Founders Classical Academy – Rogers (Arkansas), Rogers | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

We have been at Founders Classical Academy for 2 years (grades 7th and 8th) and are quite happy here! I say this all the time, and I’ll say it here: there is no school that is perfect for everyone. Luckily, we live in an area where there are few bad choices when in comes to educating our children. Find the one that is right for your child!

Here are some reasons FCA is a good fit for our daughter. Smaller student population which offers more opportunity for my child to participate in sports and extra curriculars. In a large school you would only make the team, get the role, hold an office- if you were the best of the best. In a smaller school you have more opportunities to actually develop those skills and try new things. A smaller school also offers more individual attention with studies. I feel like many of the teachers at Founders truly want to teach and actually care about the students. Of course, there are always a few bad apples…but generally I think most fall into this category.

When thinking about classical education I was told, “modern education teaches you what to think (indoctrination) and how to do (job skills). Classical education teaches you how to think (esp. through Latin and Greek) and what to do (virtue formation).” I love that!!! We came from an international school that had an emphasis on teaching the students how to learn, not simply how to memorize information and the thought of putting our daughter back into the traditional American public school setting after 4 years of this way of learning wasn’t ideal (we actually tried for 6th grade and were miserable).

I’ve seen an improvement in communication from the school this year (new campus, new headmaster) which had been one of my biggest disappointments in general. I also appreciate the new headmaster’s desire to have a top notch classical school. We are well on our way!

My daughter attended the Rogers Founders Classical Academy campus. She had a horrible and traumatic experience there. Teachers and faculty kids are privileged over students there. And when I called them out on it, my daughter got picked on and bullied by some Teachers. Specifically Mrs. Ledbetter, she made my daughters life miserable. My daughter came home almost everyday crying because she was picked on by Mrs. Ledbetter. I went to the Head master Heather Arabie about several issues that was happening to my daughter and nothing changed. I went as far as writing an email to the state Director of Founders Mrs. Provenza and she did not care. She did not get involved to fix the mental abuse Mrs. Ledbetter was doing to my daughter. I had to remove my daughter out of that school so she can have mental peace. Now she is thriving and achieving her goals at her new school. This school is like prison and I would not recommend it.

If you are looking for a school that cares about more than your child’s intellect and sports prowess, look no further. Founders’ focus on developing the whole child, including their character, is unmatched, and we consider ourselves blessed to have literally won the lottery (it’s a charter school after all) so that our child may attend Founders. This is our third year with Founders and our first at the Rogers campus (as it just opened Fall 2022). I am astounded by how well the opening and transitioning has gone. We loved the Bentonville staff and were sad to say goodbye, but Founders has yet again hired exceptional and wonderful people to staff their Rogers campus. I’m especially a big fan of the headmaster, Mrs. Arabie, as she continually strives for the campus’ improvement to better serve our students – seeking, graciously receiving, and implementing feedback from parents and staff.