New K-12 Savannah Charter School Opening K-6 in Fall of 2013
Enrollment for the new Savannah charter school – Savannah Classical Academy – is under way for the 2013-2014 school year.
Enrollment at the new charter is December 8, 2012 – February 22, 2013.
Applications available online at www.savannahclassicalacademy.org or at the following locations starting January 7th, 2013:
Mondays- Carnegie Library 5:30pm-7:30pm
Wednesdays- Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church 5:30-7:30pm
Saturdays-W.W. Law Community Center 12-2pm
Contact: Savannah Classical Academy at 912.398.2391 info@savannahclassicalacademy.org
AT A GLANCE
• Tuition-free, public charter school
• Opening – August 2013
• Serving students in Savannah/Chatham County
• Initially serving grades K-6; serving grades K-12 by 2019
• Key characteristics and components:
o Based on a classical liberal arts model with a strong civics component
o Explicit phonics for teaching of reading
o Teaching of Latin
o School culture demanding moral virtue, decorum, respect, discipline, and studiousness among students and faculty
Savannah Classical Academy will be located at the site of the former St. Pius High School, 705 Anderson St. For more info, click here.