Type Private school Principal Steve Baughman Enrollment 129 Motto Corpus, Mens, Spiritus Founded 1902 Faculty 18 | Established 1902 Grades 9-12 Phone +1 317-984-3575 Number of students 129 Academic staff 14 | |
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Affiliation Seventh-day Adventist Church Address 24815 State Rte 19, Cicero, IN 46034, USA Similar Hamilton Heights High Sch, Guerin Catholic High Sch, Forest Hill Elementary School, Cicero Seventh Adventist, Options Charter School | ||
Indiana Academy also known as IA is a Seventh-day Adventist secondary school located in Cicero, Indiana, United States. Indiana Academy is owned and operated by the Indiana Conference of Seventh day Adventists and is one of many other Adventist secondary educational institutions. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system. The average class size is twenty-five students and the school has a graduation rate of 95%. On the IA campus students obtain a strong academic education as well as a good work ethic that will transition later in life. Indiana Academy not only teaches students Biblical knowledge,but the students also serve the community through mission projects such as Project 58, which started in fall 2011, as well as going on mission trips all over the world.
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History
The school first opened on October 29, 1902, as Boggstown Manual Training Academy. The school was named after the town it was built in. In 1904 the school had moved to Beechwood, IN. where it was named Beechwood Academy. It was in 1921 that the school moved to its present-day location, and was called Indiana Academy. The location in Cicero, IN was chosen to be able to have a school farm and to be located near a rail road. The first Administration Building began in 1923 and destroyed by fire in 1995. The Gym was completely built by 1952.
Curriculum
The schools curriculum consists primarily of the standard courses taught at college preparatory schools across the world. All students are required to take classes in the core areas of English, Basic Sciences, Mathematics, a Foreign Language, and Social Sciences. In addition, religion classes are mandated on a yearly basis. In addition to its core curriculum, the school offers classes including, Physics, US History, Personal Finance.
Spiritual aspects
All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Instructors in other disciplines also begin each class period with prayer or a short devotional thought, many which encourage student input. Daily, the entire student body gathers together in the auditorium for a chapel service. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.
Accreditation
Indiana Academy is accredited by Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools (MSCSS). IA is also accredited by the Board of Regents of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, and the National Council for Private School Accreditation.