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Caprock Academy Informational Video

Added Apr 26, 2023 •

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we are a school where kids don't fall through the cracks where is school that pays attention to individual Needs school that celebrates diversity Caprock Academy really alone among its peers in the sense that it's completely Grand Valley grown this is a school built by Grand Valley families for Grand Valley families we have great students most of them are here because they want to be here they want the edge station at the school offers they want the environment that the school offers whenever I walk down the halls and Watkins my classrooms every day there's just such a great environment of caring people caring individuals I see Caprock students outside of school so indirect character be on Dove what we expect in the classroom I think that it is one of the reasons by cop rocket is a really good school because of that character building and to me I only Invasion and see cockroaches growing in Creative well-rounded my name is Dan Cheryl and my official title is a facility in business director it was actually my wife's brain child to start a charter school here in town she thought it would be great to have another option in the Grand Valley one of our original goal was to have a K-12 environment so that if you chose to your kid could start in kindergarten or first grade and be in the same school all the way through their graduation out of high school where up over alarm 9 hour and you know it's going to continue to grow and that's really what we wanted to see happen my name is Andrew Collins and I am the head of school at Caprock Academy I think Caprock is a unique school for many reasons one of course we are class clutch Mission School and that's not what you see in mainstream education today I think in classical education we're showing kids and teaching kids what the meaning of life is why am I here what am I doing what is my purpose and what good do I want to do in the world that will also benefit me but there's something outside of me that's more important and I believe that mainstream education is gone a different way or has catered to what kind of job will I get how much money will I make through my career or my way more things at all after school and classical education focuses on the individual and what they can do for the world around them rather than what the world around them can do for them my name is Nick Selinsky I'm the business call the director at Caprock when choosing a new school they're choosing so much more than just the classroom they're choosing their social group they're choosing extracurricular activities and hopefully they're choosing an educational home for their students Miller family my name is Megan Bernard and I am a kindergarten teacher at Caprock what first drew me to Caprock was choosing it as a school as a parent I actually had an older child that did not attend here when she starting her education we signed her up with our local school I didn't know is apparent that you have a choice I really feel that Caprock values that Community peace and the character education emphasis as well and that's really what Drew Caprock as a parent my name is Kendra swim and I am the elementary K through 3D in my chair through three grade levels every classroom has an educational assistant so there are two adults in the classroom everyday all day and they are interacting with the students the students are helping each other learn there's just a very loving and caring environment my name is your Caprock Academy Jimmy is that only include number students and everything we do but as well as how we Embrace diversity here I come. But someone like I mentioned from another country have they ever felt as a staff member that I don't belong or that I'm not part of a community braces that diversity and Embraces that inclusion and we bring that into my classroom as well classroom management are more focused and they're more to work my name is Howard butcher I teach high school English I'm also the instructional advisor for the high school and middle school the environment at Caprock is like a private school in terms of its safety and its academic but it comes with a public school price tag I think a lot of people don't realize that it's free they don't understand the quality of Education you get here is really remarkable there's a lot of people over the years who believe that there's a tuition involved that you have to be I want to come here that you have to go through some kind of application process along with it they're being tuition or like I know I can never afford to send my kid there and there's no cost to send your kid to hear a rock has seen significant success in its ability to actively and responsibly Steward public funds and to best utilize those for reinforcing and training more robust student experience the school offers many different extracurricular opportunities from words to academics we also have some academic Pursuits like knowledge bowl and our school is the two-time state champion as of this year and we also are very lucky to have two full size competition gyms locker room we have our band room and choir rooms and we also have some well-appointed are trims and science room the reason to bring your kids here to bring your student to a school like Caprock to build that family mentality into that we are all part of one big Community Family Thrift food growing and creating successful citizens Beyond academic world the four-day school schedule or the overall school calendar or you want your kid to have that specific classical educational experience where a school of choice we want you to come here because it fits for your student in your family does not matter where you come from or what your background is or what your beliefs are but ultimately we all want to be a part of the same community and take care of each other and that really is the beginning of the