Victory Christian Academy

Adopt a Student at Victory Christian Academy

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Graduation 2009 in pictures

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Miracles Happen one Child at a Time, says VCA Director

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WEYMOUTH HILLS, ST. MAARTEN – “Miracles are happening at Victory Christian Academy one child at a time,” says school director Dianne Greenaway.

The school will begin its third official school year on Monday, September 1 and the director said it has been amazing to see the growth of the program and how many community-minded companies and individuals enabled them to get here.

“Despite all of the many challenges in the past year, our school average across all levels from kindergarten to high school was 97% when we closed for summer. That is a lot to be thankful for. Our program really works and it makes us proud when the parents are appreciative of the growth of their children that is noticeable immediately,” explained the director.

The school was one of the organizations which benefited from the poverty alleviation funding provided through USONA in 2006. When the money ran out in November of 2007, it became quite difficult to maintain salaries and other necessary expenses for the academy. The Oranje Fonds has also contributed funds to outfit the kindergarten classrooms.

“We always knew that we had a staff that was committed to us not just for a salary but because they believed in the vision of providing a personal and quality education to children regardless of their economic or racial background,” she added. “There were a few months when we could not pay salaries on time but our teachers and other staff remained faithful.”

Another major miracle was the establishment of a relationship with the Greater Atlanta Christian High School earlier this year. A team of 15 volunteered at the school during their Spring Break and also outfitted a library for the academy.

“It was the founder’s dream to see a library room where the children can just sit and enjoy a good book. We finally got that room this year. They provided us with classic novels that were necessary for our high school students to complete their literature lessons as well as reading books for every grade level.”

Director Greenaway said she would love to publicly acknowledge many of the companies who sponsor the monthly tuitions or contribute in other ways to the school but some choose to remain anonymous. She did want to express thanks to SecureTech International who from the school’s inception in January 2006 has provided free technology services, upgrades and troubleshooting, and Cost U Less which donates goods to feed students who come to school without proper meals.

Victory Christian Academy is located at the Victory Temple Church in Weymouth Hills and is run by its outreach foundation. The vision for the school remains to provide a personalized and quality education to children at all levels of learning and abilities.

“Our small class sizes, has been a major selling point. Many of today’s children suffer with hyper activity and have shorter attention spans. Having a teacher that can focus on what each child needs helps them to stay motivated to complete their work.

“Our curriculum allows us to design a program for each child no matter their strengths or weaknesses. It is entirely possible to have a student who can handle high school level mathematics but have grade four reading skills. With our workbook system, they can maintain their high school math class and take the reading classes to build their vocabulary and English level. No child needs to leave school unable to handle themselves in the real world.”

Spaces are still available for the kindergarten, elementary and high school programs. The school is also seeking sponsors to assist underprivileged children. Information can be downloaded at www.academy.trulycaribbean.net or by calling the school at 011-599-524-6521.

VCA gets 800+ books from Greater Atlanta Christian School

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Victory Christian Academy Appeals for Donors to Sponsor School

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PHILIPSBURG – The Victory Christian Academy is appealing for companies and families to adopt a student at the alternative learning school in Weymouth Hills.

According to Dianne Greenaway, the school’s director, now that the USONA funding has run out there is a need for assistance to continue providing a quality education to the 30 students enrolled.

“Since its inception in January 2006, our vision was to keep our costs low to allow more families to enjoy the individualized attention that each student receives here at VCA. This means that we have been very dependent on the contributions of the community-minded businesses, which have supported us from the beginning. Right now we need help to continue paying our teachers and to maintain the quality learning that we provide.”

Companies can choose to sponsor on a monthly or annual basis and the director says its costs 500 guilders per month to teach a kindergarten/elementary student and 600 guilders per month to teach a high school student or 5000/6000 guilders annually.

For more information about the school, visit www.academy.trulycaribbean.net or call VCA at 524-6521.

Dianne can be reached for radio and TV interviews at 524-6521.

Graduation 2007

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Life Enrichment Courses Begin at Victory Christian Academy

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PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – One year after opening, the Victory Christian Academy is adding afternoon and evening programs to cater to the entire family.

According to Nerissa Golden, the school’s Administrator, Life Enrichment Classes begin Monday, February 5 at the Weymouth Hills campus.

“In the afternoons we are offering our Reading Readiness program for children ages four to 14, who want to learn to read or are having difficulties with reading in their regular school program. It is a multi-sensory, phonetic program that takes 12 weeks. They will become acquainted with phonics through animals, songs and stories. It is a method which helps students learn letter sounds, alphabet sequence and word relationships,” explained Golden.

Golden added that in the evenings, they will start an Office Procedures Course, which is taught in the same methodology as their day school curriculum.

“Our class sizes are limited to allow us to teach each student based on their needs. We have business persons registered, who need to learn how to write proposals, handle bookkeeping, so they will learn how to use Microsoft Office and other programs in a way that they can immediately use in their daily work. It is designed for those who want to start a new career or those who want to get better at their jobs or even start their own business. It is about empowering our people to have more options for work in the future,” the school head said.

Victory Christian Academy was opened in January 2006 as an alternative learning program for students aged 3 and older. They now have 23 students registered in classes from pre-kindergarten to high school. The small class sizes and individualized workbooks allows each student to work at the level they are at and provides opportunities to fill in gaps in their learning before it is too late.

More information on the life enrichment classes and Victory Christian Academy can be received by contacting Nerissa Golden at 523-3731 or email academy@trulycaribbean.net.

For interviews please contact Nerissa Golden at 523-3731.