La Sierra Academy (LSA), also known as La Sierra Adventist Academy, is a private, co-educational, transitional kindergarten-12th grade Christian school in Riverside, California. La Sierra Academy's mission statement states: "As a Christian K - 12 college preparatory school, we serve students from diverse backgrounds by providing the learning opportunities and skills needed to contribute to society, to prepare for life's work, and to flourish spiritually." LSA is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.
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History
La Sierra Academy was founded in the fall of 1922 as a secondary school. The land on which it was founded was formerly part of the 1846 Mexican land grant, Rancho La Sierra. La Sierra Academy's first school bulletin from 1922 stated that its students would "learn to render effective service." The school grew into a junior college and later into a full four year liberal arts college. This shift created a need to separate the academy into other academic levels. Thus in 1940, La Sierra College Preparatory School, now known as La Sierra University, was established. In 1955 the school moved to its current location along Pierce Street and Golden Avenue less than a mile away from the University.
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Academics
The required curriculum includes classes in the following subject areas: Religion, English, Oral Communications, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Physical Education, Health, Computer Applications, Fine Arts, and Electives.
Spiritual aspects
All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Instructors in other disciplines also begin each class period with prayer or a short devotional thought, many which encourage student input. Weekly, the entire student body gathers together in the auditorium for an hour-long chapel service. Outside the classroom there are spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement year-round.
Constituent Churches
- Arlington Seventh-Day Adventist Church
- Corona Seventh-Day Adventist Church
- Corona Main - Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist Church
- Kansas Avenue Seventh-Day Adventist Church
- La Sierra Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist Church
- La Sierra University Seventh-Day Adventist Church
- Mira Loma - Bilingual Seventh-Day Adventist Church
- Mt. Rubidoux Seventh-Day Adventist Church
- Norco Seventh-Day Adventist Church
- Perris 5th Street Seventh-Day Adventist Church
- Riverside Central Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist Church
- Riverside Community Seventh-Day Adventist Church
- Riverside Indonesian Seventh-Day Adventist Church
- Riverside Korean Seventh-Day Adventist Church
- Riverside Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist Church
- Rubidoux Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist Church
See also
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary and elementary schools
- Seventh-day Adventist education
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Seventh-day Adventist theology
- History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
References
External links
- Official website
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