Education

This year, Spring Valley Academy (SVA) introduced a new high school course exploring the world of entrepreneurship. Students learned how to hire, fire, sell, explore the market, read financial statements, create a business plan, give an elevator pitch and ask for funding. 

Schools around the Columbia Union Conference are striving to teach students about caring for the earth, using various activities such as installing solar panels and planting gardens.

Students who don’t live within driving distance of a nearby Seventh-day Adventist academy can still obtain a great Adventist education by living in a dormitory, such as Chesapeake Conference's Highland View Academy in Hagerstown, Md.

Senior Ben Shull was recently named a Commended Student in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program.

When the coronavirus pandemic began last March, students from Spencerville Adventist Academy (SAA) moved to an online educational experience. Wanting to help kids who were struggling to adjust to online learning and to grasp concepts virtually, Abby Shim (’21) began tutoring them, free of charge.

“This year’s FOCUS week impacted our staff and students in a powerful way, causing them to grow in their relationship with Christ and strengthen their understanding and desire for the Word of God,” says Burney Culpepper, principal.

I need to trust God when difficult times occur, and rely on this promise to keep my heart calm.

Have you ever done a group project and the other person won’t work with you? How does that make you feel?

At the recent Thank-a-Thon, students from Potomac Conference's Shenandoah Valley Academy shared words of appreciation to the school's donors.