Where are you located?

We are located at 479 Cunningham Rd, Palmyra, VA 22963. Our school is 8.0 miles from Lake Monticello, 7.1 miles from Fork Union, VA and 9.2 miles from the heart of Scottsville, VA. We offer bus transportation to and from the Lake Monticello area and the Zion Crossroads area. We hope to offer bus transportation to Scottsville, Dillwyn, and Arvonia in the 2024-2025 school year.

What are your preschool hours?

We offer many different schedules for preschool. A preschooler can be enrolled in our Early Drop-Off Program which begins at 7:00 a.m. and can stay as late as 6:15 p.m. in our After-School Program. You can find all of our possible schedules for preschool under the preschool tab on the main page of our website.

What are your school hours?

School begins at 8:00 a.m. and dismisses at 2:45 p.m. Students are encouraged to arrive between 7:45 – 8:00 a.m. We offer Early Drop-Off which starts at 7:00 a.m. and After-School until 6:15 p.m.

How do you work with students who have certain types of food allergies, etc.?

All students with food and other allergies are welcome at The Light Academy. We strive to make sure each student is safe, but at the same time doesn’t feel singled out because of his/her allergy. Sharing food during regular lunch or snack times is prohibited. We have several staff members with first aid/CPR certification and Medication Administration Training (MAT) certification.

What is your policy regarding inclement weather closures and delays?

Each weather related forecast, storm, etc. is uniquely different. Two factors we will consider before determining closure is the probability of inclement weather and road conditions. For weather that hasn’t yet arrived, we will make a common sense decision based on the forecast and the overall safety of the staff and students. After we have received bad weather, we will take into consideration what the local public school system has decided. We don’t necessarily follow every decision they make regarding inclement weather, but we do recognize they have personnel who check roads, and we do not. Parents/guardians are encouraged to make common sense decisions about road conditions in and around their route or location. We are more than willing to work with parents /guardians in regards to excused absences and make-up work if road conditions for transportation to school are not safe. It is our goal to protect instructional time and be safe.

Do you have a hot lunch program?

We do have a hot lunch program. Regular size lunches are $5.00 and large lunches are $8.00. Several lunch choices are available daily, along with snacks and drinks. Information about ordering lunches is available to parents of students who are enrolled.

How much homework does a school student at The Light Academy have nightly? 

Other than practicing reading decoding skills for our Kindergartners, reviewing addition and multiplication facts, and reading nightly for enjoyment, we do not assign homework. It is our philosophy students should be kids who play, socialize, and have positive interactions with their parents in the evenings. There aren’t many adults that like to work all day and take work home, and we feel this is true for students.