Coram Deo has been an immense blessing in my life

Dear Mr. Marshall,
Coram Deo has been an immense blessing in my life. In a culture of busyness and demanding schedules, it gives me the opportunity to slow down and to disciple and train my children. I am so thankful for the opportunity to partner with a staff that loves the Lord, and desires to serve Him with all of their hearts. It is an honor to partner with teachers who share the same vision for my children as I do. The academic standard set at Coram Deo has pushed my children further than I would have the capability to do on my own. The rich literature, history timeline, and rigorous math have drawn my family together as we have toiled, laughed, and explored life together. What a privilege to be a part of a school that has given the gift of "my family" to me.
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First State Champion for CDA

Caleb McKinnon became CDA's first ever state champion on Saturday, April 23 by winning the Texas Christian Athletic League (TCAL) Tennis Tournament. The final score was 6-4, 6-3.
The CDA Tennis Team finished the tournament in third place with an outstanding performance. Congratulations to coach Leng Ea and the Tennis Team.

Upper School Weekly News

Who won the History Debates? How can you "Tame a Shrew?" What should you do if you think your child might have trouble with Algebra or Geometry? How can you ask a question of former Secretary of State, Colin Powell? How can your beef jerky help our troops stationed in Iraq?
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Lower School Weekly News

I often hear the teachers and students interacting in the classrooms. Recently, I heard a loud "whoop"from the students when Mrs. Douglass announced that they were on the last history card lesson for this year.
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North Dallas Weekly News

Christian Life Assembly's board voted on Monday to affirm its welcome for Coram Deo Academy to continue its Classical Christian program in the church's youth facilities at The Rock.
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Dallas School Weekly News

A few dozen parents attended the informational coffee at the home of Paul and Cathleen McCown on Thursday, April 14. It was exciting to see the level of interest from sincere Christian families in a Dallas school start.
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Tenth Grade Blue Wins Alfred Cup

A standing room-only crowd thrilled to a dramatic Alfred Cup Debate Championship showdown in the Coram Deo Auditorium Wednesday afternoon, April 20th. So closely-contested was the event that judges announced the 11th Grade team the winner, only to reverse their decision when a scoring miscalculation was discovered that evening. Thus, the 10th Grade Blue team reigns as champions of the first annual Alfred Cup school debate championship.
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Upper School Weekly News

What makes an "A" student? Have you ever wondered if certain characteristics can be identified among those students that do well in school? The Fort Worth Star Telegram attempted to identify just such things last Fall and their results (including a few surprises) are inside this edition of the Upper School Weekly.
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Lower School Weekly News

Words of gratitude often convey the most sincere form of encouragement, acknowledgement, and appreciation for a job well done. A CDA mother expressed her gratitude this way about her children's school experiences, "The teachers are superb!"
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North Dallas Weekly News

Grace and peace from the faculty and staff of the North Dallas campus. We thank God for you and for the opportunity to minister to your children.
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Ryan P. Brown, Ph.D. to deliver Coram Deo 2005 Commencement Address

Ryan P. Brown, Ph.D. will deliver the Commencement Address at CDA's Upper School Awards Ceremony and Graduation Exercises on Saturday May 15 2005, 11am. Dr. Brown is professor of Social Psychology at University of Oklahoma and a founder and acting administrator of Veritas Classical Academy in Norman Oklahoma.

CDA Readies for a Readiness Visit

Our school will soon welcome a representative of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) for a "first look" at Coram Deo Academy. On April 22nd, school leaders and select faculty will entertain questions from the representative on our commitment to standards; in turn, we will pose questions to the representative about what we must do to become fully accredited. SACS wants to know if we are ready for accreditation. Ready, that is, for the hard work ahead. We want to know everything that accreditation entails. With the successful completion of the Readiness Visit, CDA will become a candidate for accreditation and launch our Guided Self-Study, a top-to-bottom review of our compliance with standards, dedication to continuous improvement, and commitment to quality.
Please pray for God's blessing as we labor to improve the quality of our school and the achievement of our students.

Coram Deo Academy Seeks to Purchase Flower Mound Campus

After six years of growing and searching, CDA may have found a permanent home for its Flower Mound area schools. CDA seeks to purchase the fifteen-acre Church at Wichita Creek campus in Flower Mound. The beautifully treed property includes a pond, borders on a permanent green belt and low-density housing and sits across the street from a Church.
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Great Books - Delmore Schwartz's "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities"

Rare is the short story that can be both intensely personal and thoughtfully detached, painfully private yet open to public scrutiny. In Delmore Schwartz's short story, In Dreams Begin Responsibilities, the author's personal, family history is made to flash across the screen of a movie theater. Here, you and I sneak a glimpse of undisclosed moments; we hear secret thoughts spoken; we experience the dream of a poet written in prose.
Join us Thursday, April 14th, 7:30pm at the upper school to discuss In Dreams Begin Responsibilities. Carolyn Kotyk will lead. Copies of the selection are available at the upper school front desk.

Festival of Arts

Guests are invited to attend the Flower Mound Area Lower School's Spring Festival of Arts program on Friday, April 29, 2005, from 10:30AM-12:00PM. Please plan to enjoy the students' performances in Music, Spanish, Wind Ensemble, and Drama. Student Art and Science projects will be on display in the auditorium. All Friday students will arrive at school at 8:15AM for rehearsal and be dismissed to go home with their parents after the program ends at noon.

Rodney and Robi Marshall to present seminars at the Society for Classical Learning

The Society for Classical Leaning 2005 National Conference titled The Christian Worldview in a 21st Century Education will be held June 16-18 at the Marriott Las Colinas. Plenary Speaker Dr. James Sire, author, editor and lecturer headlines the presenters. Others featured include Miriam Carver, Carver Institute, Gene Edward Veith, World Magazine/Cranach Institute, Ralph Wood, Baylor University and E. Christian Kopff, University of Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall will present two seminars entitled The Artistic Mind and one on Thinking Outside the Box: Marketing an Unconventional Education. Some CDA faculty will attend and there are limited openings for a special parents track.
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