Blue Umbrella Official Blue Umbrella Winter 2018 Issue | Page 8

AOA'S FI R S T
O P E N HO U S E
By: Suricke B. and Nathan V.
Mrs. Julia Ellis, Alpha Omega
Academy?s principal, held the school?s first
open house online, via Webinar, on October
12, 2018. About 140 live viewers were in
attendance with an additional 200 views
being received after the open house?s
online posting.
In an interview after the open house,
Mrs. Ellis explained that the purpose of the
event was to provide a place for students
and parents to ?gather information and get
more acclimated to the school year.? This
purpose was achieved by providing
information about AOA?s new accreditation
(ACSI), information about the school?s
different curriculum choices, and other
general information about the school. Mrs.
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Ellis further stated that ?there had also
been an opportunity to meet AOA
administration and teachers as well as time
for a scriptural challenge going into the new
school year.?
Another reason for the open house
was to let students and parents get more
involved in AOA. Mrs. Ellis noted that this
involvement is a core value of the school?s:
?at AOA, we want to make sure that parents
and students have opportunities to come
together as a community.? Driven by the
significance of this value, AOA intends to
hold open houses every fall. In addition,
Mrs. Ellis states that the school is ?currently
looking for more ways to engage the larger
AOA community of parents and students.?
Click on the house on the top right corner to
watch the open house recording in case you