Aruba's Best Alternative Education solution
Commandeur's Bay Academy
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Founded in 2018, Commandeur's Bay Academy offers a unique blended learning alternative to traditional education options on the Caribbean island of Aruba. Students in grades Pre-K - 12, and Post-Secondary students can enjoy the life-long benefits of being enrolled in a highly accredited, private American- International school program.
Students attending CBA can choose from a wide selection of top ranked private American online schools in which to enroll: WiloStar 3D Academy, Arizona Prep Digital, Acellus Academy, Excel High School (& Middle School), The Oaks Private School, Pearson Online Academy (formerly International Connections Academy), Apex Learning Virtual School, Edgenuity Virtual Academy, Forest Trail Academy, the Whitmore School, and James Madison High School, are just some of the schools we are partners with or highly recommend. These schools are fully accredited by the most well known and respected accreditation organizations in the United States and worldwide. And, all offer quality college preparatory education and affordability. |
Commandeur's Bay Academy in Savaneta, Aruba is located near the scenic shore, sands, reef and mangroves of Commandeur's Bay. The bay is the focal point of life in Savaneta, Aruba. Savaneta was Aruba's original capital and now enjoys the title of Aruba's quaint sleepy little fishing village.
In addition to Commandeur's Bay Academy, Savaneta is home to Santo Largo Beach, Santo Largo Salinas & Mangroves, Zeerover's, The Flying Fishbone Restaurant, and Aruba Ocean Villas (formerly the Old Man & the Sea), as well as the Aruba Coast Guard and Dutch Marine Base. |
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Commandeur's Bay Academy also offers School and College Counseling, Tutoring, Academic / Educational Consulting, and High School Credit Recovery Services, and Undergraduate University credit courses. If you have questions about education, we can provide you with the answers.
CBA's Director, Robert Gibson, is a highly regarded and experienced American international school administrator, educator, and consultant. When you have questions about your child's education, and his or her educational future. Allow CBA to assist you in making well informed decisions in regards to what is necessary and available. At CBA, The student comes first and foremost. |
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Private American International school education at it's best
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All students, no matter what their age, learn differently and teaching methods should reflect this. With Commandeur’s Bay Academy’s integrated blended learning classroom, highly experienced personalized instruction, and our low student to teacher ratio, we’ll be able to help students improve in all areas of learning; reading, writing, independent critical thought, comprehension, communication skills, organizational skills, and a broadening of in-depth subject knowledge.
At Commandeur's Bay Academy, we provide our students with a safe, relaxing, and conducive classroom experience. Under direct daily supervision and instruction, students are provided the opportunity to improve their ability to focus and become more productive learners and citizens. Enrichment lessons and guidance are provided by the instructor who acts as both a learning coach and teacher.
Our daily school hours and class schedule were created to take advantage optimal peak learning times for students. CBA's combination of total experience learning and technology makes school become fun and interesting again, thus helping to create life-long independent learners. Improved information retention, engagement, responsibility, and enjoyment are all integral outcomes of blended learning at Commandeur’s Bay Academy.
Students never outgrow their learning styles, meaning blended learning is more important than ever for any and all future endeavors and challenges.
Commandeur'sBay Academy has been specifically designed to help academically highly- skilled students and student-athletes achieve their goal of applying for, and receiving University scholarship offers.
Commandeur's Bay Academy Stands for Success.
At Commandeur's Bay Academy, we provide our students with a safe, relaxing, and conducive classroom experience. Under direct daily supervision and instruction, students are provided the opportunity to improve their ability to focus and become more productive learners and citizens. Enrichment lessons and guidance are provided by the instructor who acts as both a learning coach and teacher.
Our daily school hours and class schedule were created to take advantage optimal peak learning times for students. CBA's combination of total experience learning and technology makes school become fun and interesting again, thus helping to create life-long independent learners. Improved information retention, engagement, responsibility, and enjoyment are all integral outcomes of blended learning at Commandeur’s Bay Academy.
Students never outgrow their learning styles, meaning blended learning is more important than ever for any and all future endeavors and challenges.
Commandeur'sBay Academy has been specifically designed to help academically highly- skilled students and student-athletes achieve their goal of applying for, and receiving University scholarship offers.
Commandeur's Bay Academy Stands for Success.
We make a private american international school education an affordable reality
Commandeur's Bay Academy
How do I enroll my student in Commandeur's Bay Academy, and how much are the annual tuition fees?
At CBA enrollment and payment of tuition fees are made easy. We at CBA will guide you step by step through the process.
