Kindergarten-Eighth Grade Finnish-inspired School Canaan, IN
Where students explore, experience, and excel.
Where students explore, experience, and excel.
This raffle will help fund the Cougar Mart. Students earn money and apply basic finance skills
No door to sales, our main fundraiser is the school fair. Saturday April 26th. This year's theme is "Wild Wild West" and it's not just for kids. There will be a live auction with class projects, class baskets and many wonderful donations. This for everyone in the community.
Canaan Community Academy Unsung Hero Scholarship
This is a scholarship for students who meet the following criteria:
The application process:
This scholarship can be used for:
This year's theme: "I wish I could back and show my 13 year old self...."
The amount of the scholarship may vary from year to year.
Donations can be made to this fund in memory or in honor of family or friends.
Canaan Community Academy
Jefferson County School
IDOE STEM CERTIFIED School
Canaan Community Academy (CCA) receives the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) STEM Certification. Canaan Community Academy is the first Jefferson County School to receive this certification. It is also the first Kindergarten through Eighth Grade school in the state to receive this certification.
The Indiana Secretary of Education shared this quote in the release:
"The schools we spotlight today have demonstrated a commitment to providing high-quality, engaging STEM experiences that not only support students in developing problem-solving skills, but also prepare them for careers in emerging industries,” said Dr. Katie Jenner, Indiana Secretary of Education. “As careers in STEM fields continue to drive our state’s economy, our role is to ensure every Hoosier student has access to high-quality STEM curriculum needed to meet both current and future demands.”
CCA meets and exceeds the high quality STEM experiences preparing students, starting in kindergarten and continuing at every grade through grade eight for the future.
The STEM certification is a rigorous two year process. Curriculum, lesson plans, students' evidence, event and community information is submitted into the STEM site that is reviewed by the Indiana Department of Education. The IDOE reviews for rigor of curriculum, authenticity, evidence that demonstrates collaboration and integration of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). Once CCA made it to the next phase the IDOE completed an onsite visit. During the onsite visit, student ambassadors led the IDOE team to each classroom, STEAM lab with various robotic demonstrations then continued outdoors. STEM Ambassadors continued the campus tour sharing information and answering their questions. Then an exit interview was completed with the leadership team. This is a five year designation that must be renewed every 5 years.
"The IDOE STEM certification truly tells more about a school than the standardized test scores. Chief Administrative Officer, Rhonda Pennington said, "I want to commend every staff member and every student who made the certification possible by exploring, experiencing, and excelling daily."
Canaan Community Academy invites you to stop by for a tour or share your skills with our students. The community is always welcome. Community member, Julie Brown stated, "They are engineers! It's so cool to see these kids doing hands-on projects that are out of the box. They use critical thinking, teamwork, and their imaginations like no other 3rd grade I've seen and I've seen a few."
At CCA we walk the walk; we truly believe together we can.
Please invite family and friends with children who will be 5 by October 1st to join the CCA family.
FREE Tuition
FREE Breakfast & Lunch for ALL students
FREE Book Fees this school year!
Supply Fee:................................$25.00 (convenient for families-you will not need to shop for supplies. The supply fee may need to be charged again in January based on student usage and rising costs.
Transportation is provided to:
Good news! Transportation will be provided to stops in Madison and Hanover for students who participate in afterschool clubs, teams, and other activities.
Ways Your Every Day Spending Benefits Canaan Community Academy:
This year CCA will be continuing the school wide micro-society. Students will earn "Cougar Cash" by having classroom & school responsibilities. Students will be learning financial literacy. Students will have expenses ie...rent, utilities, fines to be paid with "Cougar Cash" that they earn. Students will be able to shop at the Cougar Mart weekly. This will eliminate lunch detentions and staff will be focusing on the positives plus giving students ownership while they learn.
Our school garden helps to teach children about the environment, how food is grown and where it comes from, and the importance of healthy eating.
We know that learning is easier when you have an excellent teacher. That's why all of our teachers are licensed and most of our educators have achieved an advanced degree in their field. The faculty is passionate about the subjects they teach and bring this enthusiasm into their lessons.
Our mission is to provide children with the best education through a friendly, caring, hands-on environment. Our community allows children to explore, experience and excel.
8775 North Canaan Main Street, Madison, Indiana 47250, United States
(812) 839-0003 From 2:30-3:00 phones will NOT be answered, while transportation changes and dismissal procedures begin.
Open today | 07:30 am – 04:00 pm |
Student Day:
Monday-Friday 8:00-3:00
Canaan Community Academy
8775 N Canaan Main St, Madison, IN 47250, USA
Welcome! Enroll your student today!