Airdrie Christian Academy

Airdrie Christian Academy
Address
Map
77 Gateway Drive NE, Airdrie, AB

Airdrie
,
Canada
,
Alberta
,
T4B 0J6
Information
Former nameAirdrie Koinonia Christian School
School typePrivate Christian School
DenominationChristian
OpenedSeptember 1987
Head of SchoolEarl Driedger
Elementary PrincipalCristie Watt
Secondary PrincipalJordan Gallant
Pre/Jr. K. DirectorLisa Klassen
ChaplainJaime Young

Airdrie Christian Academy, or ACA and formerly known as Airdrie Koinonia Christian School or AKCS, is a private K-12 school located in Airdrie, Alberta. The school was founded in 1987 by Brian Hazeltine and was one of the largest schools in the Calgary area.[1] In 2019 it renamed as Airdrie Christian Academy.[2] The school has developed a reputation for academic excellence, and has been ranked among the top schools in Alberta.[3] (In 2012 the Fraser Institute ranked the AKCS Elementary School in the top 25% of the province at 157 of 665 schools.[4])

Building

The school originally occupied the basement of Living Springs Christian Fellowship (then known as Fellowship Bible Chapel), but in 1996 moved into a series of portable buildings behind Faith Community Baptist Church.[1] In March 2012, they broke ground on what would be their first non-rental location.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "History of ACA". ACA - Christian Education. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  2. ^ Sherick, Ben (2019-09-05). "Airdrie Christian Academy debuts new name on first day of school". Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  3. ^ "Fraser Institute gives Koinonia high marks | Airdrie Echo". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  4. ^ "Fraser Institute releases report card on schools | Education | Airdrie City View". Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  5. ^ Moore, Covy (2012-03-07). "New Airdrie Koinonia Christian School breaks ground". Airdrie City View. Archived from the original on 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2022-01-15.

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