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Christian After School Academy


Telephone: 770-973-5050 Ext 21
Fax:  770-973-0238


CASA -- A partnership community outreach of John Knox Presbyterian Church and the Brazilian Christian Church (PCUSA).


"Casa" means "home", in Portuguese and Spanish. "Home" is a safe environment, where children should feel loved, respected and cared for. At CASA, we want your children to feel like they are in their "second home".


CASA Philosophy


The philosophy of the Christian After School Academy ("CASA") is grounded in the Christian faith.


Jesus commands us to love one another, help one another and respect one another. Our program is a mission outreach to our community and has been created out of a love for children and families, recognizing that there is a need for assistance in providing a safe, loving environment for children of working parents:


  • We believe that children thrive educationally, emotionally, socially and personally when they are in an environment in which they feel safe, cared for and encouraged.
  • We believe that parents have a responsibility to give their children adult supervised care when they are unable to be with them themselves, and that our role is to assist them in doing so.
  • We believe that when children feel loved, cared for, included, positively challenged and directed, that they will learn these positive behaviors and claim them as their own values to be used in their life experiences.
  • We believe that we are all of one world, equal in our need for love and compassion. Each child is deserving of quality care, regardless of race, socio-economic background, familial circumstances, beliefs or abilities.

CASA Tuition Information


One-time registration fee $20.00
Daily rate (2:25 - 7:00 pm) $10.00 per day
Multiple child discount 10%
Summer camp will be offered for the first 3 weeks of summer break. The second week will be combined with Vacation Bible School. The summer camp rate includes lunch and a morning and afternoon snack daily. $200.00
per week

The CASA schedule is set in accordance with the Cobb County school calendar. CASA will be closed on the following national or "bank" holidays:


  • New Year´s Day
  • Thanksgiving Day and the day following
  • Christmas Eve
  • Christmas Day and the day following

On all other occasions that Cobb County Schools are closed (Teacher workdays, Winter and Spring Break, etc.), CASA will be open from 8:30 am to 7:00 pm. Morning and afternoon snacks will be provided, but each child must bring a sack lunch, as lunch is not provided. The Full Day rate is $35 per day.


CASA Daily Schedule


Structure is as important to children as it is to adults. We strive to follow this daily schedule, taking into account that some days are just going to be different!


  • 2:15 - 2:30  Student arrival
  • 2:30 - 2:45  Settle in, unpack books, restroom break, attendance
  • 2:45 - 3:25  Snack and teacher-led reading
  • 3:25 - 3:45  Outside play
  • 3:45 - 4:30  Homework and tutoring
  • 4:30 - 5:30  Special activities
  • 5:30 - 6:00  Reading
  • 6:00 - 7:00  Free time and dismissal (children may play board games, watch a video, etc.)

CASA House Rules


Each student signs a contract agreeing to the following guidelines:

  • Respect everyone
  • Help others when needed
  • Inside voices and feet while inside
  • Play fair and show good sportsmanship
  • Be honest
  • Take turns