Education Alumna Opens Private School in Miramar

Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice alumna Cassandre Davis, Ed.D., has opened up a new private school in Miramar, Florida.

Light Academy serves students in grades sixth through eighth, and also has an aftercare program for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The Light Academy utilizes Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences teaching model.

Davis, who graduated from NSU with her Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership, focused on that theory in her dissertation. The theory states that there are different kinds of intelligences or, as the school calls them, “smarts” that include “word smart,” “number smart, “picture smart,” “body smart,” “music smart” and more.

Davis in turn has tailored the curriculum at the Light Academy to teach concepts and ideas utilizing the various smarts a student can have. Davis said she has wanted to open a school for quite some time. She noticed that there was a gap in children getting the instruction that they need, and she wanted to work to bridge that gap.

The grand opening for the school was held on July 30th, but the school will follow the same academic calendar as Broward County Public Schools. Students have already begun enrolling, and Davis hopes to reach a max of 91 students in the coming months.

To learn more about The Light Academy, visit the school website here.