There will be no school on Monday, January 16.

There will be no school during the week of November 21-25. We hope your family has a blessed Thanksgiving!

On Friday, November 18 we  will be having a pizza party at 11:30. School dismisses at 1:00.

There will be no school on Monday, November 14 in observance of Veteran’s Day.

The Fall Parent Meeting will be held at 6:30 pm, October 20th in the cafeteria. We hope that all parents will join us for the meeting. The meeting will not last more than 1 hour and our goal is to update you on the school year and discuss future plans with parents, gathering your input as well.

Please mark your calendar and plan to attend!

Legacy Academy will have an information booth at the Sevier County Fair on August 20th-27th. If you can help on any of these days please call the office.

We will have group work days on Saturdays, August 6^th and 13^th. Beginning at 9am. Please come ready to help assemble the greenhouse, work on playground equipment and do other projects that take more than one person!

Enrollment is currently open for 2011-2012. Legacy Academy will offer Pre K – 4th grade for the upcoming school year. Please stop by our office to pick up a parent information or enrollment packet.

Private violin lessons are now available. If you interested in your child receiving private violin lessons please call the office at 870-642-8937 to be added to the list.

De Queen, Ark—Legacy Academy, a private grammar school in De Queen hosted a day long in-service with Cecile Taylor of Trinidad and Tobago last week in preparation for the new school year. Mrs. Taylor led a day long staff development session. She utilized her lifetime in education as a portal for learning that the school’s staff was able to look through and learn valuable and applicable principles and tools. The workshop included sessions on staff collaboration, creative teaching in the classroom, building a proper school culture, and the value of a child among others. The sessions were both instructive and interactive.

Mrs. Cecile Taylor is an Education Development Consultant with Congress WBN, an international non-profit organization focused on effecting human, social and national transformation through values-based development principles and initiatives.

She served for 10 years as the first Director of NorthGate College, a pioneering high school in Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies, which has established a track record of innovation in education and a reputation for its commitment to holistic human development. She has earned a reputation as a tireless champion of values-based education and, through Congress WBN, she continues her work globally to assist educational institutions provide balanced and well-rounded education programs. Over the years Mrs. Taylor has been responsible for planning and delivering numerous seminars to educators and education institutions.

Mrs. Taylor holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the University of Surrey in the UK, and a post-graduate Diploma in Education focusing on Educational Administration from the University of the West Indies. Mrs. Taylor lives in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. She is married with three children and seven grandchildren.

Legacy Academy is a private school in De Queen which serves students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through third grade. For more information about Legacy Academy call 642.8937.