Durham, NC — The Community School of Visual and Digital Arts (CSVDA) has entered the 2025–26 school year with a renewed vision under the leadership of new principal Cheryal Isaac, a seasoned educator with more than three decades of experience.
Quoting poet William Butler Yeats, Isaac reminds her team that, “Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.” For her, that fire is ignited through a philosophy of teaching for mastery, not just exposure.
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