Choosing how to educate your child is one of the most important decisions you will make. If you are concerned about conflicting values or simply seeking an environment where faith and learning are unified, a Christian school provides a clear answer.
At Dublin Christian Academy (DCA), our parents consistently share what they love most: the environment, the Christ-centered community, and the academic rigor. The following benefits, straight from the hearts of our families, highlight the unique advantages we offer.
1. A Loving Environment: an Extension of Home
Our parents frequently call our school environment an extension of their home, where their children are known and loved.
Our school cultivates a strong sense of community and family among the student body from preschool through grade 12. This closeness and familiar setting create a caring, family-like atmosphere where teachers and parents partner together. Parents often report that their concerns are always validated and prayed for.
Our discipleship focus and Biblical worldview are paramount. Our “love for Jesus within the faculty is beautiful,” and our curriculum is fundamentally Christ-centered. We teach biblical values and view ourselves as partners with parents as they seek to raise children who know and follow God.
Our focus on loving and serving God and others makes DCA a safe place to learn. We work hard to create an encouraging and challenging atmosphere for students, fostering openness, trust, accountability, and a willingness to discuss difficult topics. When students understand their identity in Christ and have strong relationships with peers and teachers, they are less likely to engage in risky behaviors.
2. Passionate Teachers Who View Their Work as a Ministry
DCA parents frequently praise the “kind, generous, God-loving community of teachers/learners.” Our faculty sees teaching as more than a job—it’s a calling and a ministry.
Our teachers apply their “love for God seen throughout the staff” into every subject. They don’t just teach facts; they integrate biblical truth into all their subjects. For example, Math displays the orderliness of God, and in social studies, students can see how God works through history to pursue and redeem his people.
Our faculty help our students to think critically and apply lessons across subjects. They provide a well-rounded education that addresses the whole person, instilling wisdom for all of life. One example in upper school is our GRO group program in which students meet with a faculty mentor in a small group each week.
Teachers are deeply involved and provide good communication. These mission-minded teachers partner with parents to equip their children with the knowledge, tools, and character to lead in their families, churches, and communities.
3. Growing in Community: Daily Refinement with Peers and Teachers
Learning alongside a diverse group of peers and dedicated, godly teachers daily provides invaluable opportunities for growth that extend beyond the curriculum, a key differentiator for families weighing Christian school versus online or home educational options. Within our close-knit school community, students face challenges that help refine their character. They learn to navigate conflicts with a Christ-centered foundation, look at issues from other points of view, build strong friendships, and receive support and strength from friends with shared experiences.
We provide a safe environment where students can practice essential social skills—like learning how to confidently speak in public and how to ask for help or appeal to authority when problems arise—skills that will help them thrive in world that needs Christian leaders. This daily interaction with the faculty and a Christ-centered peer group is an important catalyst for spiritual and social development.
4. The Power of Small Class Sizes and Academic Excellence
Our parents consistently cite small class sizes and academically rigorous classes as top reasons for choosing DCA.
There is clear evidence that students in small classes do much better in overall performance. Small-sized classes combined with copious individual interaction between students and teachers have positive effects on student achievement. This effect is clear across grade levels.
The small class sizes enable more individualized attention. Fewer discipline problems lead to more instructional time, and more instructional time leads to greater student success.
We provide a high-quality education that teaches children to think critically, transcending rote memorization. This helps students creatively apply their learning, preparing them for the rigors of college. Our students learn through traditional instruction, class discussions, labs, simulations, Socratic seminars, and real-world internships.
5. Preparing for Life, College, and Faith Challenges
DCA provides a well-rounded education along with discipleship. This focus prepares students for academic success and the inevitable challenges to their faith.
Academically, our students consistently excel. Data from the National Center of Educational Statistics (NCES) shows that students in private schools outperformed students in traditional public schools and charter schools in math and reading. We want graduates of Dublin Christian Academy to have a high-quality educational foundation that opens up options to use their gifts to love God, love others and advance the Gospel whether through further education, ministry, a trade, workforce, or the military.
Christian schools also offer students a safe environment to acquire and practice leadership skills. A prime emphasis is instilling godly character and the essential foundation for every honorable leader: honesty, integrity, responsibility, and self-discipline. We need thoroughly prepared leaders who are wise and ready to serve others.
The advantages of Christian education are profound. We work hard to cultivate an environment where your child is genuinely loved, receives an academically challenging education built on a Biblical worldview, and is equipped with the character and faith needed to thrive as a leader in life and eternity.
We invite you to visit Dublin Christian Academy. In our experience, the most thoughtful enrollment decision comes when both parents come in for a visit and see for themselves the advantages our Christian school offers for your child. To learn more, inquire at dublinchristian.org/admissions.
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