Novelette Peterkin with Michael Sandiver, a member of Round Hill Community Church
Round Hill Community Church awarded Carver a very generous grant for our after school program at the Classical Studies Magnet Academy (CSMA) in Bridgeport.
A member of the church and its Outreach Committee, Michael Sandifer, met with Novelette to learn more about Carver and our methodologies and outcomes and how we measure them.
Go to their website and you’ll see what this wonderful faith community is all about:
Welcome to Round Hill where we believe that Christian faith is a way of life that engages heart, mind, soul, and strength. Our goal is to provide the resources and opportunities to enjoy spiritual growth through worship, outreach, fellowship, and education. We seek to always be a force for good in the world.
Carver celebrates their mission and how this community is indeed a force for good!
CSMA is a "themed" Pre-K to 8th grade public school in Bridgeport’s West Side neighborhood for more than 400 students. Its curriculum of classical literature, art and music utilizes the Paideia instructional methodology (traditional lecturing, coaching, and the Socratic method of extended discussion). Instruction is project-based, involving frequent assemblies, presentations and field trips. CSMA occupies a 123-year-old structure, the oldest school still in use by the district. The school also rents a nearby closed Catholic school for their Pre-K to 2nd grade students.
Last year, the Bridgeport Public Schools Board of Directors invited Carver to provide our after school programming to the students attending this school. Now in our second school year there, we could not be more proud and enthusiastic for the students and families who are the beneficiaries of the great talent and commitment of the CSMA teachers who deliver Carver’s programming, and for our benefactors such as Round Hill Community Church who make this important work possible.
Thank You!