Coram Deo Academy
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Coram Deo Academy is a classical Christian private school with three campuses in north Texas. It is known for its use of the trivium and its classical curriculum.
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[edit] History
Coram Deo was founded in 1999, when a group of families approached the current headmaster, Rodney J. Marshall, in the hopes that he would help them found a school. In the summer of 2005, the school purchased 15 acres of land in Flower Mound and began construction of their own school facilities. Currently, they expect to break ground on a gymnasium and fine arts facility by the summer of 2008.
[edit] Mission
The mission of Coram Deo is to "educate youth in a historic Christian worldview through a vigorous classical curriculum."
[edit] Campuses
Coram Deo Academy's main campus and administrative offices are located in Flower Mound. However, it also has two campuses in the Dallas/Fort Worth area with a total enrollment approaching 1,000 students.
[edit] Academics
[edit] Entrance Requirements
To gain admittance, all prospective students are required to score well on the ISEE placement test. Prospective students must also submit their academic records from the school they are transfering from. Additionally, every prospective student and their legal guardians must confess that their beliefs are in accord with the the Nicene Creed
[edit] National Average
90% high school students at Coram Deo Academy score higher than the national average on the SAT[1]. Additionally, over 95% of graduates attend a post secondary education [2]
[edit] Faculty and Staff
Coram Deo employs a highly qualified staff of teachers and faculty. Over the years, students have studied under the tutelage of doctors, authors and master naturalists. It is not uncommon at CDA for a teacher to continue their education while maintaining a teaching position. Many teachers choose to continue studying for the advanced or terminal degree in their field while at maintaining a teaching position at Coram Deo.
[edit] University Schedule
Coram Deo Academy employs a university schedule system, so classes are scheduled two days per week, with the remaining days set aside for homework and electives. This was to let parents have a somewhat more active role in the student's education. It is a defining feature of the school. In 2006, a five-day program for grades 5-12 was announced to complement the three-day program.
[edit] Curriculum
CDA's curriculum is modeled after a the classical trivium. It is composed of three stages of learning: "Grammar," "Logic," and "Rhetoric." In the first stage, Grammar, grades K-4, are given a foundation of basic knowledge through joyful memorization and repetition. The following Logic stage, grades 5-8, concentrates on developing the mind through questions such as "how?" and "why?",though the fundamentals of the previous stage are still largely incorporated. Finally, the Rhetoric stage, which encompasses grades 9-12, contemplates almost entirely on the ideas developed in the Logic stage and established from the Grammar stage.
[edit] Student body
[edit] Athletics
Coram Deo has viewed athletics as essential to the well-roundedness of its students. Coram Deo offers a wide variety of sports from which a student may choose, including football, baseball, soccer, tennis, track, volleyball, softball, and most recently golf. In 2006, the academy was accepted into the TAPPS 4A conference and regularly competes there. Even in their short time in existence, the teams have been very successful. The Coram Deo football team won its state conference in 2006 and the tennis team placed third at a state competition as well.
[edit] Clubs
[edit] Government
Coram Deo implemented a type of student government known as the house system in Autumn of 2007.
[edit] Alumni
Graduates of Coram Deo Academy have been accepted into some of the nation's most prominent universities and have received hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarship money.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Hunter Grunden, a Cadet at the United States Air Force Academy. In the fall semester of 2006 at the USAFA Hunter Grunden was selected as the Cadet Wing Commander, making him in charge of the entire student body of over 4,000 cadets.
- Ryan Brankin, a Midshipman at the United States Coast Guard Academy.
- Caleb Mckinnon, a Midshipman at the United States Naval Academy.
- Caleb Slavin, recipient of the prestigious Texas Christian University Chancellors Scholarship.
- Kaitlyn Posey, received a partial athletic scholarship to University of Texas at Tyler for her soccer abilities
- Russell Hildebrand, co-owns a small business at http://www.pestresource.net currently a Government Major at The University of Texas
- Olivia Perry, received an athletic scholarship to Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia for her basketball abilities.
In addition to these notable alumni, many CDA graduates have received scholarships to other schools including Texas A&M, University of Missouri, and the University of Dallas to name a few. [3]
