Science & Social Studies

Students complete projects and study units in science, geography and history, with plenty of hands-on activities.

Field trips and other time spent outside of the classroom is an essential part of the Columbia Academy program, allowing students to explore their environment and experience what they are studying. 

Our 50-gallon African Cichlid aquarium, which the upper-classmen helped to set up, is a beautiful ongoing project.

It teaches all the children about the Great Rift Lakes, the unique species of fish that have evolved there, fish anatomy, fascinating reproductive habits, the nitrogen cycle, microorganisms, water chemistry and more. 

Each week a new student has the responsibility and privilege of feeding the fish and helping with aquarium maintenance.  It's especially exciting to discover one of our mouthbrooding cichlids holding babies!