We have a headmaster! After much prayer, God has blessed us with a headmaster for Vita Nova. Melissa Perkins comes to us with great gifts and background and will lead our school to faithful success. Melissa holds a B.S. in Education with a concentration in Classical Studies from Indiana University and an M.S. in Educational Administration from Southwest Texas State University. She has an extensive background in the teaching of Latin and in educational administration as you can see from some of her experience:
+ Teacher of Latin at Martin Luther King, Jr. Latin Grammar Middle School in Kansas City, MO
+ Teacher of Latin at Pearce Middle School in Austin, TX
+ Teacher of Latin at The Oaks Academy (a Classical and Christian school) in Indianapolis, IN
+ Assistant Principal at Pearce Middle School in Austin, TX
+ Assistant Principal at Goodnight Junior High School in San Marcos, TX
+ Director of Children's Ministries, including PromiseTown Childcare Ministry, at New Life Community Church in Indianapolis, IN
We look forward to working with Melissa in the days ahead as she helps us develop the foundational educational policies that will drive our school.
Thank You, Lord, for Your continued guidance and provision for this ministry. We glorify You through the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen
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This blog will keep you up to date on developments of this Classical and Christian school in Indianapolis, IN. For further information, see our school website at www.vitanovaindy.org.
Now Enrolling!
Vita Nova is now enrolling grades pre-K through 4th grade for the 2008-2009 school year. For more information, please visit the Admission page of our website, http://www.vitanovaindy.org/admission.html.
Read to Your Children
"Learning to read begins the first time an infant is held and read a story. How often this happens, or fails to happen, in the first five years of childhood turns out to be one of the best predictors of later reading. A little-discussed class system invisibly divides our society, with those families that provide their children environments rich in oral and written language opportunities gradually set apart from those who do not, or cannot. A prominent study found that by kindergarten, a gap of 32 million words already separates some children in linguistically impoverished homes from their more stimulated peers. Children who begin kindergarten having heard and used thousands of words, whose meanings are already understood, classified, and stored away in their young brains, have the advantage on the playing field of education. Children who never have a story read to them, who never hear words that rhyme, who never imagine fighting with dragons or marrying a prince, have the odds overwhelmingly against them."
Maryanne Wolfe, professor of child development and cognitive neuroscience, Tufts University
Maryanne Wolfe, professor of child development and cognitive neuroscience, Tufts University
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Mission Statement
Mission: Guiding families in the development of their children as lifelong students and servants of God’s diverse world
Vision Statement
Vision: Providing a challenging educational environment where children learn to apply to the present and the future the wisdom of the past in the light of the One Who is truth, Jesus Christ
Non-Discriminatory Policy
Vita Nova Christian Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs.
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