“Ignite your child’s love of learning!”

CREATIVE LEARNING ACADEMY

AT A GLANCE 

Creative Learning Academy is the preeminent college-preparatory school in and around
the Greater Pensacola region.

To be more specific, CLA is:
•    A co-educational, college-preparatory independent day school.
•    Accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools and the Florida Kindergarten     Council.
•    An affiliate member of the American Montessori Association and National Association of Independent Schools.
•    Preprimary (3 years old) through Middle School.
•    The Preprimary Program is led by Montessori certified teachers.
•    Located at on Hyde Park Road, between Bayou Blvd. and Scenic Hwy.
•    The only secular independent school in and around the Greater Pensacola region.

CLA teachers are dedicated, caring and extremely well qualified.  Each teacher instructs in his/her educational field of study.  

The Mission of Creative Learning Academy is to provide each student with a strong foundation of academic excellence, creativity, integrity and intercultural awareness.

CLA’s Middle School includes 5th through 8th Grades.

The CLA curriculum is advanced, comprehensive and enriched with music, art, technology, library science, physical education, and Spanish. There are additional courses in Middle School, such as Odyssey of the Mind, research skills, and yearbook.

Extracurricular activities at CLA include basketball, volleyball, tennis, chess club, art lessons, voice lessons, and various community service projects.

The school day is 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. for Preprimary and from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. for all other grades.

An after school program is available each day until 6:00 p.m. as well as early morning care from 7:15 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.  

The student enrollment at CLA for 2009-10 is 204 as of today.

CLA strives to enroll a maximum of 18 students in each preprimary class, and a maximum of 20 students in all other classes.

Need-based financial aid is available to students each year. It is our intent that no qualified student will be denied a CLA education simply based on financial considerations.

Our address:

                  Creative Learning Academy
                  3151 Hyde Park Road
                  Pensacola, Florida 32503

Our Phone Number:  850-432-1768

Our Website:  www.cla-online.org

For application and admission information, please contact our Director of Admissions at 432-1768.

                                          
CLA’S SCHOOL HISTORY

Creative Learning Academy was established in 1972 as the Montessori Learning Academy at Temple Beth El.  In 1975, the school’s name was changed to Creative Learning Center and in 1978 CLC moved to the facility on Hyde Park Road.  By 1980 the school included grades Preprimary through 8th grades, and by 1983 the Florida Council of Independent Schools and the Florida Kindergarten Council granted accreditation to CLC.  In 2003, the Creative Learning Center became Creative Learning Academy.

“Our mission is to provide students with a strong foundation of academic excellence, creativity, integrity and intercultural awareness.”

CREATIVE LEARNING ACADEMY - PENSACOLA’S

BEST-KEPT SECRET

A Refection By Marilyn Pearson, Trustee and Former CLA Teacher

On Hyde Park Road, just off Scenic Highway, you’ll find a small independent school that offers students an excellent education.  Even though CLA has been in operation for over thirty years, it is considered Pensacola’s best kept secret by the parents, teachers, and students affiliated with the school.   Founded as the Montessori Learning Center in 1973 offering only preprimary and kindergarten classes, the school added grades each year and graduated its first eighth grade class in 1982.  Graduates of CLA have done especially well in the IB program and advanced placement programs in high school.  CLA graduates are successful politicians, doctors, attorneys, Broadway stars, opera singers, teachers, and TV sports casters.

Over the years there have been changes made to CLA, but the one constant has been the quality education offered to the students.  The addition of a computer lab, a science lab, a gym, new class buildings, more enrichments classes, and classroom equipment has ensured that each student is able to achieve his/her best.  Qualified, experienced, experienced teachers, small classes, and dedicated staff are there to make learning a great experience for both students and parents.  The small classes enable teachers to work with students one-on-one, in small groups, or with peer teaching to ensure that each student understands the concepts being taught.

CLA teachers have a history of being caring, loving individuals who are willing to go more than the extra mile to help their students.  There are lots of smiles, hugs, and words of encouragement in each and every classroom.  Each child is special and is remembered long after graduation.  CLA teachers make learning challenging, but fun.  It is their wish that graduates remember their years at CLA with a smile on their faces.

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