THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, August 20, 1995 TAG: 9508170154
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 04 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY REBECCA A. MYERS, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: Short : 49 lines
A new private-school kindergarten, Hampton Roads Christian Academy, will open in Portsmouth on Sept. 5.
The kindergarten will share space with Total Lifestyle Child Care, located for nine years at 715 Summers Place in Highland Biltmore.
``We're moving in and turning the day care into a preschool and adding a kindergarten,'' said Jeffery V. Carlucci, who will serve as administrator, principal and kindergarten teacher.
``As we grow, I'll step out of teaching and into just administrating,'' said Carlucci, who intends to add additional grade levels each year, through grade 12, to the three-acre site.
With the preschool and kindergarten combined, the school can accommodate up to about 45 children, said Carlucci.
``At this point, we think we have about 30, but that's primarily in the preschool,'' he said. ``I would say the maximum for the kindergarten will be somewhere between 12 and 15.''
The school will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the kindergarten operating between 8:30 a.m. and noon. Before- and after-school care is offered to children through age 12.
Although new to the city, the school is affiliated with Chesapeake Christian Academy, which offers day care through sixth grade in Indian River. Both schools are associated with Cathedral Of Praise Ministries, said Carlucci.
``They're like the parent organization over both of our schools,'' he said.
Before starting with Hampton Roads Christian Academy, Carlucci taught English for 10 years at Rock Church Academy in Virginia Beach.
Phonics will play an important role in Carlucci's kindergarten reading program, which will be phonetically based, he said.
``We want our school to be challenging, yet a place where when kids leave, they can't wait to come back,'' said Carlucci, whose son was the first to enroll at the school.
``That's what I want for my son. I want him to learn a great deal, but I don't want it to be so academically strenuous in kindergarten that he burns out.''
For tuition and enrollment information, call 397-1818 by CNB