Cornerstone Classical Academy, a Jacksonville-based charter school, is planning a campus in the Wildlight community’s Garden District in Yulee.
Jacksonville-owned utility JEA is reviewing a service availability request and Nassau County is reviewing site plans.
JEA’s service map includes Wildlight.
Tampa-based Rowe Architects is listed as the architect, and the civil engineer is Land O’ Lakes-based Priority Engineering.
Wildlight LLC owns the land, which is about 9 miles east of Interstate 95 at Riverbluff Parkway and Pages Dairy Road.
Lindsay and David Hoyt founded the school in 2018 and opened it in 2020 with 442 students in kindergarten through sixth grade, according to its website. It has since added grade levels each year.
Cornerstone’s Jacksonville campus is at 2360 St. Johns Bluff Road S.
In a social media post, the school said it is announcing “the upcoming launch of Cornerstone Classical Academy at Wildlight, set to open in 2027 in Nassau County, Florida ... We are honored to be part of this historic moment and excited to begin this journey with students, families and educators who believe in the power of classical learning.”
According to cornerstoneclassical.org, Cornerstone’s curriculum includes a structured, grade-by-grade learning framework; a mathematics approach that emphasizes conceptual understanding and problem-solving; and hands-on science lessons focused on inquiry and fundamentals.
Rayonier subsidiary Raydient Places + Properties is developing Wildlight. The company announced its first Garden District homebuilders Sept. 22. The development also includes the Town District, which features retail, office and housing along Florida 200.
At build-out, the Garden District is designed to encompass 4,700 acres, with 2,000 acres dedicated to conservation, and will feature a 19-mile trail network with public access to the 13-mile Green Ribbon Trail along the St. Marys River. The full plan calls for about 4,100 homes.