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Steve Adams

Owner & Director, School of Learning Arts
BIO

Steve Adams is the owner and director of SOLA. Although his journey to SOLA was unexpected, he has always had a talent for mentoring kids and creative design. Since graduating from UNCW in 1992, he has spent 20 years coaching base  

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Education
Sep 7, 2018

'I Hate...'

As the new school year begins for us at SOLA, there is one question we always like to ask our team of teachers: “What’s the one thing we wish to teach our children this year?”  ...

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Aug 1, 2018

An Equation for Fun

Be kind. Be gentle. Be respectful. Have fun. There is one important equation we teach at SOLA. We take the quality of being kind and add in acting gentle. Then, we add in being respectful. The s ...

Education
May 22, 2018

What is SOLA?

One of the biggest questions I’m often asked by parents is, “What does SOLA mean?” The truth is, SOLA – or School of Learning Arts – encompasses so much more than just ...

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May 9, 2018

The Importance of Preparing A Great Foundation

I was 22 years old when I started a landscape design business. A buddy of mine, Jay, was a custom home builder. At the time, I knew nothing about custom home building. What I did know was I was h ...

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Aug 1, 2017

Make A Wise Investment In Your Child’s Future

Almost every major milestone in life comes with a price tag – college, marriage and home ownership, to name a few. But if you are a parent, you probably already know that the most significant ...

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Jul 21, 2017

SOLA Offers A Creative Foundation For Life

For Steve Adams, foundation is everything. It’s a lesson he learned, quite literally, years ago while working with a builder at a job site. In that builder’s straightforward approa ...

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