Go Big or Go Home?

Go Big or Go Home? When you want to make a change, should you really  “Go Big or Go Home”? In 1997, I moved across the country to a state where I had no family, knew not one person, and no income. I left everything and everyone I knew because I knew I...

Our Search for Meaning

Our Search for Meaning In my senior year of high school my Religion teacher assigned  a book that profoundly influenced me, in fact, it changed my life. I think that was the point. I still have my original copy, now yellowed, underlined and marked up with notes from...

Classes During COVID

As the novel coronavirus continues to plague Colorado and families are deciding which activities are safe enough to engage in and which places are safe for their families to visit. I’d like to take a moment to let you know how Scornavacco Martial Arts Academy...

Coronavirus Update: June 17th, 2020

As we enter our third month of staying at home, physical distancing and mask wearing, life is slowly returning to a quasi-normal routine. SMAA has re-opened for a split schedule, with Monday, Tuesday and Saturday being in the school and with Wednesday and Thursday...

Coronavirus Closure

SMAA will be CLOSED starting today March 16th, 2020 due to Coronavirus Prevention Measures, and is scheduled to re-open on Monday March 30th after our scheduled Spring Break. Just consider this an extended Spring Break and hopefully things will be a bit more under...

SMAA Closed Due To Snowstorm 10/29/19

SMAA CLOSED TODAY DUE TO SNOWSTORM! Your Teachers Can’t Make it to SMAA Today due to inclement weather! :O This is from SVVSD’s Web Site Today: “Today, due to inclement weather, all after-school activities within St. Vrain Valley Schools have been...

Congratulations, Addison!

About one year ago, Addison was struggling with self confidence that affected her ability to participate in class and greatly hampered her desire to engage socially with other children in both extracurricular and school settings.  Her beautiful smile and spirit were...

I Want This Lesson To Stay With You

Last week I thought long and hard about the future, the future of our young students at Scornavacco Martial Arts Academy, and one question I asked myself was this: Of all the lessons I teach, what would I absolutely want students to remember, retain and rely on in 1,...