CBA enrollment can take place at any time throughout the calendar year, and only requires a simple application and document process so that our student's records and files are created. Parents and students will meet with the school's director, Robert Gibson, and review the basics of how CBA's blended learning program works, and the valuable educational services and benefits that are offered at Commandeur's Bay Academy. Parents and students are informed of the types of diagnostic assessments and placement tests the student will be asked to undertake, as well as numerous skill building activities that students will be involved with via traditional and non-traditional classroom vehicles. CBA will need the parent to authorize CBA to be listed as a learning coach where necessary, and have the authority to create online user accounts for many educational sites (including the downloading of necessary software for educational purposes). Parents will then receive all assigned account information, usernames, and passwords for the student. This will allow CBA and parents to monitor all of the student's daily class assignments, grades, schedule, and records. It also allows for CBA to work closely with the private online school's faculty, administration, and technical support staff. A final review of basic school rules and expectations is conducted, and CBA tution is submitted. Welcome to Commandeur's Bay Academy! Your child has now been officially enrolled in CBA's Blended Learning Center, it is as simple as that!
The next step involves the choice and enrollment of the student into an accredited or non-accredidated online school or program. Typically, once initial student assessment and skill level evaluations are completed, parents will need to select the online private school of their choice to enroll their child in for the school year. CBA recommends that parents explore a number of options available to be able to make a well informed decision. Parents can always consider other online programs as additional options not listed on our CBA website, and CBA will help them in making appropriate choices with these additional programs and schools too. CBA will always be there to assist in the online school and academic program selection process so that you can make the decision that best fits your student's needs, as well as your budget.
Next, the parent enrolls the student in the school they have selected, and typically pays tuition directly to that school. All schools offer a variety payment options. Exact tuition is listed on each school's website along with all other application procedures and paperwork necessary for enrollment. If there is a tuition discount available, the school and CBA will notify you. Once the student has been enrolled in the school of their choice, it is time officially have the student begin the school year. Some schools have an exact start date, while others have a continuous open enrollment policy. All private online school policies and procedures are listed on their individual school websites.
Commandeur's Bay Academy's tuition and fees are based upon a rolling admissions policy, school services utilized, and the choice of program the student will select at CBA on a monthly basis. Fees are based upon a full month irrespective of actual student attendance. The CBA campus school calendar lists all CBA vacation days. Parents are provided with a copy of the CBA school calendar via a school email. The CBA school year starts August 1st, and finishes whenever the student completes their online private school's annual academic requirements. Parents, with advice from CBA's director, can determine the length of school break before the next official school year formally begins.
Commandeur's Bay Academy is open throughout all 12 months of the calendar year (August 1st - July 31st). CBA's annual tuition fee is paid in monthly installments. The monthly payments are due on the 1st of every month, and no later than the 7th of each month. Amounts and methods of payments to CBA will vary depending upon the services utilized and any qualifying discounts that may be awarded and applied. This includes tuition, tutoring, skill building, counseling, educational consultation, and any other CBA provided services.
It is important to note that CBA offers skill building and other educational services year round including the months of June, July, and August. CBA utilizes a virtual learning platforms that allows for live-lesson distance learning and counseling when students cannot physically attend enrichment and skill building classes at our Savaneta campus. CBA constantly strives to increase our offerings that are designed to enrich and improve our educational capabilities including post-secondary programs and university credit courses.
The Commandeur's Bay Academy campus school week and official hours are based upon different attendance / tuition options: Option One is a five day academic week (Monday through Friday) from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. The CBA tuition for Option One is 850.00 AWG per month. Option Two is a four day academic week. Under this second option, students still attend classes 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, but at a discounted rate of 700.00 AWG per month (Options #1 & #2 are not available for the 2023/2024 school year). Option Three is an academic week that involves on-campus/ in-person and off-campus virtual distance learning and supervision programs Three days per week (550.00 AWG per month) or Option Four : two days per week (450.00 AWG per month). Option Five is designed for students who are unable to physically attend regular daily classes and instruction at our Savaneta, Aruba campus, and qualify under specific guidelines. These students receive CBA's educational services via our school's virtual learning platform. The monthly tuition fee for this distance learning option is 375.00 AWG per month.
All CBA students are not only expected, but required to apply themselves to their academic work outside of the supervised hours and setting, a minimum of 5 - 12 additional hours per week.
Again, Commandeur's Bay Academy offers great choice and flexibility with it's academic options, Savaneta and virtual campus settings and calendar, a rolling admissions policy, Each online school sets it's own requirements, has it's own school academic calendar, and often a minimum required weekly attendance based upon logged in hours on the school's online learning platform.
Commandeur's Bay Academy makes a quality private school education an affordable reality
