Month: November 2022

A common practice at American Thanksgiving tables is to express our thankfulness to God and to each other. Sophia Academy wishes you a very Happy Thanksgiving and takes this opportunity to tell you what we are thankful for:

Our students–bright, funny, hard-working, creative. Need we say more?

Our teachers–dedicated, passionate, creative, and all the things we said about the students.

Our donors–faithful in giving, interested in what we do.

Our grant0rs–three foundations awarded us grants for our Awakening Genius program this September: Hamilton Family Charitable Trust, Wawa Foundation, and Nora Roberts Foundation.

Our God–provider, sustainer, guide, and the one who gives us strength to carry on.

Enjoy the pictures below from our student-planned and student-prepared Thanksgiving feast.

Whether working with oils for the first time, creating design with poured paint, or turning our favorite Marvel character into watercolor, Sophia students are using their creativity. Ms. Alimonda, our art teacher, works with each student’s interest and ability to move them forward in producing quality art.

Sophia Academy celebrates the image of God in each student as part of our Awakening Genius model. Part of that image in the ability to create rather than copy. Students are taught skill by skill, with Ms. Alimonda emphasizing the methods of achieving what he or she is hoping to produce.

We value the ability to use both sides of our brain each day. Art classes are an important component enabling students with learning differences to achieve academically. Each year students also create music using Garage Band. They learn artisan crafts such as chair caning and wood-working. In all these ways, we are building creativity and cognitive growth while preparing students for their futures.