Williamsburg Christian Academy

Williamsburg Christian Academy
Address
Map
101 School House Lane

Williamsburg
,
Virginia
23188

United States
Coordinates37°23′45.8″N 76°47′24.3″W / 37.396056°N 76.790083°W / 37.396056; -76.790083
Information
School typePrivate
Established1978
CEEB code472418
Head of schoolMr. Johnny Graham
Teaching staff27.6 (as of 2019)[1]
GradesK-12
Enrollment200 (2021)[1]
Student to teacher ratio7.1 (2019)[1]
Classrooms50
Color(s)Royal Blue, Gold and White    
Athletics conferenceVirginia Metropolitan Athletic Conference[2]
MascotEagle
Accreditation
WebsiteWilliamsburg Christian Academy

Williamsburg Christian Academy (WCA) is a private, non-denominational boarding and day International Baccalaureate Christian school located in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. Established in 1978, the school serves students from kindergarten through 12th grade. It is accredited by AdvancED[3] and by the Association of Christian Schools International.[4]

History

Early years

In the fall of 1978, Williamsburg Christian Academy enrolled 30 students in kindergarten through third grade.[5] It met at 114-A Palace Lane in Williamsburg, in the Sunday School wing of the Greensprings Chapel.[6][7] An early ad for WCA mentioned its non-denominational Christian status, as well as the use of the Abeka curriculum, which has been noted for its use of Christian Nationalism and racism, which even goes so far as to refer to slavery as "black immigration.[8][9] Other extreme Christian Nationalist rhetoric goes so far as to describe slavery as "black immigration".[10][11]

By 1980 the school had 58 kindergarten through fifth-grade students, with six minority students. Tuition was $700 for kindergarten and $900 for elementary grades, and an additional $65 for books and registration.[6] In 1980 WCA also proposed to lease the Waller Mill School property, but the county refused.[12] It moved to an office building on Jamestown Road.[13] In 1981, the school had 130 students and nine teachers.[14]

By 1982 enrollment had increased to 147 students in kindergarten through seventh grade.[5] WCA's first principal Steve Lentz credited the low student-teacher ratio and WCA's curricular emphasis on Christian fundamentals for the rapidly increasing enrollment.[6]

In 1984, for the first time, upper grades gained instructional time on five new computer terminals. There were 150 students, from 4-year-old kindergarten through ninth grade.[15]

WCA Gymnasium
WCA scoreboard

In January 1985, the local newspaper reported on the upcoming addition of varsity sports:

Next fall, the Eagles will be the new kids on the sports block, casting an eye upward at Lafayette, Bruton and Walsingham Academy. The school has 180 students from the pre-school level to 10th grade. Next year, when it adds an 11th grade, varsity athletics will also be added. Right now, Williamsburg Christian competes in the Peninsula Independent Athletic League. The sixth- through eighth-grade program includes soccer and cross country in the fall, volleyball and basketball in the winter and boys' and girls' softball in the spring. Also, the school fields junior varsity high school teams in girls' basketball and soccer in the fall, and basketball in the winter.

— Alan Hirsch, Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia)[16]

By the 1985 school year, advertising for WCA mentioned it was "a Ministry of the Williamsburg New Testament Church".[17] In 1986, WCA was making plans for "a two-phase project to replace its leased facility with a larger, school-owned building" with a projected $2.2 million cost.[18] Construction began with groundbreaking in August 1986, with the new building to "provide a full gymnasium, expanded classrooms and offices, laboratory, business, home economics and computer labs, and day-care facilities".[19]

The 1986–87 school year saw the first graduating class of six seniors, with total enrollment of 190 students.[18][19][20] Principal Jim Beavers said, "Parents have a desire for things not found in other schooling, both public and private. They have a desire for education in an environment that's like home. They want the moral values and principles that they teach at home to be taught in school also. Consistency avoids conflict."[21]

WCA held an open house at the end of August 1987 to welcome students to new facilities in a refurbished warehouse on Jamestown Road, and added modular buildings.[20][13] New curriculum included "special music and art classes for the elementary grades, two choirs, a PIAL sports program for grades six through eight, and an in-school tutoring service".[20] However, by the beginning of the next school year, WCA had relocated to the Williamsburg New Testament Church building on Waller Mill Road, "a much larger and more complete facility".[13] There were approximately 200 pupils in preschool through grade 12.[13]

Since 2000

Aerial view of WCA campus
WCA facility

When WCA's enrollment of 280 students filled the Waller Mill Road buildings ("a main building of about 28,000 square feet and four trailers") to capacity, plans for a new building began in 1999. Officials said the new building would "accommodate up to 550 students pre-kindergarten through high school and will include a gymnasium, athletic fields and 28 classrooms".[22]

Opened in 2004, the campus consists of a 56-acre educational complex.[23]

