Here at RCSA, our community is extremely important to us. We care very deeply about the impact we are making on our community, and we are always looking for ways to do better. To track the success of our school, we are initiating a reputation campaign in order to gauge how our community feels regarding…
RCSA Students Strike Gold at Science Competition!
Each year, Science Olympiad is one of the most highly-anticipated activities for our students, and this year was no different. Our Middle-High Science Olympiad teams had so much fun competing in regionals on February 27th! Overall, there were 18 teams in the middle school category and 47 teams in the high school category, all in…
RCSA Teacher Selected for National History Day Spring Webinar Series
One of RCSA’s very own, Mr. Jason Dalton, has been selected for a National History Day spring professional development program! National History Day is a research-based non-profit organization that was established in 1974 to highlight the importance of teaching and learning about history. This organization’s affiliates include all 50 states and the District of Columbia,…
Reflecting on Black History Month
RCSA is a community with a diverse population, and we have always placed an emphasis on learning about and appreciating different cultures while simultaneously promoting our own school-wide culture. Black History Month, which occurs every February, was the perfect opportunity to do just that. We are so proud of our students for taking initiative to…
RCSA Participates in Read Across America 2021
Read Across America has been a beloved tradition for so many schools across the country, including and especially RCSA, since its inception in 1998. The National Education Association started Read Across America Day as a way to emphasize the importance of reading. Like every year, the first week of March marked this year’s Read Across…
Fun Facts about Charter Schools
According to In Perspective, the concept of a charter school was first thought up in 1974 by an educator named Ray Budde. The first charter school law was passed in Minnesota in 1991, and they opened the first charter school in the United States the very next year! As of 2016, not even 25 years…
RCSA Students Spread Random Acts of Kindness
Today is this year’s National Random Acts of Kindness Day, and RCSA students have been celebrating throughout the week! The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, led by the initiative to make kindness the norm, began their mission in 1995 and it’s still going strong today! “Scientific evidence shows us the positive effects of doing kind…
RCSA Elementary Participates in World Read Aloud Day 2021
Wednesday, February 3rd marked this year’s World Read Aloud Day, and RCSA Elementary as well as our students learning from home had such a fun time participating! With 173+ countries celebrating, World Read Aloud Day has been a global tradition for twelve years now. Started by a nonprofit called LitWorld, an organization involved in strengthening…
RCSA Celebrates National School Choice Week
The week of January 24th marked this year’s National School Choice Week, and RCSA Elementary had a blast (no pun intended) celebrating with many activities, such as interviews and projects, as shown in this fun video! Action News Jax was happy to join us, as were a few members of Leadership Jacksonville, who were invited…
Two RCSA Schools Recognized as Florida Schools of Character
Exciting news: RCSA Middle-High and RCSA Mandarin are officially Florida Schools of Character! This is a huge honor, bestowed to fewer than 100 schools each year. Only four Florida schools were recognized as 2021 Schools of Character. RCSA Elementary and RCSA Innovation were so close and are on track to qualify in the next round…
RCSA Students Send Postcards to Space!
Back in October, an exciting opportunity came about for RCSA students: the chance to send their very own messages to space! Through a partnership with Northeast Florida Regional STEM2 Hub, this opportunity became a reality when the postcards, decorated with drawings and fun quotes, were launched last Thursday morning. Through Blue Origin, students were able…
RCSA Students Make Big Impact in Canned Food Drive
Every year, students at River City Science Academy look forward to their Annual Canned Food Drive. The school makes sure to encourage participation in many service-learning projects and the students definitely brought their A-game this year. All-together, RCSA students collected over 6,200 non-perishable food items! Students at RCSA Mandarin collected over 3,600 items to donate…
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