New Site for 2009/10 Year

"The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun." ~Napoleon Hill


Over the last month Innovations Academy has faced and and is soon to complete a new challenge, facilities. We were notified by the Kroc Center that they would like us to vacate the space by June 30th which meant that we had to find a new school site fast. In a short amount of time our community bound together to find and secure a new site. We are in negotiations for a new site in Mission Valley right off the Auto Circle Pkwy exit and should have a lease signed next week.

In just over a month we have done this amazing feet, proving our strength once again. We're sorry that we didn't notify our new enrollments sooner and wished to get all our information clear before informing our new community. Our apologies as we know this will come as an inconvenience to some families.

Though I can't disclose the new site yet, I can give some details. The classroom space is bigger, brighter, and cleaner. The campus is beautiful with its lined trees and grassy knolls. The interior is ours to decorate and create. We're close to many community resources. Best of all, there is enough space for us all with room to grow.

We hope that you'll be joining us this Fall at our new site to kick off the new year. At this time we are securing a before and after school program for families who would like to attend as we know that it is a need in our community. In addition, because of the new space and popular demand we will be starting our day earlier, most likely 8am. Stay tuned! We'll be working hard over the summer to bring people together through carpools as well.

If you know that you will not be following us to Mission Valley or have questions, please contact me at Danielle (at) InnovationsAcademy.org or call my cell phone 858-337-1977. If you are on our wait list and would like to be removed due to location, please notify us as well.

Charters Under Siege

Case for innovative schools stronger than ever, but foes don't care

2:00 a.m. May 26, 2009

At a time when government revenue is plunging because of the recession, public schools around the nation are under intense pressure to make do with less. If only there were some sort of innovative, less costly way of educating kids, America's schools might be able to keep this major problem from becoming a dire crisis.

Fun in Our Community!

This picture is from Pi Day! We celebrated a little late on Wednesday. At our All School Meeting we had a Pi contest where students competed to see who could memorize the most digits. Jovan, one of our 8th graders, won! (sorry I don't have a picture of him!) Later, Christine handed out pie to all of our students, they definitely enjoyed it!

That same afternoon we had our first school dance. It was more like a balloon fight, but the kids did sure have fun. I got to see the kids playing, dancing , and just having a good time. We look forward to holding more community events.

Speaking of community events, we have a very important meeting coming up for parents (and students if they'd like to attend). This is a mandatory meeting about next year and enrollment. All families must have one person in attendance. The meeting is April 14th in the Community Room at 6pm - 7pm.

Making a Difference

Hi IA Community,

I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you. We had our second Parent Information Session last night for our 2009/10 school year. At that meeting one of our middle school students was there and asked if he could come up and say something about our school. He proceeded to say how much he enjoys it here and how much it has changed his life. It was a really touching moment and I was left feeling gratitude for everything that it has taken for IA to become and all that we'll be doing to improve in the future. It's in these moments, when I hear from our students, that I know we are on a great journey and that we are sojourning together.

Thanks for adventuring,

Danielle

Financial Literacy Class

FREE Financial Literacy Classes
Learn how to:

• Save money
• Follow a budget
• Improve your credit
• Manage Debt

Every Tuesday from March 17-May 12
6:00-8:00 pm in the Kroc Center Library

Reservation Required
Please call: (619)269-1521 or e-mail Cara.Franke@usw.salvationarmy.org

Childcare and refreshments available!
Course completion (perfect attendance) graduates will receive grocery store gift cards
and $25 cash!

San Diego Science Festival!

We thought that this would be fun for families!

http://www.sdsciencefestival.org/

Enjoy,

Danielle

Kroc Center Aladdin Auditions

ALADDIN JR AUDITIONS

AUDITIONS: Aladdin Jr, The Salvation Army Kroc Center
DATE: Tuesday March 3rd from 4:30 - 8 pm or Thursday March 5th from 4 -8 pm
LOCATION: Joan B. Kroc Theatre
PERFORMANCES: May 20 -24, 2009
Please prepare a 1 minute audition song with cd or taped accompaniment.



Call 619-269-1540 to schedule your audition appointment or register at the Kroc Center Education Desk (next to the library)


Drop- ins are welcome and will be seen as time permits. Please register at the EDUCATION Desk prior to your audition.