Creation Development Foundation, Inc.
Growing wisdom & stature in every child
We develop and fund Christ-centered, whole-child education. Your gift builds classrooms, labs and opportunities at Creation Village World School.
“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” Luke 2:52
- 2008
- The year the vision began
- 6.7
- Acres in Celebration, Florida
- PreK3–12
- One Christ-centered IB World School
- 3
- Phases in our campus plan
Our vision
A campus where children flourish in mind, body and spirit
The Foundation began with Luke 2:52 and a dream of a health and education campus for children. That dream is now Creation Village World School: an early childhood center that grew, phase by phase, into a school from PreK3 to Grade 12.
Each phase has been built through the generosity of people who believe that the early years shape a whole life, and that education rooted in Christ prepares children to do good in His world.
Our values
What guides every gift
Honor God
Titus 3:8
We invest in people and projects that are excellent and profitable for God's purposes.
Serve Others
Matthew 5–6
We educate and empower families toward healthy, whole lives.
Create Legacy
Proverbs 22:6
We invite donors into projects that nurture a lasting love of God in children.
Why education
The best investment we know
Children are born to learn, and their early years shape everything that follows.
Nobel laureate James Heckman found that every dollar invested in high-quality early childhood education returns 7 to 10 percent a year through better outcomes in school, health and work. Long-term studies such as the HighScope Perry Preschool, the Abecedarian Project and the Chicago Child-Parent Centers tell the same story.
Investing in education works. Investing in education that forms the whole child, centered in Christ, works for a lifetime.
Giving priorities
Where your gift goes
Every gift supports Creation Village World School. Choose an amount below, or tell us in a note where you would like it to go.
Where it is needed most
Unrestricted gifts let the Board direct support to the school's most pressing needs each year.
Labs and classrooms
Finishing the second floor of the preparatory school building: about 12,500 square feet of science labs, design and innovation labs and upper-school classrooms.
A third building
A high school center with an IB library and research hub, art and music studios, and space for chapel and assemblies (2030–2033).
The Mary Lou Cummings Legacy Fund
Gifts in honor of Mary Lou Cummings, who shared a legacy of love with children, families and staff from the very beginning.
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6