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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December 18
Dec 18-Jan 4
January 5
Jan 11-15
January 18
January 19
January 21
January 22
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Students First Day of Winter Break
Winter Break
Temporary Remote Supply Pick-up & Student Apparel Pick-up 8:00am-4:00pm (please use the south entrance to the gym)
Remote School Begins (see google classroom)
Board Meeting 6:30pm
Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences
No School Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Return to in-person (check your email for any updates or changes that may occur)
Spirit Wear Day Panera Bread 4:00-8:00pm
Open Enrollment for New Students Round 2 Begins
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Administrator Note
Dear World Compass Academy Community,
This year has been a challenge on many fronts, but we are grateful to be part of a supportive community that has pulled together to ensure our students have continued to grow and learn. More than ever before the home/school partnership has been instrumental and we thank-you for the many sacrifices you have made as a parent community to support students, teachers, and learning. Although we are looking forward to the new year, a hopeful decline in the prevalence COVID-19, a slow return to normal, and quite simply reaching a point where we don't have to go to the store with a piece of cloth plastered to the face; we hope to preserve the civil discourse, strength, and compassion that have been widely modeled at our school this Fall.
Having the opportunity to interact with and learn from each of your children is a gift. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to support the growth of your student this Fall. We wish you a joyous holiday season.
Warm Regards,
Bethany, Krista, and Amanda
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Acts of Kindness: Raise Craze Success Story |
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The Raise Craze fundraiser was amazing for this WCA family. The kids brainstormed ideas on things they could do to make people feel loved and seen.
- They made a basket to go outside our door full of goodies for the ups people that deliver to our house regularly.
- They painted beautiful rocks to be spread out to bring joy.
- They picked up litter and wrote sweet notes to everyone they could think of.
- Their biggest idea and project that they finished tonight was making care packages for the fire station and the police station.
Thank you Boyd Family for sharing your fun and the joy you brought into this fundraiser.
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In early December, Mrs. Carloss taught the 4th graders to build a solar oven. Ovens use heat to make a change. Can the light from the sun be used as the heat source in the same way?
Students were given a pizza box (the oven) and other items to make their oven work. Students were excited to see how hot they could get their oven. Was it hot enough to melt butter or maybe melt a crayon? What a wonderful lesson Mrs. Carloss. The students just love science class.
Thank you to the local Papa John's Pizza Restaurant for donating the boxes for this science experiment. We are one community working together. |
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Events Around Our Community |
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On December 13th, the first grade teachers joined Santa to deliver books to first grade students, all across Castle Rock and beyond. They had a great time seeing many of their students in a socially distanced fashion. The teachers hope the students enjoy their new books and have a wonderful holiday season! |
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Holidays Traditions Around the World |
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World Compass Academy equips students to go anywhere in the world. Here are some things to do this Holiday Season at home with your family and traditions from other countries around the world.
Christmas at home with your family
Christmas Traditions in Spanish Speaking Countries
Christmas Traditions in French Speaking Countries
Christmas Traditions in Mandarin Speaking Countries
We hope you and your family can share your Christmas traditions this year.
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Do you wonder how covid is affecting our school? You can find weekly updates on the WCA COVID-19 Tracking Summary, located on the main page of our website, as well as under my page. COVID-19 Tracking Summary
As we approach the winter holidays, it’s important to think about the best ways to keep our loved ones and communities safe during our celebrations. This year is an opportunity to reimagine what togetherness can look like. Help slow the alarming spread of COVID-19 with these 3 things:
- Only interact in-person with people from your household (defined as those who normally live and sleep under the same roof).
- Refrain from traveling. Celebrate virtually with the people who don’t live with you.
- Avoid crowded stores.
- Shop for gifts online and have them delivered or pick them up curbside.
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Find local Colorado businesses to support via the #ShopLocalColorado campaign.
- Wear a mask and keep your distance whenever you do leave your home.
Just because we keep physical distance doesn’t mean we have to be distant in other ways. Please check out the link below with holiday tips to make those closest to you feel loved, while making sure they stay healthy for many more seasons to come. Holiday
At WCA we strive to provide our community with Full transparency - Colorado Department of Public Health & Education (CDPHE) listed WCA as an outbreak in November on the CDPHE website. It's updated each Wednesday after the weekly outbreak surveillance report is published. https://covid19.colorado.gov/covid19-outbreak-data
Happy Holidays!! I can’t wait to see everyone in the new year!
Stefanie Bender, BSN, RN, SSP-SN
School Nurse Consultant, World Compass Academy
Office 303-814-5262
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We hope you and your family have a safe and happy winter break December 18- January 4.
Remote classes will resume on January 5th.
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ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT!! Each year the DCSD community celebrates its outstanding teachers and staff through the annual Apple Awards. Our teachers and staff have shown extraordinary efforts this year to help ensure student's success and we are very excited to announce the opening of this year's Apple Awards nomination process! So...nominate your favorite teacher or staff member today and let them know they are making a difference...through 12/20/2020! NOMINATE HERE!
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Important Remote Learning Information |
Attention remote learning families: We have created a facebook page just for you. Join here!
If you have additional questions, please reach out to your remote learning teacher. The Remote Learning Facebook group is not monitored for questions; please email remote learning teachers directly with questions. The purpose of the group is for social connection only.
Elementary: Dawn Morris (K-1), Sydney Corbisiero (2-3), Kristie Carney (4-5)
Middle School (6-8): Charity Bray (6th & Algebra 1), Katie Kohn (Geometry), Beth Moreau (5th & 7th), Joseph Scotten (Science), Lisa Geier (7 & 8 ELA), Andrea Peters (6th History) or Nicolas Hauser (6th ELA, 7 & 8 History) Beth Moreau (5th Math)
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: Rui Rui Zhang or Mike Stern
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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 |
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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
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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, complianceofficer@dcsdk12.org, 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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