Local Digest, 6-21-17

Newton to speak at Thursday Civitan meeting

EL DORADO — Homer Newton, chairman of the Calhoun County Museum, will be the guest speaker when the Civitan Club meets at noon on Thursday at Kozy Kitchen.

Arkansas Connections Academy to hold information session

Arkansas Connections Academy a virtual public school for K-10 students is offering parents throughout Arkansas the opportunity to learn more about this highly accountable, high-quality virtual public school during local information sessions.

During the session, participants will discuss the family’s role in the education process through topics such as organizing the home for the most effective schooling environment and balancing time when more than one child is enrolled in the program.

Participants also will learn how Arkansas Connections Academy’s community coordinators arrange field trips and extracurricular activities for students and parents across the state as a means of education, fun and networking with others enrolled in the school.

The school provides all curriculum materials – several large boxes of textbooks per child, workbooks and hands-on materials – that make up the core of Arkansas Connections Academy’s print-rich curriculum. Each Arkansas Connections Academy student is also assigned a professional teacher to oversee learning and assess student progress.

Arkansas Connections Academy is governed by a Board of Directors composed of Arkansas residents, while its curriculum and other services will be contracted through Connections Education, a leading provider of high-quality; highly accountable online learning that has been supporting schools for over a decade.

The information session will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 27 at Hampton Inn, located at 2312 Junction City Rd. For more information, call 800-382-6010 or visit www.ArkansasConnectionsAcademy.com.

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