Community School of the Arts Announces That Its Sponsored Charter School, the Institute for the Creative Arts, Has Been Named One of Arkansas's First-Ever Arkansas Gem Schools with an A Grade
Community School of the Arts is proud to announce that the Institute for the Creative Arts High School, the tuition-free public charter high school CSA sponsors, has been recognized as an Arkansas Gem School for the 2025-2026 school year. The honor is awarded by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) to schools demonstrating exceptional achievement, strong academic growth, and sustained improvement for students. Through the "Arkansas Gem School" program, Arkansas is awarding $7 million in
News Release: 9/1/2026
GENERATIONS GROWING TOGETHER: METHODIST VILLAGE TO OPEN ARKANSAS’S FIRST INTERGENERATIONAL EARLY LEARNING CENTER Innovative Fort Smith project will bring children and older adults together while creating a new model for senior living, early education, and workforce development FORT SMITH, AR (September 1, 2026) What if a senior living community could also become a place where children take their first steps, discover their first books, plant their first gardens and develop some of their first
