Purpose
Faith Christian Academy was officially established as a church school in June, 1986. The school operates as a ministry of Faith Church to provide legal cover for home schooling families.

Home schooling has proved to be an excellent choice of education for your children. It is being considered by more and more Christian families every year. Home education provides strength for the family with a secure learning atmosphere and the advantage of one on one teaching for each student. The families of Faith Christian Academy have found home schooling to be a rewarding alternative.

Our Program

PARENTS ARE THE TEACHERS AND ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBLILITY FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.

The parents purchase a curriculum which is reviewed and approved by the administrator. All parents must meet the requirements set forth in the 'Parent-Teacher' requirements of our program.

A cumulative file is kept for each student and achievement test are given once a year. On campus activities take place during the months of September through May. The school also provides high school seniors a diploma and graduation ceremony. High School class rings are available.

There are various reasons why parents are making this choice for their child's education. It is important to the administration at FCA to know of both your motive and goals for teaching your children at home. If you plan to transfer your student back into public school, you should know that the public school officials can make the decision to not place your child in the grade level her or she has achieved through home education. Please take this information into consideration when making your decision about home schooling, especially for students in 9th through 12th grades.

NOTE: If you are an Alabama state certified teacher, or if you have your student(s) privately tutored by an Alabama state certified teacher, the church school covering is optional and you may choose to operate your home school through your local board of education.

Parent-Teacher Requirements

-Parent-Teacher must be professing born-again Christians. They must be committed to a local church that teaches the beliefs of the Holy Bible as the inerrant Word of God, the Trinity and salvation through Jesus Christ. Parent-Teachers must be subject to the Pastor's authority. FCA reserves the right to refuse anyone who does not abide by the above

-Both parents and/or legal guardians must be in full agreement as to the value of off campus schooling, and both must give full consent to their children participating in this ministry.

-Parent-Teachers must be subject to the authority of the Church School Administrator and show a willingness to attend meetings, submit written reports, etc., as the Administrator prescribes.

-Parent-Teachers may be terminated by the governing body of the church at any such time that the governing body feels there is just cause for such termination.

-All of the schools policies, guidelines, rules, regulations, and teaching and instruction methods approved by Faith Christian Academy will be in full compliance with the standing statutory and administrative laws and regulations of the State of Alabama as applied to home schools operating under the church school exemption (section 16-28-3, Code of Alabama, 1975).

Curriculum

Parents are free to choose and structure the curriculum that best suits the needs of their student and are responsible for the total cost of the curriculum. Your choice of curriculum is subject to the FCA administrator's approval. The FCA administrator will help advise you with curriculum if necessary.

There are many curricula available to home schooling families' ranging from basic to the most challenging in content. Listed below are some curriculum publishers. We encourage you to cal leach one of these publishers for a free catalog.

BOB JONES UNISVERSITY.bjupress.com.1-800-845-5731

A BEKA.www.abeka.org.1-800-874-3592

ALPHA OMEGA.www.aop.com.1-800-622-3070

ACE SCHOOL OF TOMORROW.www.aceministries.com.1-800-925-7777

Cost

PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CURRICULUM COST, TUITION, AND LEGAL INSURANCE FEES.

Registration paid to FCA $50 per family, annually

Tuition paid to FCA $35 per family, monthly (9 months, Sept-May)

Curriculum paid directly to publisher $300+ per student, annually (this is an approximate figure, curriculum cost will vary according to grade level and publisher you choose)

HSLDA Legal fee paid to HSLDA $95 per family, annually

TUITION PAID IN FULL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WILL RECEIVE A CASH  DISCOUNT OF $50 OFF THE TOTAL YEAR. DEADLINE FOR DISCOUNT IS 2ND FRIDAY IN SEPTEMBER.

Application Forms (please retain this information for when you receive the application package)

STUDENT APPLICATION & CURRICULUM INVENTORY

Complete one per student, file with FCA.

ENROLLMENT APPLICATION

Complete one per family, file with FCA.

CHURCH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT FORM

Complete one per student, file with FCA.

HSLDA APPLICATION

Complete one per family, mail directly to HSLDA, include discount payment of $95

If you wish to enroll with our home school program please call the FCA office and request an appointment with Fannie Mae Box, ADM

Phone: 256-767-4382 (please always leave a message when you call)

Email: fca@igotofaith.com

Ministers Profile

Fannie Mae Box

Faith Church Academy had been a home school ministry for 23 years. The school has had four administrators and two secretaries. Fannie Mae Box, has been the administrator for 9 years. The secretary, Paula Watkins, has been in the office for 13 years. This ministry was started with three families of Faith, and three non-member families. We have had as many as 135 families under our covering. We average around 90 families a year. A covering such as this has been a wonderful blessing for those of us who wish to home school.