At River City Science Academy, we strive to offer a variety of clubs and extra-curricular activities to our students. River City Science Academy Mandarin is offering a Journalism Club this year. Students involved in the club have the opportunity to learn more about the field of journalism and begin practicing their own journalism skills. Students…
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STEM Day at the Capitol
On Tuesday, April 16th, students from River City Science Academy traveled to Tallahassee where they spent the day at the State Capitol. RCSA was the only organization from the Jacksonville area to visit the capitol for STEM Day, a day meant to celebrate Florida’s future of technology and innovation. Students were able to share with…
RCSA Celebrates Read Across America Day with Local Media
Read Across America Day is a nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually on March 2—Dr. Seuss’s birthday. RCSA celebrated on Friday, March 1st in a new and exciting way! We invited many of Jacksonville’s local news anchors, reporters, and meteorologists to visit our elementary school classrooms and read with them. We had great support…
7th Annual Florida STEM & Health Expo is a Success!
On Saturday, February 9th, 2019, River City Science Academy hosted their 7th Annual Florida STEM & Health Expo. Despite the wind and temperature trying to put a damper on the day, the event was a huge success! The expo’s classic science shows were an instant hit. Everyone loved seeing the ping pong ball explosion and…
Around the World at Innovation’s Cultural Fair, Night
Students at RCSA Innovation took a trip around the world at the Cultural Fair last week. Each class presented an elaborate booth about one country sharing interesting facts they learned. These booths were decorated to represent the country and offered a taste of that nation’s culinary delights. The celebration of culture continued with the…
See the World at the RCSA International Festival
RCSA Middle-High celebrated the rich diversity of its students, staff and families at the International Festival. This fun annual event features country booths from across the globe prepared by students and staff. Visitors sampled regional cuisines as they learned more about other countries and cultures. The event ended with students performances from many different groups…
Muffins With Mom Draws More than 200
More than 200 moms crowded the RCSA Elementary Gym Friday to celebrate Mother’s Day. Muffins with Mom celebrates mothers and allows students and Moms to enjoy breakfast together. The K-2 Dance Club showed their love to Moms with a dance, and one class delighted the crowd with songs about Mom. Thank you to all…
Peace Jam Students Partner with Puerto Rico for Documentary
RCSA Innovation’s Peace Jam Club is working to amplify the voices of the young in Puerto Rico. By creating a documentary, they will keep the conversation about the devastation in Puerto Rico alive and in the minds of leaders and the community. The Peace Jam Club is actively fundraising for a trip to Puerto Rico to…
Representative Cord Byrd visits RCSA Elementary
The STEM lab, hydroponic garden and 3D printer were just a few of the exciting stops in Representative Cord Byrd’s visit to RCSA Elementary. Representative Byrd toured the school led by two safety patrols. He stopped in multiple classrooms and participated in lessons on engineering, life cycles and subtraction. Byrd also learned about the RCSA…
RCSA Students Talk Leadership with Nobel Peace Prize Winner
RCSA students met with a Nobel Peace Prize Winner and learned important leadership lessons at the PeaceJam Conference last weekend. 8th graders from RCSA Innovation and High School students from River City Science Academy attended PeaceJam at Florida State University in Tallahassee last weekend. Peace Jam strives to create and mentor young leaders committed to making…
Science Olympiad Wins State Championship
RCSA Science Olympiad Team Wins State Championship; Will Continue to Nationals ORLANDO: River City Science Academy’s Science Olympiad team won the State Championship Saturday, March 24. They competed against 42 other teams, placing first at the University of Central Florida in Orlando in a series of 23 events. RCSA will now represent Florida at…
Students Organize Walkout Honoring Parkland Victims
Student organizers led hundreds of high school students in a walkout Wednesday in solidarity with the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Students filed out of the school silently, carrying signs reading “Arm us with Books, Not Bullets”, “Protect Our Youth” and “Never Again”. They stood in 17 rows to honor…
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