Nevada Classical Academy Elko

What an honor to pick up the torch and move the school towards opening in service of our community! The amount of hard work our Founders contributed to making this dream a reality was immense. Thank you for your tenacity and perseverance.

It is with deep gratitude we say THANK YOU to our Founding Board members as we have officially transitioned to our Governing Board. Another major step forward!! (We didn't catch them all (yet!) in a photo...a work in progress.) Our first public Board meeting will be Nov. 6 at 4:00pm at our school location (1031 Railroad Street, Elko). Our Governing Board will meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 4:00pm. Hats off to our Founding Board members: Amy Nelson, Cadie Hatch, Demar Dahl, Dorothy Stininger, Hank Thurston, Joe de Braga, Julie Woodbury, Kelly Buckner, Kim Paris, Lee Hoffman, Lisa Becker, Lynne Hoffman, Mark Paris, Nevada Lands Council, Rex Stininger, Sheldon Mudd, and Wilde Brough ⭐ See insights and ads Boost Comment

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the unexpected loss of Lee Hoffman (far right), a treasured and valued Founding Board Member of our school. Lee was generous with his time, talents, and even his trailer. It wasn't too long ago that he took a load to the dump for us. The load had to have been one of the neatest and most well organized dump-loads ever loaded! His attention to detail was impressive and he will be deeply missed by the NCAE family.

As a classical education school we are joining a network of schools nationwide. To learn more about the Barney Charter School Initiative visit their website. We are classified as a "curriculum school". We look forward to bringing this educational opportunity to Elko County. https://lnkd.in/d47YVK8T

Learn more about how charter school versus public school students learned over time. The Center for Research on Education Outcomes has researched charter school and public school outcomes since 2009. To see the findings of their most recent study (2023) follow this link and scroll down. You'll see a great video summarizing the study findings. https://lnkd.in/ep8QjU5q

Hello and Welcome to Wonder Wednesday! Today we wonder how to engage students in learning. How can teachers develop wonder in the class and how can parents support that curiosity at home? What role do questions and answers play in learning? Who asks, and who answers? Wonder no more! This delightful little blog post has some practical tips for teachers and parents alike! https://lnkd.in/gz_86bPY

Introducing Dr. Brandolyn Thran, Nevada Classical Academy Elko's School Leader! Dr. Thran served as a civilian microbiologist for the US Army for 15 years before transitioning into education. She was an AmeriCorps Outdoor Educator and later Associate Director at Nevada Outdoor School. She has been a business owner, an instructional coach, and most recently taught high school science at Battle Born Youth Challenge Academy in Carlin. Dr. Thran has a passion for teaching scientific concepts through nature and the daily experiences in our everyday world. She holds advanced degrees in Cell and Molecular Biology and Environmental Health and Science. She has been married to her husband Rob for 26+ years and their adult son is a full-time cowboy in southeastern Oregon. She is delighted to be appointed the School Leader at NCAE and is excited to roll up her sleeves and get to work implementing school choice through a classical education model in Elko County.

It's time to celebrate! We are pleased to announce the State Public Charter School Authority has granted our charter! Nevada Classical Academy Elko will open in the fall of 2025. We want to thank our community for the incredible support you have given us as we have worked toward this tremendous achievement. We are excited and honored to serve your families and our community.

We have signed a lease on a building! NCAE will be located at 1031 Railroad Street, Suite #107. While the school is projected to open in the fall of 2025, we will occupy the building at the beginning of September, just a few weeks away! We are thrilled to have the facility one year ahead of opening so that we can begin renovations. Stay tuned for pictures!

"We need to encourage young men, boys, to grow up to be men, and it's ok for boys to wrestle around and do boyish things. But we're giving them the responsibility to become men." -Jeffery Rogers: Building Boys to Men Listen to his podcast interview. https://pca.st/ab7qf9np