World Compass Academy engages and inspires learners in a safe, challenging, and individualized learning environment, which cultivates and fosters character, a lifelong love of learning, and the skills to engage in the global community.
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Cougar Calendar Reminders 
Blue: In-Person Students Green: Remote Students Black: All Students
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Spirit Wear Day
| September 7
| No School: Labor Day | | September 8 | Sign-up for Parent Teacher Conference Time Slot K-8 | | September 10 | Freddy's Spirit Day 4:00pm-8:00pm
School Spirit Wear Day | | September 18 | Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences K-8
No School for Students | | September 23 |
Formal Uniform Day
Picture Day: All Students
| | September 30 | Last day to pre-order yearbook for a 10% discount | | October 3 | Fall Festival: support PTO | | October3-4 | Shopping Extravaganza: support PTO
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Formal Uniform Day
Board Meeting 6:30pm
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Virtual Back to School Night
Our back to school night is Virtual this year. We are excited to share with you what our wonderful staff has prepared for the year. Virtual Back to School Night Link. The Virtual Back to School Night will be live at 4pm.
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School Drop off and Pick up
Morning: As a reminder, it is recommended that you pull into drop off line between 7:45am and 7:55am. The school day begins promptly 8:00am. Walk-up is also open from Plum Creek Church. Please walk your student from the church parking lot to the school.
Afternoon: It is recommended you arrive between 3:30pm and 3:45pm. If parking at Plum Creek Church, please walk down to get your student. Don't forget to bring your carpool number.
Thank you for efforts to ensure your students are on time in the morning and picked up on time in the afternoon. We appreciate our parents.
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Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences
Virtual parent-teacher conferences for grades K-8 are scheduled on Friday, September 18. Please watch your email for a sign-up genius from your student's teacher(s) on Tuesday, September 8th.
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Picture Day
In person st udents will have their individual pictures taken during school hours on September 23rd. This is a formal uniform day.
Remote students will have an optional scheduled time for each family to come in for individual pictures. The pictures will be taken on September 23rd. Formal uniforms are highly recommended for remote students.
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Yearbook Orders
Order your yearbook now, and get a 10% discount through September 30th! If you aren't ready to order now, you will be able to order these later in the year at full price. Please contact Andrea Peters if you have questions or need assistances.
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Important Remote Learning Information
Attention remote learning families. We have created a facebook page just for you. Join here. Remote Learning Facebook
If you have additional questions please reach out to your remote learning teacher. The Remote Learning Facebook group is not monitored for questions. The purpose of the group is social connection only. Please email remote learning teachers directly with questions.
Please reference this recorded training session for remote learning.
Elementary: Dawn Morris (K,1,5) or Sydney Corbisiero (2,3,4)
Middle School: Charity Bray (Math), Joseph Scotten (Science), Lisa Geier (ELA), or Andrea Peters (History)
Spanish K-3: Joyce Campino Hall
French K-3 Annie Maurice
Mandarin K-3 Yue Ling Yu
Spanish 4-6 Maura Gonzalez
Spanish 7-8 Maite Oluma
French 4-8 Kara Nikanorov
Mandarin 4-8 Tina Chu or Mike Stern
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Join us for Spirit Day
Come join us for Spirit Night at Freddy's
September 10th 4:00pm-8:00pm
Please show this digital flyer for participation. We hope you see you there!!
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SAC Volunteer Candidate Bios
We are pleased to introduce our School Accountability Committee (SAC) Members for the 2020/2021 school year. Thank you for volunteering your time to make our school great! Introducing:
Kelly Tabaka
We are still seeking a community member to join the SAC. The community member should be an individual interested in education who does not have a child enrolled at World Compass Academy. Anyone interested in fulfilling the community member role should email Community Email
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Language Immersion Program
We are excited to head into our 2nd year of our Language Immersion Program. We offer immersion for students in Mandarin History, French, and Spanish. There is no cost to participate in language immersion.
Days: Monday-Friday beginning the first day of school
Hours: 7:20am-8:00am
Open to: Students in Grades 5-8 with a minimum of three years of instruction in the target language
Academic Credit: Participation will be noted on the student transcript
Grading: Students will be graded Pass/Fail.
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Fall Festival: Flippin' Flapjacks Pancake Breakfast. It will be October 3rd from 9:30 AM -11:30 AM at WCA. More details on the PTO Website. Get your tickets now at: Tickets
Support your WCA PTO at the Castle Rock Outlets Annual Shopping Extravaganza.
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Covid-19
This link includes frequently asked questions and answers surrounding returning to school with Covid-19 precautions in place. COVID19
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Fall/Winter Campaign #wcaachievement
Snap photos of your students in school uniforms, doing remote learning, or studying. Share them with us at
Please tag @wcacougars on Instagram or @worldcompassacademy on Facebook.
Use the hashtag #wcaachievement and thank you for sharing your WCA academic achievements.
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Online Additional Learning Resources
Here are some additional resources to help you keep your child's thirst for knowledge and desire to do activities thriving when doing remote schooling.
Stories in different languages
Scholastic Read At Home: FREE program
Exciting places to Visit: 30 Virtual Tours
PBS Kids: PBS KIDS
Disney "Imagineering" in a Box: Theme Park Design: |
Announcements
2020-2021 School Calendar.
School calendars for the 2020/2021 school year have been posted to our website here.
Follow WCA on Social Media.
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NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE: The Douglas County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, marital status, genetic information, or physical characteristics, disability or need for special education services in admissions, access to, treatment of, or employment in educational programs or activities. The School District's Compliance Officer is Ted Knight, Assistant Superintendent, 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, [email protected], 303-387-0067. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees, and members of the public.
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2490 S. Perry Street
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Main Phone: 303-814-5200
Attendance: 303-814-5280
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