Seashore Middle Academy
2008-2009 Registration NOW OPEN!
Phone: 361-654-1134
Fax: 361-654-1139
Mailing address: 14493 SPID PMB 385
Physical address: 15437 SPID
Corpus Christi, Texas 78418
Seashore Middle Academy is an open-enrollment, public charter school serving grades 5-8. The Academy's tuition-free program provides a college-preparatory curriculum for students living in Padre Island, Flour Bluff, Port Aransas, the Naval Air Station, and the National Seashore.
Seashore Middle Academy provides a rigorous curriculum, small class sizes, and opportunities for students to receive individual attention for remediation and acceleration. Seashore offers multiple levels of math, a lab-based science program, and technology integrated into every classroom. Each student has access to a laptop computer for use during and after school. High school credit courses, including Spanish, Health, Communications Applications, and advanced Math courses may be completed during the seventh- and eighth-grade years. Elective courses include instrumental and choral music, drama, art, journalism, and Challenge Math.
Hours of Operation: M-F 7:30a.m.-4:00p.m.
You may contact us by email:
Director: Barbara Beeler bbeeler@seashore.esc2.net
Registrar: Claudia Detore cdetore@seashore.esc2.net
Seashore Vision Statement
- SMA will provide a well-rounded, rigorous college preparatory curriculum.
- SMA will be a catalyst for the natural learner in every child to explore and surpass any traditional boundaries of learning.
- SMA programs will integrate skills and resources to learn and work with diverse sources of information technology to obtain information, communicate, and solve problems.
- SMA fine arts programs, clubs, and extra curricular activities will recognize and nurture the individual interests and abilities of students. Students will be encouraged to explore lifelong pursuits.
- SMA students will develop critical thinking skills through emphasized science and math curriculum.
- SMA students will develop a high level of mastery of the building blocks necessary for success in high school, college, and an ever-changing global society.
- SMA educators, together with parents, will identify each child’s learning style and seek to encourage learning that engages and supports success.
- SMA academic and advisory programs will develop responsible citizens with personal integrity, organizational and social skills, and with an ingrained sense of volunteerism.
- SMA will recruit highly qualified staff that expects excellence from themselves and their students, and we will nurture their ability to use non-traditional teaching methods to instill a passion for everyday learning.
- SMA’s strong collaboration among students, teachers, parents, and the community will enhance student success.
- SMA will provide flexible scheduling and innovative methodology to provide students a self directed, but highly supported, educational opportunity.
Educational innovations that will distinguish this school from other schools include:
- SMA will provide students with an educational atmosphere that parallels the business and scientific work place of the 21st century.
- SMA’s campus will simulate the workplace by providing a professional environment. Students will be provided with technology that translates educational situations into real life experiences.
- SMA will provide laptop computers, wireless Internet, individualized instruction, and educational objectives tailored to the needs of the student.
- SMA students will use cooperative learning and interdisciplinary instruction to provide real world relevancy and skills, resulting in authentic assessment.
- SMA will use individual student assessment as an important tool in student placement, instruction, and curriculum.
- SMA will incorporate thematic units to provide students with a full understanding of the relationships between disciplines and the relevancy of that learning.
- SMA is located on an island off the coast of Texas. This unique location provides opportunities for incorporating environmental resources into the middle school curriculum.
- SMA will be the only public school in ESC Region 2 to offer a college preparatory program to all students.
- SMA will incorporate SAT vocabulary into the language arts curriculum.
- SMA will offer courses for high school credit.
Nondiscrimination Statement
Seashore Middle Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disabilities in providing educational services, activities, and programs in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.