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Thanks for visiting the BCA web-site. We have a
great school, and we want to help you get to know us! Please visit the
various pages on the site, and if you have any questions, feel free to email
us.
Background
Barrington Christian Academy was founded in 1979 by the Barrington Baptist
Church. The school began with fifty students in grades 1-8.
Today, in 2008, our enrollment is 180 students in grades K-10. We are
now governed by an independent school board of eight members representing
several area churches. Our student body comes from over 20 communities
in Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts and represents over 40
churches. We received our accreditation from the Association of
Christian Schools International in 1998 and added a new wing onto our
building in 1999, allowing us to improve our educational facilities and
expand our enrollment. In 2005 we
earned accreditation renewal from ACSI and also earned accreditation from the
New England Association of Schools & Colleges. We have just opened another new wing of our school to house our
high school classes, a brand new library/media center, and a beautiful new
music room to enhance our arts program.
Distinctives
BCA has earned a reputation for providing an excellent academic
program. Our faculty is dedicated to helping all of our students
achieve to the best of their ability. Our academic program is
challenging and exciting. Students are actively involved in the
learning process. Every area of the curriculum is taught from a
Christian worldview, and God's truth is the foundation for everything that we
teach. With class size limited to twenty students, each student
receives the personal attention and care that is vital to a successful
learning environment.
The BCA community is one of the
great strengths of our school. Parents are very involved in every facet
of the school, from the board of trustees to the classroom. BCA views
the education of students as a partnership between parents and the school,
so we encourage parents to become involved in the children's education by
being informed, supportive, available and involved in the life of our school.
The Board of Trustees has adopted
a Strategic Plan for BCA that guides our school improvement process. We
are continually striving to become the very best school that we can be.
Our administrative structure, which provides division principals who assist
the head of school by leading the instructional teams at their levels, has
strengthened our school significantly.
We look forward
to the opportunities that are available to us as we press on toward the goals
that we believe God has set before us.
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