In a world where information is as close as the nearest smartphone or tablet, it doesn’t make sense for students to spend an inordinate amount of time memorizing facts. However, they have so much to gain from becoming adept at critical thought and analysis. That’s why at North Tampa Christian Academy, we encourage our students to be dreamers, leaders, and trailblazers.
“I’m going to ask the question, ‘Are you creating beauty or are you solving a problem?’ If you’re doing neither, then what’s the point?” As Dr. Sandra Doran describes above, at North Tampa Christian Academy, we want our students to fall in love with God’s creation and find joy and purpose in turning their knowledge into actions. Each child is part of a worldwide family known for acts of service and compassion. However, it’s important that we don’t confine these beautiful ideas to just our campus. One of NTCA’s proudest pursuits is adding beauty to the world and teaching our school family, both students and faculty alike, to enjoy doing the same.
Dr. Sandra Doran never saw herself working as a superintendent overseeing 32 schools, much less working with schools at all. In fact, she never even saw herself living in Florida. After receiving her master’s degree in communication, Doran and her husband adopted their first child and challenges began. She felt like “the worst mother in the world because ADHD hadn’t been invented yet.” She wrote an article for parents in similar situations called, “Hard-Earned Advice for Parents at Wit’s End,” then began to research. As soon as she discovered attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), she wrote a second article for the same magazine. Later on, Focus on the Family re-printed the article and Doran started to receive mail from desperate parents worldwide.
Why ask students to memorize historical dates when they could interview war veterans and produce a documentary? Shouldn’t a chemistry class create an eco-friendly cleaning solution rather than purchasing one? And won’t math students learn more if they develop a financial plan and budget for a fledgling nonprofit organization?
We are creating a place of curiosity, of exploration, of beauty — a place where children can run outside, play, and explore the fields. A place where getting messy is not just acceptable, but encouraged. A place where students develop a passion for the Earth and understand the power they hold to preserve it for generations to come.
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