As the start of school year rolls around, parents and students (and even teachers) are amazed at how quickly the summer months flew by. Before you know it, you're preparing your student for another year, another grade, and another new round of courses. At ICA, students can choose their own school calendar or they can decide that a traditional school calendar year is best for them.
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When you start looking for Mr. Right or Miss Everything, where do you begin? Most of us have a set of standards that must be met. Those standards are based on traits that you want to see in such a friend. We develop a high set of standards, expecting the best in each of the traits deemed important in a prospective spouse. Although certainly less life-changing, but still very worthwhile, is an evaluation of the traits we would like to see in our writing. If we set high standards for our writing traits, we will have a better relationship with our writing, and so will our readers.
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Here's big news for Ignite Christian Academy students! ICA is proud to officially announce the option of live online classrooms for all students. Students can now attend scheduled virtual classes, along with seeing and hearing live instruction from teachers. Students can interact with fellow students, ask questions in real time with chat or phone, and watch demonstrations of concepts by viewing the teacher's shared computer screen.
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Did you know the symbol for healthy eating has changed? Replacing the traditional food pyramid, the Department of Agriculture recently revealed the new MyPlate design in June 2011. Divided into four sections, this new nutritional resource graphic depicts a familiar table place setting, showing fruits and vegetables in half the plate's space, and grains and proteins in the other half of the plate. [Read more…]

Every spring and summer, as a child, there was a chore that I looked forward to. It all began when my father would clear the garden space from the previous year. Often, he cleared the stubble by burning it off, leaving the entire area black and lifeless. The area never stayed that way long since he would soon plow it until it was all beautiful, soft, clean dirt. [Read more…]

Summer is a great time of year; the weather is warm and the days are long. There isn't a better time to get physically active and in the process, earn a physical education (P.E.) credit. Many activities lend themselves to summer. Golfing, swimming, running, and biking are just a few, but how about getting involved in your local YMCA or gym's summer recreational program? [Read more…]

Notice a change on the Ignite Christian Academy's website? A fresh new website look, updated content, and user-friendly layout were added to make online browsing easier and more appealing! [Read more…]

Spring is an exciting time for any school. Spring means warmer weather, completion of courses, possibly some field trips, and the promise of summer. Spring also means graduation for seniors, and 2011 was no exception. [Read more…]

Excited children dream all winter of the school-free days that summer brings. Unfortunately, after a few weeks (or days, for some students), boredom can set in. Try these activities to keep your family having fun and learning. [Read more…]

The graduation at ICA marks the success and achievements of ICA students across the United States and the world. At the ICA graduation ceremonies, several students took the opportunity to share those successes with their fellow graduates. Students used poems, video, and speech to communicate their experiences. Those have been included below for members of the ICA family that were not able to attend a graduation. [Read more…]