Arlington School & Family Magazine January 2017 | Page 13

Corey Academy 30th Anniversary Corey Academy celebrated its transition into the new Corey Academy and its 30th anniversary on Oct. 15. Corey opened its doors for the 1985-1986 school year and has a long-standing tradition of excellence as special guests Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams and AISD Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos confirmed. Not only was the event a celebration of the 30 years of Corey Elementary, but it was also a welcome for the newly renovated Corey Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language. The AISD bond program, approved by voters in May 2014, included the conversion of two AISD elementary schools into fine arts and dual language academies (Roquemore Elementary was converted to Jones Academy). In this new academy model, all students who enter in kindergarten will receive dual language instruction: language arts and social studies are taught in English and math and science are taught in Spanish. The goal is for the students to be bilingual by third grade and biliterate by sixth grade. Students also begin Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language class when they reach second grade. In addition to the language immersion, students at Corey have art, music, PE, dance, theater and piano instruction each week. Corey was honored to celebrate with so many family members, friends and alumni who came out to celebrate the school’s traditions and see the results of the recent renovation. Visit the Corey Academy blog at www.coreyacademy.blogspot.com for the 30th anniversary program of events, a video of the celebration and some great slideshows of the history of Corey. Applications for 20172018 kindergarten students who wish to attend both Corey and Jones academies are open through Feb. 24 at www.aisd.net. Arlington School & Family 11