The Spark

There is in every child’s heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.

~ Inspired by a quote from Washington Irving

The decision to enroll or re-enroll at Currey Ingram is consequential. Call me old-fashioned --? a rare moniker for me -- but I want parents to be measured and evaluative about this decision. I want to put Currey Ingram out there for scrutiny. Of course, I have profound confidence in our school and its people, but a reflective process is healthy.

We are in interesting times. Division, transition, and uncertainty abound. Yet,? I have never felt such unity, shared purpose, and optimism. The intricate, subtle, and frankly, astounding way our faculty, staff, parents and students interact and collaborate to create the Currey Ingram experience is a beautiful thing.?

“Thank you, thank you, thank you…a thousand times thank you for giving us our child back,” said a parent on this year’s survey -- and summarizes well what this experience means.?

With enrollment beyond expectations, student progress soaring, the safety of our students and staff solidified, and significant strategic growth on our doorstep, there is no better time to be a Currey Ingram student and family.?

So, I call all parents to send us…

Abstainers and we will give you Advocates;

The Beaten-down and we give you the built-up;

The Confused and we will provide Clarity;?

The Daunted and we will give you the Daring;

The Evaders and we will give you the Engaged;

The Faltering and we will create the Fervent;

The Growing and we will give back the Grown.

The Harried become the Happy;

The Insular become the Involved;

Those in Jeopardy become the Joyful;

The Kerfuffle becomes the Kaleidoscope;

The Languishing become the Living;

The Moping become the Motivated;

The Naught are soon the Noticed;

The Obstacles turn to Optimism;?

The Pain turns to Production;

Quit becomes Quality.

The Reluctant are Ready;

The Sad, Smile;

The Trepidatious, Try;

The Unable become the Unabashed.

?From Vapid to Voice;

?From Wayward to Welcome;

?From Xenomorphic to Xanadu;

?From Yearning to Yare;

?From Zonked to Zestful.

Ultimately, the value of a Currey Ingram education lies in unleashing the alphabet of potential naturally found in all our students -- just waiting for a fair opportunity to reveal itself.?

Now, more so than ever, I am excited about our school’s future. We are in a great place to innovate and adapt, creating an even better version of our school.? We have been on the side of hope, not fear, throughout our history as a school, and it shows in the perpetual buoyancy of our community. Our purpose grows, the community is strong, we have the mission, and we have the people.