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CFA students usually go swimming weekly! It offers wonderful therapeutic beneifts to many of the students!

CFA students have made and enjoyed popcorn balls, loaded hotdogs (Dress Your Doggie) and smoothies this month!

If you can't go to the beach, why not bring the beach to you? Staff members are working hard to make each week creative and fun for our students.

Eric Carle (b. 1929) is one of the most acclaimed and beloved illustrators of our time. The creator of more than 70 books, Carle combines winsome stories and colorful forms that appeal to young readers and adults alike. His signature artistic technique is collage,...

We have had Pajama Day, Crazy Hair Day, Twin Day, Favorite Team Day and more! We had some special guests Wednesday! Volunteers from the Lelia Anderson Circle came and read to main campus students then treated students to books, goodies and cupcakes! It was such a...

A small group from our Center for Autism attended Sesame Street Live at Bridgestone Arena this weekend! They were all smiles!

This is how you do a socially distanced prom! When you have to cancel spring break, and all of your outings, you find a way to get dressed up and dance in a socially responsible way! So grateful to KDS staff for making this possible for the students and to our awesome...

We extend a huge thank you to the Margaret Yarbrough Circle and the Wolfe family for a fantastic Breakfast with Santa!

Mrs. Joy's class on main campus made several types of edible snowmen!

We'd like to thank Ryan Storey who works in turf management and Tim Benecort of Lowe's for donating materials and their time to prep the area and install artificial turf underneath the chalk wall on the CFA sensory playground. That area tends to stay muddy after rain,...

The Tennessee Young Farmers and Ranchers State Committee contacted us about doing a service and learning project at our school. We love gardening, so we happily accepted their offer. The committee built two raised gardening beds, taught two classes on garden care and...

The State Summer Games is the largest event on the calendar with over 2,500 athletes, coaches, volunteers and family members attending. Festivities kicked off on Friday, May 15th with the Law Enforcement Torch Run starting at 5:30 p.m. on Lipscomb University’s Campus....

What a fun night! Destiny Church has put on this event for several years now. We are thankful for these fun and caring individuals who are always serving others!

We sent a large group to Ober Gatlinburg for skiing, snowboarding and ice skating! This year, the group got to see some real snow on top of the man-made snow--how exciting! The group had a delicious BBQ meal out on the town and visited The Comedy Barn. They also had...

The classrooms at our Center for Autism have been restructured to provide a quieter, less disruptive work environment. Each set of adjoining classrooms now serve as one larger classroom with one side being for work and one side for leisure. The new setup limits...

What a fantastic day at Franklin Road Academy! FRA students planned lots of activities including a photo booth. They are always amazing hosts for our crew!

We recently had the opportunity to send a small group of young adults to the Best Buddies Prom at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Thanks Columbia Academy Best Buddies for being our plus ones!