Loads of News!

Grab a coffee or tea and get comfy. There are exciting things happening!

Hello, everyone! This is Beth Mennemeyer. I’m looking forward to seeing you all again soon. In the meantime, here are our big updates. It’s a long update, but full of great things.

First, thank you all for joining us again for 2023/2024. We have so much energy to start the year. It truly is a race between now and September 5 – our first day – but it’s a race full of laughter, joy, and friendship.

Now – on to some important updates.
At this point, I have successfully sent out about 2/3 of the emails needed to inform you specifically about each individual class. If you did not receive an email about class status, your student is probably part of Wonder and Explore. We have so many wonderful students enrolled in Wonder and Explore, it’s going to take a minute to get all the email addresses organized! A few of you may have received a “it got really late….” email. I apologize to all of you that didn’t get an update this evening. It will be hitting your inboxes soon!

We are poised to launch into the 2023/2024 year with lower enrollment than usual. A board of directors subcommittee is looking into all the varied reasons. Sadly, we are not the only group facing low enrollment. I know it is cause for concern among many group leaders. But take heart!

Berea has been extremely blessed. In all our years, our board of directors managed our finances beautifully. Thanks to profitable years, we have funds available and ready to make 2023/2024 happen! On August 8, 2023, the board of directors met once again. They were unanimous in choosing to invest in our students.

Amazingly, due to the financial provision previously entrusted to us, Berea Academy has all the funds necessary to:
1. Operate with a full budget for things like cleaning supplies, rent, and insurance.
2. Suspend the “cost sharing plan” and allow families to experience classes without additional financial burden.

That’s right. We have all the financial resources we need. Wow. And Hallelujah!

…and there’s more great things happening!

One of our amazing talented parents has created a video to help spread the word about Berea. If you follow the video link to Vimeo, you can download it to share it to your friends, groups, and interested families.