Rocks and Pebbles in the Jar of Life: A Message from Mrs. Lane
As I pushed my cart through the Target parking lot, I was frustrated. I was in a hurry and the pebbles under the wheels of my cart caused my coffee to splash unhindered. Just tiny pebbles, barely noticeable, and yet each and every one of them causing an unwelcome frustration at the moment. Life is […]
Picture Day Schedule
All CBA students will take their school pictures the week of January 31 through February 4. Elementary school students should wear their school uniforms. Pictures for second grade students and up are on Monday and Tuesday. Our early childhood students will have their pictures taken between Wednesday and Friday. The schedule is below Picture days […]
Godly Trait of the Month: February
Each month we talk to students about a character quality or Godly trait. We reinforce the idea via scripture and with a song. The character quality of the month for February: Compassion Definition: Seeing and meeting the needs of others; helping those who are hurting Memory Verse: 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell […]
What is Project-Based Learning?
One of the phrases you will hear a lot about at Charleston Bilingual Academy is project-based learning. It may sound interesting to some. To some it may sound like more work at home. As the Buck Institute for Education (BIE) explains, with PBL, students “investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging, and complex problem or […]
ICYMI: What makes CBA unique
Last week Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Lane held a series of Parent Chats to share with our families their vision for the school and why CBA’s model and mission are unique. You can review the presentation here: Parent Chat Vision Talk If you’d like to hear directly from Mrs. Lane and Dr. Johnson, a recording […]
Enrollment 2022-2023
The enrollment period is now open to returning CBA families. Since the start of enrollment, we’ve come across a few common questions we want to answer for you. Monday, January 31, is the last day for families to enroll for 2022-2023 school year at the discounted registration fee ($175). The fee increases to $225 on […]
CBA’s Curricular Strategy
Forming bilingual, bi-literate, intercultural learners in a Christ-Centered program In partnership with parents, CBA exists to inspire world changers through Christ-centered, inter-cultural, immersion-based education. Who are we? CBA seeks to kindle community change in Charleston by uniting and leveraging diverse families through providing developmentally appropriate, project-based, language immersion education. In this setting, we develop children […]
MAP testing and progress reports
The 2021-2022 school year is half over! We have just completed semester 1. It is CBA’s desire to partner with parents in the learning journey of each and every child. Communication about a student’s learning progress is an important part of that journey. Early childhood teachers are working diligently to prepare progress notes to communicate […]
A deeper dive into the “intercultural” aspect at CBA: A message from Dr. Johnson
Our mission reads, Partnering with parents to inspire world changers through Christ-centered, intercultural, language immersion education. Every word and component has been intentionally crafted, trying to succinctly express our DNA. I want to do a deeper dive into the “intercultural” word. Various influences on culture include race, geographical region, home language, educational level, and socioeconomic […]
Should your child’s education be different from your education? A Message from Dr. Johnson
Believe it or not, as parents, we do many things in life because that is the way our parents did it. From child-rearing, to eating habits, to the sport teams we cheer for (Go Tigers!) and what kind of pets we like or dislike. This often is true in the K12 education we choose for […]
