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

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.

Compass Rose Academy offers innovative and rigorous academic opportunities for students. Our academic model provides integration of our clinical, residential, and 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.

The Academy is a dual accredited, project-based learning, private Christian school for 7th-12th graders. We provide experiences for students in which their learning is tied to meaningful, real-world experiences and application. Our program emphasizes student voice and choice and teachers tailor their instruction to student interest. Positive relationships with staff members and social- emotional learning opportunities are a key differentiator to what makes our school successful.

Our programming also offers a variety of other components which include:

  • Project-Based Learning
  • Primarily in-person instruction
  • Daily devotions
  • Spiritual Life
  • Social Emotional Learning including Mindfulness
  • Off-Campus field trips

Each student has an individualized academic plan specifically designed to move that student toward meeting graduation requirements. 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 college dual enrollment courses through a partnership with Indiana Wesleyan University.

Each teacher stresses accountability for academic performance and personal behavior. With a low student-teacher ratio, strict behavior standards, a structured setting including a uniform policy, 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 are relational & respectful of others.
  • Students experience personal growth and emotional health
  • Students are academically prepared for the next stage.
  • Students actively seek out spiritual growth.

 

Academic Philosophy: The Academy is a private, Christian school 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 does not mean that religion is forced on our students, but rather that a relationship with God is modeled by the adults and integrated into activities and interpersonal interactions.

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 does not mean that religion is forced on our students, but rather that a relationship with God is modeled by the adults and integrated into activities and interpersonal interactions.

Some of our Spiritual Life Activities include:

Bible Class – Each morning teachers walk students through different  portions of the biblical story. Students engage in learning about the Word through skits, videos,  reading and reflective writing. 

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.

Chapel – Team members and students alike gather weekly to engage in worship with song and teachings. These are led by our chaplain and we also welcome various guest speakers from the community and within our own team.

Optional Bible Study –  Weekly students are given the opportunity to gather as a campus and engage in a study of Scripture. This is a specific time to explore the deeper questions of faith. 

Additionally, our chaplain is always available to meet individually with students.

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.

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.