New Daily Schedule Starts This Fall
At Concordia Academy, we remain committed to our mission, which is to lead, teach, and inspire students to become all that God would have them be. We also believe in educating and supporting the holistic student in a transformational learning environment. It’s because of these commitments, that in 2024, our administrative team engaged in extensive educational and adolescent research. Through that research, it became evident that it was time to create a more student-centric bell schedule, to adapt to the needs of our current generation of students.
Coincidentally, while conducting this research, CA students were simultaneously writing argumentative research papers focused on areas in which they wanted to see change and improvement for CA. We found that their concerns and research mirrored much of ours, which helped to solidify the need for change.
Research-backed changes to our daily bell schedule will be starting in the fall of 2025 and include these exciting elements and benefits:
•A Monday-Thursday start time of 8:35 am instead of our current 7:45 start.
•The introduction of the “Beacon Block” to foster student belonging and connection while educating and supporting the holistic student.
•Greater consistency in the daily schedule.
•A Friday start time of 8:55 am to allow teachers to meet, collaborate, and engage in professional development.
To learn more about the new schedule, watch the video below or visit www.concordiaacademy.com/schedule.