Your Admissions Process
STEP 1: Learn about Anchor Christian Academy by attending a Campus Tour
STEP 2: Review information packet, discuss and pray as a family
STEP 3: Submit application with non-refundable application fee ($50 per student)
STEP 4: Participate in a family interview
STEP 5: Complete placement testing ($75 per student)
STEP 6: Receive letter of acceptance with enrollment instructions
STEP 7: Submit enrollment with enrollment fee to hold student's place ($375-$425 per student)
STEP 8: Receive confirmation from ACA of enrollment and class schedule
STEP 9: Prepare for the year by reading the 2017 edition of Character Driven College Preparation by Dr. John Turner, Jr.
STEP 2: Review information packet, discuss and pray as a family
STEP 3: Submit application with non-refundable application fee ($50 per student)
STEP 4: Participate in a family interview
STEP 5: Complete placement testing ($75 per student)
STEP 6: Receive letter of acceptance with enrollment instructions
STEP 7: Submit enrollment with enrollment fee to hold student's place ($375-$425 per student)
STEP 8: Receive confirmation from ACA of enrollment and class schedule
STEP 9: Prepare for the year by reading the 2017 edition of Character Driven College Preparation by Dr. John Turner, Jr.
Admission Policies
Anchor Christian Academy (ACA) is a developing University-Model® (UM) Christian academy. Both parent involvement and student cooperation are essential if the academy is to successfully collaborate with parents to educate and biblically anchor students. Therefore, as a condition of acceptance to this academy, the parents of each student applying for admission must agree with the academy’s doctrinal position, mission, vision, and values. Parent and student admission requirements facilitate the selection of those students appropriately suited for a University-Model school format.
Admission Requirements
The supervising parent and student must be in agreement with ACA's Statement of Faith and be regularly active in a local Christian church that is in keeping with ACA's Statement of Faith.
The supervising parent and student must be in agreement with ACA's mission, vision, and core values and program overview.
Parents must abide by ACA's rules and regulations, along with all Pennsylvania religious school regulations.
Parents must be committed to the parental responsibility for providing a quality, Christian education for their children.
Parents must actively participate in their child’s education. Specifically, parents should:
Parents must actively participate in the school community. Specifically, parents must agree to:
Students must agree to:
Non-Discriminatory Policy
Anchor Christian Academy admits students of any sex, race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship, or any other school-administered programs.
Declined Admission
ACA processes all applications according to an admission policy, which exists not to be exclusive, but to be inclusive of families who share the academy’s vision, priorities, and educational philosophy. Anchor Christian Academy believes that as a developing University-Model® academy both a unified vision and a constructive, Christ-centered relationship of mutual trust between the academy and an applicant’s parents are essential to the accomplishment of the academy’s mission. Each application is prayerfully and thoroughly considered with the best interest of applicants and current students in mind. Accordingly, ACA reserves the right to decline admission at any point in the application process if the Admission Team deems that the previously stated conditions are not currently met. Regardless of how families might react to a decision of admission, ACA is committed to giving prospective families the gift of honesty regarding our perception of compatibility.
Anchor Christian Academy (ACA) is a developing University-Model® (UM) Christian academy. Both parent involvement and student cooperation are essential if the academy is to successfully collaborate with parents to educate and biblically anchor students. Therefore, as a condition of acceptance to this academy, the parents of each student applying for admission must agree with the academy’s doctrinal position, mission, vision, and values. Parent and student admission requirements facilitate the selection of those students appropriately suited for a University-Model school format.
Admission Requirements
The supervising parent and student must be in agreement with ACA's Statement of Faith and be regularly active in a local Christian church that is in keeping with ACA's Statement of Faith.
The supervising parent and student must be in agreement with ACA's mission, vision, and core values and program overview.
Parents must abide by ACA's rules and regulations, along with all Pennsylvania religious school regulations.
Parents must be committed to the parental responsibility for providing a quality, Christian education for their children.
Parents must actively participate in their child’s education. Specifically, parents should:
- Ensure that one parent is present and available at least 3-4 hours during most satellite days. Even academically advanced students benefit from increased interaction with parents because parents are also influencing spiritual, emotional, and social development.
- Monitor their child’s academic progress, including timely submission and completion of all assignments.
- Discuss with their child matters of belief, morality, and values in relation to the reading content of the courses.
- Monitor their child’s completion of all extended assignments to ensure that such assignments are paced appropriately and completed on schedule.
- Be thoroughly familiar with syllabi and/or assignment sheets for all courses.
- Provide access to a computer with reliable internet access in order to check satellite day assignments, and a printer for typed papers.
- Read Character Driven College Preparation by John W. Turner, Jr. (2017 edition) before the start of school.
Parents must actively participate in the school community. Specifically, parents must agree to:
- Check email daily.
- Attend necessary meetings and trainings, including the back-to-school meeting in August, Winter Term Project night, and the annual parent meeting in February.
- Obtain and submit all necessary clearance paperwork to ACA.
- Commit to a minimum of 24 volunteer hours per family which should include:
- 10 monitoring shifts throughout the school year (these may include afternoon pick-up, gym time, lunch period, field trips, etc.). Alternative opportunities are available for parents who work on central days.
- Commit to serving on a volunteer team (this could include teaching an elective course for 7 weeks, assisting as a teacher's or administrative aide, organizing special events, fundraising, etc.).
Students must agree to:
- Abide by the Student Code of Conduct and all other ACA rules and regulations.
- Show respect to adults. A title (Mr., Mrs., Miss, or Coach) should be used when addressing an adult.
- Treat each other with respect, kindness, and compassion.
- Regularly check online communication from teachers regarding their assignments and communicate with their parents regarding ACA-related items.
- Come to class on time and prepared (with homework completed and with necessary materials).
Non-Discriminatory Policy
Anchor Christian Academy admits students of any sex, race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship, or any other school-administered programs.
Declined Admission
ACA processes all applications according to an admission policy, which exists not to be exclusive, but to be inclusive of families who share the academy’s vision, priorities, and educational philosophy. Anchor Christian Academy believes that as a developing University-Model® academy both a unified vision and a constructive, Christ-centered relationship of mutual trust between the academy and an applicant’s parents are essential to the accomplishment of the academy’s mission. Each application is prayerfully and thoroughly considered with the best interest of applicants and current students in mind. Accordingly, ACA reserves the right to decline admission at any point in the application process if the Admission Team deems that the previously stated conditions are not currently met. Regardless of how families might react to a decision of admission, ACA is committed to giving prospective families the gift of honesty regarding our perception of compatibility.
