will inspire our youth to look at a career in this rewarding disci- pline that benefits our econ- omy by providing the highly-trained engineers, sci- entists, and mathematicians it so desperately needs”
For more information about the program contact Sartura Shuman Smith: SSmith@thecentre.org or Walter Jennings: WJen- nings@thecentre.org.
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