Canaan Academy

Past Projects 2005

Canaan Academy, a pre-K through 5th grade learning institution located in downtown Urbana, opened in 1994. The school’s 60 students are immersed in a learning modality that encompasses teaching using auditory, visual, and kinesthetic approaches taught by a multi-racial staff. “I believe if you match a student’s learning style with the right teaching style, every child is a genius,” says Reverend B.J. Tatum from Canaan Baptist Church. “We always need to be teaching something new to our kids – that’s what Canaan Academy is all about.”

Polished and gleaming walls filled with colorful class assignment being shown off greet visitors who know instantly the school is built on the idea of respect. It is confirmed with the school’s high showing on the ISAT tests. “When you respect the students, they respect you back,” notes Rev. Tatum. “Students here know they are not just going to school, they are learning.”

In 2005, Fox Development Corporation donated $12,000 to the Academy to provide support for student scholarships, curriculum development, and operations.