Player of the Year Award – Imagine Prep at Surprise student Asha Hart The Surprise Independent recently recognized the accomplishments of Imagine Prep at Surprise student Asha Hart. In particular, Hart was selected at the “Player of the Year” by the Charter Athletic Association for junior high volleyball. Article featuring Imagine Prep Surprise player of the year
Mom finds a school to partner in managing daughter’s type 1 diabetes
“Five-year-old Ayanah White of St. Louis has kindergarten basics and early learning as her main focus these days at her new school. That was not the case back in the spring at preschool, shortly after her birthday. It started with a naptime incident at school. ‘She ended up using the bathroom on herself, and they told me when I picked …
Mesa charter’s character education taps ‘The Leader in Me’
“There’s something strange about hearing a third-grader using the word ‘synergize,’ but Stephanie Avalos-Padilla and her peers use it almost daily. ‘It’s about working together and making it great,’ the 7-year-old said. As part of Imagine Schools at East Mesa’s fifth anniversary celebration, educators have beefed up focus on developing students’ character with a new program, ‘The Leader in Me.’ The …
Flagler’s charter schools get report cards
“PALM COAST — Flagler County’s three charter schools finished the last fiscal year in the black, but the district’s chief financial officer said it could be a tough road ahead for them, especially the two smallest schools. Imagine School at Town Center had no money in reserve on June 30 and received a $247,434 contribution from its parent company, Imagine …
Just Imagine . . . (Gateway PGA Foundation feature)
The October 2010 Journal of the Gateway PGA Foundation published an extensive article on the Foundation’s In School Program Partnership with Imagine Academy of Environmental Science and Math in St. Louis, MO. “Actually, they’re all lined up in the lobby. They are very quiet. They have to be. They’re at level 0. They’re dressed in crisp khaki pants and electric blue …
Enrollment hits 811 students at Wells St. charter
“The Imagine MASTer Academy school board approved a $6.9 million budget Wednesday that school officials are calling conservative. The board also discussed student achievement. Principal Jim Huth said the budget accounts for a possible 4 percent funding cut from the state. As the budget stands now, revenue will exceed expenditures by about $19,000. By the end of the year, Huth …
Wyland Foundation sends mobile environmental center to Vero Beach school to thank 9-year-old activist
“VERO BEACH — Students at the Imagine School at South Vero had a special lesson on the environment Thursday, thanks to the efforts of classmate and fourth-grader Lilly Tougas from Fort Pierce. The Wyland Foundation brought its Clean Water Mobile Learning Center to the school to reward the environmental activism of 9-year-old Lilly, who has been selling “cupcakes for the …
Therapy Dog Teaches Charter School Students New Tricks
“Everyone knows you can’t bring your dog to school. But at Imagine Classical Academy at Indigo Ranch, that’s just one of the many things that are different. Along with the 700 students and 28 teachers who walk through the front doors every day, Lilly the Yellow Lab, age 6, trots happily into school next to her owner, Vice-Principal Jeff Ribitski. …