Master's Academy and College
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Located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Master's Academy first began educating students in September 1997. The small number of staff and students (Grades K-8) during the school's initial years of development set the stage for a close and comfortable environment based on strong Christian fellowship. The following year brought about a greater number of staff and students which prompted the addition of Master's College in 1998. Today, Master's Academy & College mainly attribute their success to three factors: a steadfast and faithful reliance on God, many years of envisioning and planning by the school's superintendent/CEO Tom Rudmik, and the substantial financial contributions of churches, private businesses, and the parents of every student attending the school.
[edit] History
- 1992 – The Vision for Master’s was conceived in the mind and heart of Tom Rudmik, Superintendent of Master’s Academy and College
- Tom Rudmik has more than 25 years of experience as an educator, and has been an advocate for change for many years
- Through subsequent years of research, the vision matured and was ready to be launched
- First Assembly, a local church, partnered with Tom Rudmik's vision to establish an innovative value-based school in Calgary.
- February 1997, Master’s Academy was introduced to Calgary at its first annual Profound Learning Seminar with Dr. Jeanette Vos, the author of the book "The Learning Revolution"
- May 1997, Doreen Grey was hired as Master’s Academy’s principal. An outstanding educator in Alberta, she was a finalist in the Award of Excellence in Education, and was recognized as Woman of the Year by Calgary Herald in 1992,
- June 1997, Currie Elementary School was purchased from Canada Lands Corporation as a result of the closing of the military base.
- Master’s Academy opened its doors, in September 1997 with almost 200 students in Grades K-8
- Fall of 1997, Master’s Academy secured the first of its corporate partners
- Master’s Academy was the featured school in the national edition of the Globe and Mail by Hewlett Packard on December 11, 1997
- Enrollment for September 1998 exceeded 420 in grades K-9 and Derrick Mohamed was hired as the high school principal
- Master’s College (High School) launched in September 1998, started with grade 9. A grade was added each year to the end of grade 12 in 2002
- 1999 Master's acquired an option to purchase 75 acres (304,000 m²) of land west of Calgary to accommodate its future campus
- September 2000 Master's opened its new high school addition with additional classrooms and special facilities for music theatre, robust technology for video capacity, a sound recording studio, a lecture theatre, science labs, and a large visual arts classroom.
- At the grand opening of the High School on November 30, 2000, Master's announced a special gift of $5million, bringing its fundraising total to date to $8.5 million.
- As of September 2001, Master's offers a complete Senior School program with grades 9–12
- Master's first grade 12 graduating class took place in June 2002
- Master's is actively moving towards its future new campus on the 75 acres (304,000 m²) by working with the developer, architects and other consultants.
[edit] External links
- Master's Academy and College
- Profound Learning Systems - Founded by Tom Rudmik
