Lighthouse Christian Academy (Bloomington, Indiana)

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Lighthouse Christian Academy
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Lighthouse Christian Academy (Bloomington, Indiana)
1201 West That Road

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47403

Coordinates 39°06′50″N86°32′44″W / 39.113915°N 86.545417°W / 39.113915; -86.545417
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Other nameLCA
Type Private Christian
MottoLiving for the Lord, Caring for Community, Advancing in Academics
Established1991
SuperintendentTim Day
Faculty36
GradesPreK-12
Enrollment306 (2023-2024) [1]
Color(s)  
Athletics conferenceSouthern Roads
Team nameLions
Website Official Website

Lighthouse Christian Academy is a private Christian school located in Bloomington, Indiana.

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Academics

Lighthouse Christian Academy currently hosts 269 students in grades PreK-12. [2] At school, each student participates in a distinct, Bible-based curriculum designed to achieve the goals laid forth in the school mission statement, "to develop each child's Christ-like character, intellectual ability, and physical health for the glory of God." [3] In early elementary, students are instructed in topics ranging from Language Arts classes to Math and Science. Special classes in elementary school include Music, Art, and P.E. [4] The middle-school provides a smooth transition from elementary school into high-school, with special classes changing to electives. The middle and high schools boast choir, band, and art (including photography) electives.

Lighthouse Christian Academy seeks an entirely Bible-based approach to instruction. While all students attend Bible classes throughout the entirety of their education, each class is instructed from a Christian perspective.

Controversy

National

Lighthouse Christian Academy has recently come under fire regarding their admissions policy. [5] [6]

Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, cited Lighthouse Christian Academy's enrollment brochure, which states that the private school can refuse admission or discontinue enrollment of a student living in a home environment that includes 'homosexual or bisexual activity' or 'practicing alternate gender identity'. [7]

Parents are free to choose which school best comports with their religious convictions ... For a real choice and thus real liberty to exist, the government may not impose its own orthodoxy and homogenize all schools to conform to politically correct attitudes and ideologies.

a statement issued by spokesman Brian Bailey on behalf of the academy. [8]

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References

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  3. "Mission Statement", LCA. https://www.mylca.info/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2680480&type=d&pREC_ID=2282154. Accessed: 2022-10-26
  4. "Elementary School". https://www.mylca.info/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2690947&type=d&pREC_ID=2284241. Accessed: 2022-10-26
  5. "Here's What Betsy DeVos Said Wednesday On Capitol Hill". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
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