Heritage Christian Academy (New Jersey)
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{{Infobox school
| name = Heritage Christian Academy
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| motto = Distinctly Different by Design
| established = 1988
| us_nces_school_id = {{NCES Private School ID |00868597|school_name=Hackensack Christian School|access_date=August 1, 2012}}
| enrollment = 43 (as of 2013-14, plus 3 in PreK)
| faculty = 9.0 FTEs
| type = Private school
| administrator = Ronald Hamilton
| tuition =
| nickname =
| colors = Blue and white {{colour box|Blue}}{{colour box|White}}
| location = 530 Union Mill Road
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
| website = {{URL|http://hca.heritageministries.com/}}
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Heritage Christian Academy (HCA) is a private Christian school located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States. Heritage Christian Academy opened in 1988 as a ministry of Heritage Baptist Church under the leadership of its founder, Darrell W. Smith. Heritage Christian Academy is a member of the Garden State Association of Christian Schools (GSACS) and the American Association of Christian Schools (AACS). The goal of Heritage Christian Academy is to train students in truth and righteousness leading the students toward Christ-likeness and to uphold the Christian family.
As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 43 students (plus 3 in PreK) and 9.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 4.8:1. The school's enrollment was 41.9% White, 30.2% Black, 4.7% Hispanic, 16.3% Asian and 7.0% two or more races.[https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=AA890580 School data for Heritage Christian Academy], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 15, 2017.
Athletics
Students in grades seven through twelve have the opportunity to participate in the sports program at Heritage Christian Academy. Heritage Christian Academy offers soccer and basketball for boys and volleyball for girls. Basketball for girls will be included in the future.{{cite web|url=http://www.hca.heritageministries.com/athletics.html |title=Heritage Christian Academy Athletics |publisher=Hca.heritageministries.com |accessdate=2012-10-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902234408/http://www.hca.heritageministries.com/athletics.html |archivedate=2012-09-02 }}
Academics
Heritage Christian Academy uses the curriculum developed by Bob Jones University Press. The kindergarten students take Bible, Math, Phonics, and Music.{{cite web|url=http://www.hca.heritageministries.com/kindergarten.html |title=Heritage Christian Academy Academics |publisher=Hca.heritageministries.com |accessdate=2012-10-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902055806/http://www.hca.heritageministries.com/kindergarten.html |archivedate=2010-09-02 }} The first through sixth grade students take classes in Bible, Science, Heritage Studies, Math, and Phonics (for first grade only), English, Reading, Handwriting, Spelling, and Music. The seventh through twelfth grade students take Bible, Science, Heritage Studies, Mathematics, Writing, Grammar, Literature, Vocabulary, and Foreign Language. Each class has its own webpage.
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.hca.heritageministries.com/}}
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Category:1988 establishments in New Jersey
Category:Christian schools in New Jersey
Category:Educational institutions established in 1988
Category:Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Category:Private high schools in Burlington County, New Jersey