SEQUATCHIE VALLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY

SEQUATCHIE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY ACADEMY

Welcome to SVPA

The Sequatchie Valley Preparatory Academy (SVPA), is a private Chrisitan School and a member of the Association of Christian Schools International. SVPA is also a SEVIS approved school for International Students. Our mission is to assist parents in raising future leaders of tomorrow that are highly educated, college bound, conservative, Christian individuals. SVPA offers parents a choice of three very unique programs to choose from in order to educate their child in a highly academic Chrisitian environment for K-12th grade.

Each Student recives their very own Equestrian Team Horse for the YEAR!

The Boarding School Program & Main Campus Day School are located at the Sequatchie Valley B&B Guest Ranch in Dunlap, TN (just outside Chattanooga). In addition to a very aggressive academic program students participate in both International and U.S. educational travel and mission work. Each student also receives their very own Equestrian Team horse for the school year making this an amazing education opportunity for all horse loving students! Although this very individualized approach to education allows every student to reach their full potential, this program has also been very successful for students with extremely high I.Q.'s, or those struggling with ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia and a variety of other special learning needs.

Satellite students taking biology labs at the Main Campus!

The Satellite Campus Program is our largest school program in terms of enrollment and it is the program in which your home becomes an extension campus of our school and you, the parent, become a volunteer faculty member of SVPA. The Satellite Campus Program allows you, the parent, to educate your child at home legally in the state of Tennessee with many of the same benefits of being part of an organized Christian school. (For more details, click on the Satellite Campus Program on the menu bar.)

In each of the three Educational Programs offered at SVPA, the curriculum is tailored to the individual child. A maximum of eight students per teacher are permitted for the students core studies in the classroom. All SVPA Students are then required to participate in larger groups one to two days per week for Fine Arts, Sports, Field Trips, Educational Travel and other programs.

Philosophy of Education

We believe that in order to "train a child in the way he should go" the learning experience must encompass all aspects of life-spiritual, moral, social, cultural, political, historical, scientific and academic. We believe all of these aspects must be grounded in a Biblical World View in order to ensure that "when he is grown he will not part from it".

We believe in striving for excellence in this style of Christian Education by motivating and training a child to "educate himself". We believe that one of best ways to motivate children to "educate themselves" is for the student to be ‘hands on’ with their learning by exploring and experimenting with the real world around them in respect to science, math, physics, technology, politics, our society and other cultures. We believe this method of education encourages each student to probe deeper, think harder, and understand at a higher level; while creating an excitement to present their discoveries, results, and opinions to others.

We believe that the Christian student must understand that just as God designed every action to have a reaction in regards to science, also every personal action will have a consequence in regards to life. Therefore, education must not only guide a student through his/her academic years, but it must have a foundational effect that carries on into his/her business and personal life as a mature Christian adult.

We believe that this philosophy of education will bring forth great leaders of tomorrow who will share their faith in Christ, spread the gospel, and help lead our country back to the conservative Christian social & political values that America was founded upon by our forefathers.

Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy

SVPA admits students of any race, color, nationality and ethnic origin to its student body and/or its faculty. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, nationality or ethnic origin in administering its educational policies, admission policies, scholarships, loan programs, athletic or other school-administered programs.