Mission

Preparing students to learn, lead, and become the creative problem solvers of the future.

Vision

Creative Learning Academy is a culturally-enriched learning community that inspires creativity, independence, and integrity. Through innovative student experiences and an academically challenging curriculum, CLA creates lifelong learners who share a vision of excellence and engage as active, compassionate citizens.

Philosophy

We believe that children should experience a wide variety of academic, artistic, and athletic opportunities in a supportive and diverse community. We value honesty, acceptance, respect, responsibility, and trust. We provide a student-centered learning environment that is academically challenging, personalized, and focused on skills to set students up for success in high school and the workforce. Students, parents, and faculty work as partners to inspire well-rounded, lifelong learners who will become confident citizens eager to engage in a pluralistic and ever-changing world.

CLA was founded almost 50 years ago with the goal of establishing a school based on freedom and happiness with a focus on student agency. Early in our school’s history, providing a culturally enriched learning environment was made a priority. That commitment is evident as you walk our campus and meet students who represent a variety of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds.

Our goal is to prepare our graduates to be responsible citizens in an ever-changing global community where cultural competencies, collaboration, empathy, and inclusion are essential skills. We challenge our students to recognize that they are an integral part of the success of the world around them.

To accomplish these goals, we believe students must pursue knowledge, challenge assumptions, value humanity, and possess an appreciation for others’ thoughts and beliefs. At CLA students are given the opportunity to seek intellectual challenges, and use research and discernment to form opinions and inform decisions. Finally, we believe that students must give time and effort to causes which improve the community for all citizens.