In the 2010s, WCA's Eagles athletics programs have gained local prominence. WCA participates in athletics as members of the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA).[24] The school has become known for its basketball team, which since 2012 has won two VISAA Division III State Championships in 2012 and 2017, and been the state runner up in 2018.[25] The school also has experienced success with its swim program that it established in 2015, claiming the State Championship Runner up title in VISAA Division II Swimming and Diving in 2019.[26]

In 2021, WCA had an enrollment of 200, and 8 students graduated in the Class of 2021.[27]

Curriculum

The school is in the approval process for the IB Primary Years Program (PYP) and a general music program is available to all Lower School students.[28]

Williamsburg Christian Academy's upper school follows a college-preparatory curriculum, including honors and International Baccalaureate classes, and is certified for the Diploma Program and Middle Years Program.[29]

References

  1. ^ a b c "School Detail for Williamsburg Christian Academy". National Center for Education Statistics.
  2. ^ "Virginia Metro Athletic Conference". 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  3. ^ "AdvancED - Institution Summary - Williamsburg Christian Academy". www.advanc-ed.org. 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  4. ^ "Association of Christian Schools International - Williamsburg Christian Academy". www.acsi.org. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  5. ^ a b Smith, David Gaddis (18 January 1982). "One School's Feast Is Another's Famine". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). p. 18. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b c Krzywicki, Fran (6 January 1980). "1970s Time of Growth for Christian Schools". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). p. 17. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1980 advertisement, Williamsburg Christian Academy". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). 14 May 1980. p. 13. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1979 advertisement, Williamsburg Christian Academy". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). 27 Jul 1979. p. 27. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Laats, Adam (October 12, 2023). "The Right-Wing Textbooks Shaping What Many Americans Know About History". Time. Retrieved 14 November 2023. The history content of Abeka textbooks was—and remains—dramatically distinct from mainstream books. One section of the latest edition of the high-school textbook, United States History: Heritage of Freedom, is titled "Birth of a Nation," evoking the infamous 1915 pro-Ku-Klux-Klan film of that name. Moreover, in teaching the aftermath of the Civil War, instead of focusing on the violence that derailed Reconstruction-era governments, the textbook explains that Reconstruction failed because many formerly enslaved people were "not prepared for political responsibility." The book does briefly note that "some Southern whites used illegal methods" and "terror tactics," including forming the KKK. Yet, that mention of white terrorism is buried within an overall message of white victimhood.
  10. ^ Klein, Rebecca (August 12, 2021). "The rightwing US textbooks that teach slavery as 'black immigration'". Retrieved 14 November 2023. The Guardian reviewed dozens of textbooks produced by the Christian textbook publishers Abeka, Bob Jones University Press and Accelerated Christian Education, three of the most popular textbook sources used in private schools throughout the US. These textbooks describe slavery as "black immigration", and say Nelson Mandela helped move South Africa to a system of "radical affirmative action".
  11. ^ Smietana, Bob; McFarlan Miller, Emily (December 23, 2022). "How the Battle Over Christian Nationalism Often Starts With Homeschooling". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 14 November 2023. The History of the United States in Christian Perspective," a textbook from Abeka, promises students: "You will learn how God blessed America because of the principles (truths) for which America stands." Those truths made America "the greatest nation on the face of the earth," the book says, before issuing a warning: "No nation can remain great without God's blessing.
  12. ^ Gibson, David (29 April 1980). "Summer School Restored". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). p. 18. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ a b c d "Christian Academy students to study in new facility". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). 31 August 1988. p. 7. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Private Schools Offer Varied Services, Grades". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). 14 September 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Computer time". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). 22 February 1984. p. 9. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Hirsch, Alan (16 January 1985). "Eagles spread wings for flight". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). p. 66. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "1985 Advertisement, Williamsburg Christian Academy". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). 4 August 1985. p. 41. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ a b Griffen, Bethanne (30 December 1986). "Schools cite enrollment crunch". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). p. 2. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ a b "Williamsburg Christian: First graduates will march out of academy". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). 27 August 1986. p. 73. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ a b c "Christian Academy plans open house". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). 26 August 1987. p. 15. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ Kimpson, Crystal (26 July 1986). "Morality, discipline are on the curriculum". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). p. 29. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ Whitson, Brian (16 Nov 2002). "Christian Academy students to study in new facility". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). p. 9. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "History". Williamsburg Christian Academy. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  24. ^ "Athletics". VISAA. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  25. ^ "Athletics". Vagazette. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  26. ^ "Athletics". Vagazette. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  27. ^ Heymann, Amelia (10 June 2018). "Academy starts graduation tradition". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). p. A4. Retrieved 1 April 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "Strings Program". Williamsburg Christian Academy. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  29. ^ Doiron, Alexa (2020-01-06). "WCA changes curriculum to skills-based education. Here's why". Williamsburg Yorktown Daily. Retrieved 2020-01-10.

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