Student Life

Teens need to develop competence to navigate life. We help our students build and develop their passions, talents and interests. All activities, whether service-oriented or recreational, involve a therapeutic component. All activities have a purpose. From cleaning their living spaces to completing a ropes course, students learn self-control, leadership and accountability, leading them to develop a sense of belonging and respect for others and their differences.

Student Life

Teens need to develop competence to navigate life. We help our students build and develop their passions, talents and interests. All activities, whether service-oriented or recreational, involve a therapeutic component. All activities have a purpose. From cleaning their living spaces to completing a ropes course, students learn self-control, leadership and accountability, leading them to develop a sense of belonging and respect for others and their differences.

Mission: Compass Rose Academy is a Christian residential treatment center that uses emotion-focused and experiential interventions to build in deeper and longer-lasting changes at the character level.

Vision: To offer hope and transformation through Christ to children and families.

Core Values: Connection. Individuation. Integration. Agency.

Academics

At Compass Rose Academy, we believe that every student should have the opportunity to feel successful in their classroom environment. We provide a structured, encouraging and caring environment for students in which they are pushed to study areas that interest them and challenge themselves academically. Our goal is that when students leave us, they have a sense of purpose of what gifts that God has equipped them with. Our academic model equips students with the tools to foster a growth mindset, real-world collaboration skills and the desire to be a lifelong learner.

Academics

Compass Rose Academy offers innovative and rigorous academic opportunities for students. Our academic model provides integration of our clinical, residential & academic services for students. All CRA academic staff are trained in our model of care and work closely with our program as a whole in order to provide the best environment for our students. Our academic services include a partnership with Edgenuity Virtual Academy, an online Christian curriculum in which students can work towards earning credits towards their high school diploma. Edgenuity Virtual Academy is nationally accredited through Cognia and is fully recognized by high schools and colleges across the country. Our programming also offers a variety of other components which include:

Project-Based Learning
Daily devotions
Spiritual Life
Mindfulness exercises
Social-Emotional Learning
In-person elective options
Off-Campus field trips

Each student has an individualized academic plan specifically designed to move that student toward meeting graduation requirements. Highly qualified teachers utilize a computer-based curriculum aligned to state and national standards. The computer-based curriculum allows students to recover missing credits as well as earn credits at an accelerated rate once proficiency is demonstrated. The curriculum is supplemented with enrichment activities such as general classroom discussions and off-campus field trips that reiterate core themes of healing, development, teamwork, compassion, and respect. The school is able to provide many levels of support from Special Education Services to Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

Each teacher stresses accountability for academic performance and personal behavior. With a low student-teacher ratio, strict behavior standards, a uniform policy, and mandatory study times, students have the opportunity to experience academic success, often for the first time. In the process, students learn important study skills that benefit them throughout their lives.

Students attend school Monday through Thursday with holiday breaks and an extended break in the summer. A year-round calendar provides a seamless curriculum for students who enroll or withdraw throughout the calendar year.

Expected Student Outcome Statements:

Students actively seek out spiritual growth.
Students are relational & respectful of others.
Students are academically prepared for the next stage.

Academic Philosophy: Compass Rose Academy is a Christian academic program dedicated to providing a rigorous, relational, and student-centered academic experience for students.

Spiritual Life

At Compass Rose, spirituality is not a compartmentalized part of life. Rather, growing in our relationship with God is infused in daily activities and interactions. This is not that religion is forced on young people, but rather that a relationship with God is modeled by the adults and integrated non-threateningly into activities and interpersonal interactions.

Spiritual Life

Some of our Spiritual Life Activities include:

Devotions – Each morning a team member leads a brief devotional in the home. These are typically taken from a contemporary devotional book based on Bible passages.

Sunday Morning Church Service – Each Sunday morning, the homes attend a church service at a local contemporary church in town. To learn about the church and even watch archived services from home, contact us.

Spiritual Life Group – Team members across campus meet with our students weekly for an inspirational message during our Spiritual Life Group as well as during school hours.

Optional Sunday Evening Youth Group – Most Sunday evenings, students have the opportunity to voluntarily attend a Youth Group at a local church in town. Youth Group activities are fun and involve food, activities, singing, and a devotional.

Christian Concerts/Events – Frequently, the students may attend concerts or other Christian events as a group. These are typically fun, contemporary concerts with inspirational messages.

Additionally, our campus pastors are available to meet individually with students for mentoring upon request.

Campus

Compass Rose Academy sits on 800 acres of land, of which 100 acres are currently in use. All are owned and maintained by Josiah White’s. The well-kept grounds include a softball field, ponds, woods and farmland in addition to an indoor activity center, gym, swimming pool, and a weight room. Each student is assigned an individual bedroom.