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Submitted by Tammy Chambers on Thu, 08/31/2006 - 10:45pm

Lighthouse Christian Academy is a cooperative community of home school students and their parents. Originally begun, as Lighthouse Gang, with four families as an opportunity to build friendships, Lighthouse Christian Academy has expanded to involve over 120 families who meet on a weekly basis to engage in a variety of educational opportunities. Our organization strives to follow Biblical principles and provide a safe, fun, and loving environment for friendships and learning.

Lighthouse Christian Academy (LCA) is a parent-involved cooperative. One parent or guardian is required to be a part of LCA each week. There are a variety of opportunities for parental involvement that span various aptitudes and abilities. Some of these opportunities include:

  • Teaching classes or serving as a helper or teacher’s aide in classes from Nursery – 12th grade
  • Providing organizational skills by coordinating classrooms and serving in our supplies and resource room
  • Utilizing creative or visionary talents in curriculum development and in our artistic and educational programs
  • Providing a safe and stable environment through hall and bathroom monitoring and facility management

    • Each service provided by a parent or guardian is appreciated, significant, and vital to the smooth operation of Lighthouse Christian Academy.

    Students who attend Lighthouse Christian Academy have the opportunity to learn from skilled and caring teachers while building relationships with other students. A student may join LCA when entering 1st – 12th grade. An exceptional nursery and educational preschool, managed by LCA, is available for the younger siblings of LCA members.

    Our elementary level classes include the following subjects – History, Science, Art, and Music. Each grade has a separate classroom, and the subject material is comprehensive and appropriate for the grade level. Every effort has been made to allow the students to develop a love for learning by providing interesting study material and incorporating visual, auditory, and kinesthetic educational styles.

    Lighthouse Christian Academy is recognized for producing a full-scale musical theater production each year involving our elementary students. Our musicals are performed on stage in front of several hundred people each spring. Many Jr. High and Sr. High LCA students contribute to the musical by designing, building, and painting the sets, and by operating the lighting and sound systems. We are pleased and grateful to be able to present these musicals free of charge to all who would like to attend. If you click on our “Calendar” link, you will be able to see the projected date for this year’s musical.

    Jr. High and Sr. High students encompass a wide range of developmental aptitudes and desires, and LCA attempts to address those needs by providing upper level students the opportunity to choose from 50 different class options!

    The following list includes some of the classes offered at LCA:

  • Introductory and advanced art classes cover such areas as photography, painting, drawing, watercolor, pottery and woodworking, as well as embossing, paper crafting, scrapbooking, and other applied arts.
  • Vocal and instrumental music classes including choral singing and guitar.
  • Performing arts class studies a variety of skills used in musical theater.
  • Language studies classes include options such as Sign Language, Spanish, English Composition and Creative Writing, and Speech & Debate classes with an opportunity to participate in regional and national competitions.
  • Science classes are offered for 7th – 12th grades. We use the Apologia curriculum, and our General Science, Physical Science, Biology and Chemistry students perform their laboratory experiments at LHG.
  • History classes include Ancient, World, and United States History, American Government / Political Science, and Christian Worldview studies.
  • Career and Life Preparation classes including Computer Graphics, Economics, Finance, Interior Design, Sewing, Cooking, and Typing.

    • Our upper level students may also participate in Student Council and Yearbook. We are very pleased that our Lighthouse Christian Academy Yearbook has won four blue ribbons at the Ozark Empire Fair in the Adult / Child Project category! We hope to win first place again this year.

    If you are interested in joining our co-op, please click on the “Waiting List” link and you will receive further instructions. Thank you for visiting our website! We hope to meet you in the future.