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The Christian Academy

Rigor With Meaning

TCA

At TCA we are always on the GO...

learning, serving, competing, and
growing. Please spend just a minute
or two going through this booklet to
IMAGINE what TCA could look like for
your family.

PARENTS

We believe that the perfect balance

for a child’s education is a PARTNERSHIP
between a Christian home, a Christian
church and a Christian school. So that
wherever a child turns, they see and hear
the consistent message that God is at the
center of all things, especially education.

DISCOVER

Classical Methodology

Phases

Grammar Logic Rhetoric

Elementary School Middle School High School

K – 5th 6th – 8th 9th – 12th

FOUNDATIONAL THOUGHT-PROVOKING PERSUASIVE

Strong Interaction Rigor
Integrated
Challenging Independent
They are human sponges
soaking up everything in They want to argue and Created to express
their path defend... so we teach them themselves in writing,
logic speech and thought

EXCEL TCA Families come from over 120 different evangelical
Churches throughout the Delaware Valley.
Academic Highlights

IOWA standardized scores for 1st – 5th
grade average at the 75th PERCENTILE
nationally

90% of seniors matriculate to a four-year
college or university

PSAT scores for grades 10 and 11 are
HIGHER than the national average for
college-bound students

Offered scholarships for senior classes
average OVER $1,500,000

AP results (scores 3 or above):
TCA – 73%, PA – 68%, Globally – 61%

HEART

TCA uses God’s Word and Shepherding a Child’s Heart (Tedd Tripp) to equip

teachers, strengthen parents and encourage children to focus on the Gospel of
Jesus Christ.
Disciplining for performance gets children to behave right. Disciplining the heart
helps children BELIEVE right.
TCA has no debt and gives away over $300,000 in scholarships.
TCA has a multi-million dollar endowment.

GOD Retreats

Chapels Middle school and high school
students all attend their respective
Every Friday - Every Division retreat to grow, unite, have fun and
Worship, testimonies, teaching, and enjoy.
sharing.
All For Him
Bible
Our school motto. So… do homework
Bible class is taught every day. Scripture FOR HIM, go play well on the soccer
is memorized every week. God’s Word field FOR HIM, listen to your teachers
is incorporated into everything that TCA and parents FOR HIM, and get good
students learn! grades FOR HIM!

DO Student Ministry

SERVE a meal at City Team
CAREGIVING at Younglives
LEADING at Frederick Douglas School

Chicago MISSIONS trip
Doing as JESUS did
SERVING others
SHARING the Gospel

Be willing to do ANYTHING
GIVING up personal time

LEARNING to lead

PLACES TO
GO.
THINGS TO
DO.

TEAM

TCA is a PIAA Member School

BELONGING to the Bicentennial Athletic League

Basketball Soccer Baseball

Boys Boys Boys
Girls Girls
Softball

Girls

EXTRAS

Gym Music Art Computer

TEACHERS

The TCA Faculty...

ENCOURAGE each student’s gifts.
Have MEANINGFUL relationships

with students.
Strive for EXCELLENCE.
Teach life LESSONS.

LOVE kids.
Love the LORD.

ASK

Top 5 Reasons

Why TCA

1 We have RIGOROUS academic standards at TCA and we provide
an unparalleled approach to learning, a classical curriculum.

2 We are a Christian community educating young men and
women in an educational environment that allows them to learn
in a SAFE and undisturbed setting.

3 Our faculty and administration will CARE for your child and
know each and every one personally.

4 We are committed to DIVERSITY and attract families from
every walk of life who represent a rich breadth of our region
and world, culturally, economically and denominationally.

5 We teach with a BIBLICAL worldview that all acknowledge and
each discipline is recognized as created by God.



In the USA

ONE OF
THE TOP 50
CHRISTIAN
HIGH SCHOOLS

FIGURE

The BestSchools.org showcased what they regard as the 50 best

Christian high schools in the United States based on the following criteria...

COEDUCATIONAL day schools
Academic EXCELLENCE
Extracurricular RICHNESS (fine arts, athletics, social activities, etc.)
Geographic and demographic DIVERSITY
Christian FAITH taken seriously

“With students at Christian high schools, the overriding concern is to provide a rounded
education that gives due respect to academics but refuses to idolize it, instead always
holding faith at the center.” - TheBestSchools.org

FIRST

1st school to transition from a traditional to a classical

curriculum in the nation

1st CHRISTIAN school to use Middle States’ new

strategic plan-based accreditation process

1st school to create nation’s leading site for CHRISTIAN

Education apologetics (discoverchristianschools.com)

1st school to create a Homebase academic-

competition program designed specifically for middle
school-aged students

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