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Summer Camp
Every year Columbia Academy’s Summer Camp keeps children interested, engaged, and excited about learning outside the classroom. With hands-on experiments, outdoor activities, and dozens of fun, interesting topics, our summer programs have provided unique educational experiences and timeless memories for the past 25 years. Learn more.
Discover One Caring Community at Columbia Academy
At Columbia Academy, the student pathway to achievement is carefully guided and nurtured in a family-like community that provides a strong curriculum, character building, caring and experienced teachers, individualized instruction, and a diverse environment. These attributes combine with enriching experiences that foster a love of learning and an enthusiasm that Columbia Academy students exhibit on…
Thank You for Making a Difference!
Dear Britney, You helped us make a difference. Thank you! In a recent letter to the community Action Council of Howard County, a mother wrote that she and her son were unemployed, behind in rent and energy payments, and had no food. She wrote that a CAC Rapid Response counselor at our Gateway office “took…
Words of Gratitude from a Parent
Dave and I wanted to take a moment to let you know that Cara could not be luckier to have Ms. Lindsey and Ms. Theresa as her teachers. Although Ms. Ariel is not Cara’s official teacher, Cara often plays with her throughout the day is just loves interacting and playing with her and giving her…
Handwriting Still Matters
Why Handwriting is Still Essential in the Keyboard Age By: Perri Klass, M.D. Do children in a keyboard world need to learn old-fashioned handwriting? There is a tendency to dismiss handwriting as a nonessential skill, even though researchers have warned that learning to write may be the key to, well, learning to write. Beyond the emotional connection…