Courthouse Academy Blog

The thought that learning language stimulates brain growth may never have crossed your mind, but the truth is that language learning challenges your brain and stimulates it to stay pliable and strong. Regardless of your age, learning a new language can boost your brain’s function in more ways than one and we’ll explore all the […]

We are surrounded by language during nearly every waking moment of our lives. We use language to communicate our thoughts and feelings, to connect with others and identify with our culture, and to understand the world around us. And for many people, this rich linguistic environment involves not just one language but two or more. […]

JUNE EXCITEMENT! Congratulations Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 5th Grade 2021 Graduates! Celebration of Hispanic Culture Week! Pizza parties, field day, ice cream, and barrels of fun! PRE-K, KINDERGARTEN, AND5TH GRADE GRADUATION As the academic school year came to an end, Courthouse Academy wants to say how extremely proud we are of our 2021 graduates! The students […]

While learning a new language can be challenging at any age, studies have shown the earlier a person learns a new language, the easier it will be. Additionally, research shows bilingual people have an easier time with several key brain functions such as reading comprehension, understanding math concepts and using logic. Whether you’re studying Spanish, […]

The first five years in a child’s life are vital in building a solid foundation for strong development and learning. Since children learn more quickly during these formative years, capitalizing on their ability to absorb information can equip them for success and growth down the road. Dual-language programs are a valuable tool in giving young […]

HR Business Weekly Episode 74: Air date – December 10, 2017 Watch the entire video here. *Kym Pomares with Courthouse Academy. “My accountant was not paying my payroll taxes, so I got a letter from the IRS. They were shutting me down because I owed $130,000 in back payroll taxes.” She joined the Southeast Virginia […]

A 3-year-old boy looks up at a visitor and shyly whispers, “Hola.” Meanwhile, a second-grader starts to ask her teacher a question in English, but is corrected and told to speak Spanish. These kids are students in Courthouse Academy’s Spanish Immersion program, in which children work for part of the day with a teacher who […]

Owner: Kym Pomares Founded: 1992 Location: 3217 Monet Dr., Virginia Beach Number of Employees: 48 Kym Pomares originally founded Courthouse Academy in 1992 exclusively as a pre-school with half days, a total enrollment of less than 25 children and staff of three or four members. Since then, Pomares has developed the program to include 207 […]

Kimberly Pomares, founder and owner of Courthouse Academy in Virginia Beach, was recently honored with a Child Care Rock Star 2017 award at this year’s Child Care Success Summit in Chicago, Ill. Pomares received the award after being selected from a group of nine individuals up for consideration during the four-day conference bringing together over 600 […]

A few days after I returned from Hearts at Home, it was time to pack up four of my children (and all their stuff) and head out to the Indiana Home Educators Association(IAHE) conference in Indianapolis, IN. I had the privilege of speaking four times at IAHE this year. I spoke about language arts, motherhood, lifelong learning […]

Owner: Kym Pomares Founded: 1992 Location: 3217 Monet Dr., Virginia Beach Number of Employees: 48 Kym Pomares originally founded Courthouse Academy in 1992 exclusively as a pre-school with half days, a total enrollment of less than 25 children and staff of three or four members. Since then, Pomares has developed the program to include 207 […]

Good parents want their kids to stay out of trouble, do well in school, and go on to do awesome things as adults. And while there isn’t a set recipe for raising successful children, psychology research has pointed to a handful of factors that predict success. Unsurprisingly, much of it comes down to the parents. […]

We all have them: the “What were we thinking?” parenting moments. We let our kids sneak in after curfew because we don’t want another battle. Or we stock our purse with candy to make it through errands. Or maybe we’ve been cleaning the forgotten guinea pig’s cage — every Saturday for two years! Guilty as […]

In traditional ground-fought wars, the command post behind the lines would often have hot coffee, good food and dry clothes. Was this because the generals were selfish? Or because they deserved it for having made the highest ranks in the military? No, it was because if the command fell or experienced low morale, the rest […]