FEATURED COVER STORY
Oakwood Christian Academy
P
eople tend to associate faith with
Thus, education is a learning process
has had in-class learning five days a
religion and knowledge with
whereby a child develops and grows
week, thus far, during the 2020-21 school
education with a firm barrier
academically, socially, and spiritually.
year with few interruptions.
between the two pairs, seemingly to
OCA is fully accredited by Cognia
Oakwood Christian Academy
say that faith has nothing to do with
(formerly Advanced-Ed), the North
strives to serve the Lord through training
education and religion has nothing to do
American Christian School Accrediting
disciples in the ways of the Lord.
with knowledge. At Oakwood Christian
Agency (NACSAA), the National Council
Their educational curriculum includes
Academy, the mission statement is
of Private School Accreditation (NCPSA),
community service and missions. Each
“Uniting a passion for Christ with
the American Association of Christian
year, their school and classrooms serve the
excellence in academics.” They adhere
Schools (AACS), and the Georgia
surrounding communities. The Academy
to the belief that all learning and
Association of Christian Schools (GACS),
participates in opportunities such as
training must flow from the Truth, the
which is a charter member of the Georgia
mission trips and ministry outreach.
Word of God.
Private School Accrediting Commission
Their classes serve on an individual
(GAPSAC). As such, graduates of OCA
basis through many avenues such as
hear my teachings, listen to the words
are afforded opportunities for collegiate
nursing homes, missionary support, and
of my mouth. I will open my mouth
scholarships and are equally offered
collaboration with other ministries.
in parables, I will utter hidden things,
availability for the Georgia HOPE
things from old—what we have heard
scholarship program.
Psalm 78:1-4 says, “O my people
and known, what our fathers have
In their classrooms, teachers share
OCA currently enrolls around 300 students in grades Pre-K3–12, 55% of whom are from Chickamauga/Walker
told us. We will not hide them from
three main learning components to be
County, 37% from Catoosa County,
their children; we will tell the next
established with Christian influence: a
and 6% from various surrounding
generation the praiseworthy deeds of
student’s development of appropriate
communities, including Dade County
the Lord, his power, and the wonders
social adjustment, spiritual growth, and
and Hamilton County. They have smaller
he has done.” Oakwood Christian
acquisition of academic information.
teacher/student ratios, which grants
Academy believes Christian education
Teachers make a point of focusing
marvelous opportunities for teachers to
should involve the development of
equally on all three goals and believe
develop the whole child.
academic understanding, social skills,
all three to be inseparable. Therefore, in
and a personal relationship with God.
class, learning is very important. OCA
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Oakwood Christian Academy is a standard-driven school. The school
