A Guide to our Annual Fund
The DCA Annual Fund makes up approximately 20% of the school’s budget! Among the many benefits that this fund offers to DCA!
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The DCA Annual Fund makes up approximately 20% of the school’s budget! Among the many benefits that this fund offers to DCA!
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When the pandemic forced us to close our student snack shop, then located on the ground floor of the Classroom building (former pig sty!), we realized how important this space is to our community, yet with our school family growing, we needed the current snack and coffee shop space for new classrooms. In tandem with
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A new preschool and kindergarten playground was the first project in a multi-year effort to revitalize our play spaces and recreational areas. We believe children benefit educationally and socially when they have safe, fun spaces for active play, exploration, and outdoor recreation at school. We installed a new play structure, playground features, toys sandbox, playground-grade
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This last century has seen big changes in how “education happens.” oday, we are inundated with books, podcasts, Zoom meetings, socratic seminars, and many other techniques for learning.
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The growth we experienced after the pandemic allowed us to add two new classroom on the ground floor of the Classroom building in what used to be the student snack shop.We gutted the space, repaired and waterproofed the floor, and built two modern classrooms that now hold our 3rd grade and 4th grade classrooms. Prior
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January 22, 2020 In 2020, we worked hard to improve our energy efficiency. We took on three small projects that together reduced our energy costs by $9,000 per year.Part 1 was converting 295 fixtures to LED, saving $6,000 and 40,000 kWh each year. Part 2 was installing tamper-proof smart thermostats and programmable thermostats; adding 14
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January 20, 2020 During the Covid-19 pandemic we made improvements to the several areas on campus, including exterior work on the auditorium side of the building. With help from Detandt Family Ministries, Mountainview Bible Church, and Lebanon Baptist Church (Roswell, GA), we installed siding and windows at the auditorium entrance and siding, insulation, and new
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We spent the summer of 2019 renovating our science classroom and lab. Our upper school students studying life science, biology, and anatomy now have a safe, modern lab to explore specimens and our physical science, chemistry, and physics students have a place to mix, measure, and test. Our lab can accomodate up to 25 students
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January 14, 2018 Originally the hayloft for Staghead Farm, the top floor or our Classroom building held our library, a classroom, and computer lab for many years. In the summer of 2018, with help from Detandt Family Ministries, we renovated this space into our Learning Commons. This new space includes our information desk, books, study
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January 14, 2016 Originally the hayloft for Staghead Farm, the top floor or our Classroom building held our library, a classroom, and computer lab for many years. In the summer of 2018, with help from Detandt Family Ministries, we renovated this space into our Learning Commons. This new space includes our information desk, books, study
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