The founding of Commandeurs Bay Academy:
Commandeurs Bay Academy (CBA) is a small SCALE, private American- international preparatory SCHOOL & blended learning center  FOUNDED BY ROBERT GIBSON, A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED INTERNATIONAL EDUCATOR, aDMINISTRATOR, AND CONSULTANT IN jANUARY 2018.  oUR MAIN INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS IS LOCATED IN sAVANETA, aRUBA, AND AS OF 2024 HAS EXPANDED TO THE uNITED STATES WITH A VIRTUAL CAMPUS LOCATED IN kITTS hILL, oHIO 

The Need:
Throughout the LATE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES, Aruba experienced continuous growth in both population and economic activity.   By 2017,  It was apparent that the need for a local on-island  option that would allow students to attend a quality private American educational  Preparatory  School  AT AN AFFORDABLE COST had not been satisfied. 
1.  Parents and students  required a financially feasible option that would offer a high caliber, rigorous,  academic program. 
2.  The  preparatory school would also need to be able  to provide  fully accredited transcripts, and  a diploma that would be accepted in the United states, and internationally. 
3.  most importantly, The school would NEED to be effective in  educational instruction, CULTIVATE SUSTAINABLE GREEN SOLUTIONS TO BETTER LIFE AND LIVING,  AND PROVIDE AND PROMOTE THE CREATION AND OPERATION OF SAFE, nurturing, learning environmentS.  OUR GOAL: TO INSTILL global citizenship and the use of 21st century technology & skills TO HELP CREATE A BETTER WORLD AND FUTURE. 

In response to this need, the idea of Commandeurs  bay Academy of was born.  
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​The Solution:

Commandeurs Bay Academy  offers a unique, supervised, blended learning program for students in grades 6 -12, AND pOST SECONDARY PROGRAMS AND RESOURSES.   Students can choose an online school from  a variety of top private online American school options.  We closely supervise and monitor each student and their daily assignments, PROGRESS, and academic proficiency.  CBA also provides educational enrichment activities, with the CBA instructor acting as both learning coach and teacher.  This type of 21st century blended learning educational program has been proven to be a highly effective strategy that incorporates the best of traditional and non-traditional education.  FLexibility, choice, Safety, quality instruction, and expert guidance  are all hallmarks of the commandeurs Bay Academy experience. 

iN 2024, cba BECAME THE EDUCATION AND INFORMATION DIVISION OF AQUAS TERRA llc A SMALL SCALE, AGRICULTURE, AQUACULTURE, AND PERMACULTURE COMPANY THAT WILL BEGIN  OPERATIONS IN 2025.  aQUAS tERRA'S SOUTHERN oHIO FARM, ORCHARD AND NURSERY LOCATION WILL SPECIALIZE IN THE REINTRODUCTION AND PROPIGATION OF INDIGENOUS TREES, PLANTS, SCHRUBS, FRUITS, AND BERRIES, AS WELL AS  DWARF FRUIT TREES AND SMALL SCALE MUSHROOM FARMING. THE GOAL IS TO HELP THE GROWTH OF PERMACULTURE. THE COMPANY ALSO PROVIDES AND PROMOTES SUSTAINBLE PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS THAT OFFER ALTERNATIVE GREEN SOLUTIONS.