The first academy established by the Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists was Lake Winyah Academy[5] in 1918 [6] in Orlando, Florida. In March, 1918, the Florida Conference Committee and the Sanitarium Board met. William H. Branson, L. H. Wood, J. A. Tucker, and W. E. Abernathy were present. They planned for the opening of the school. This included the construction of two buildings: a main building and a dormitory. Both these buildings were to be built as economically as possible; later on more permanent structures could be built. The conference and sanitarium leadership served on the board of the school. They planned to open in fall 1918. This first school was to be located between Winyah and Estelle Lakes.[7] Adventist University of Health Sciences (formerly Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences) is located there now.[8]
Forest Lake Academyedit
The growing school moved outside the city to its current location in 1926 and was renamed Forest Lake Academy. The first classes were held in the farm house of the newly acquired 160-acre (0.65 km2) site.[9]
Forest Lake Academy was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) from 1948 to 2011, and is now accredited by Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. In addition to offering a general diploma and a college preparatory diploma, Forest Lake has an honors program with various concentration tracks including mathematics, humanities, and science. It offers several dual enrollment courses to students with high academic standing.
Curriculumedit
The school's curriculum consists primarily of the standard courses taught at college preparatory schools across the world. All students are required to take classes in the core areas of English, basic sciences, mathematics, social sciences, and a foreign language. In addition, religion classes are mandated on a yearly basis.
Spiritual aspectedit
All students are required to 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. Weekly, the entire student body gathers together in the auditorium for an hour-long chapel service. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.
forest, lake, academy, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, augu. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Forest Lake Academy news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Forest Lake Academy is a private high school outside Orlando Florida It is owned and operated by the Florida Conference of Seventh day Adventists It is a part of the Seventh day Adventist education system the world s second largest Christian school system 1 2 3 4 Forest Lake AcademyLocationApopka FLUSAInformationTypePrivate 9 12 High SchoolReligious affiliation s Seventh day Adventist ChurchEstablished1918PrincipalDr Glen BakerFaculty30Enrollment428Average class size25Student to teacher ratioone to twelveCampus size80 acres 320 000 m2 Color s Blue Gold and WhiteAthletics conferenceFlorida ConferenceMascotPantherNewspaperReflectionsYearbookThe MirrorGraduatesAbout 11 000Websitewww forestlakeacademy org Naples Adventist Christian SchoolGreater Miami Adventist AcademyForest Lake Academyclass notpageimage Adventist school locations in Florida Contents 1 History 1 1 The Lake Winyah School 1 2 Forest Lake Academy 2 Location 3 Academic programs 4 Curriculum 5 Spiritual aspect 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe Lake Winyah School edit The first academy established by the Florida Conference of Seventh day Adventists was Lake Winyah Academy 5 in 1918 6 in Orlando Florida In March 1918 the Florida Conference Committee and the Sanitarium Board met William H Branson L H Wood J A Tucker and W E Abernathy were present They planned for the opening of the school This included the construction of two buildings a main building and a dormitory Both these buildings were to be built as economically as possible later on more permanent structures could be built The conference and sanitarium leadership served on the board of the school They planned to open in fall 1918 This first school was to be located between Winyah and Estelle Lakes 7 Adventist University of Health Sciences formerly Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences is located there now 8 Forest Lake Academy edit The growing school moved outside the city to its current location in 1926 and was renamed Forest Lake Academy The first classes were held in the farm house of the newly acquired 160 acre 0 65 km2 site 9 Location editThe campus is located in unincorporated Seminole County Florida between Apopka and Altamonte Springs Because of ZIP code assignments the school is usually referred to as being in Apopka although it is in a different county Academic programs editForest Lake Academy was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools SACS from 1948 to 2011 and is now accredited by Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools In addition to offering a general diploma and a college preparatory diploma Forest Lake has an honors program with various concentration tracks including mathematics humanities and science It offers several dual enrollment courses to students with high academic standing Curriculum editThe school s curriculum consists primarily of the standard courses taught at college preparatory schools across the world All students are required to take classes in the core areas of English basic sciences mathematics social sciences and a foreign language In addition religion classes are mandated on a yearly basis Spiritual aspect editAll students are required to 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 Weekly the entire student body gathers together in the auditorium for an hour long chapel service Outside the classrooms there is year round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement See also edit nbsp Christianity portal nbsp Schools portal nbsp Florida portal List of Seventh day Adventist secondary schools Seventh day Adventist educationReferences edit http www csmonitor com Commentary Opinion 2010 1115 For real education reform take a cue from the Adventists the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average across all demographics Seventh day Adventists Christian Denomination Religion Facts Archived from the original on 2015 03 23 Retrieved 2016 03 18 Department of Education Seventh day Adventist Church Archived from the original on 2017 10 17 Retrieved 2010 06 18 Rogers Wendi Kellner Mark A April 1 2003 World Church A Closer Look at Higher Education Adventist News Network Archived from the original on 2011 07 24 Retrieved 2010 06 19 Alternate names Lake Winyah School Lake Winyah Intermediate School Orlando Intermediate School Florida News Items Field Tidings October 16 1918 p 3 Florida Notes Field Tidings March 20 1918 p 3 Adventist University of Health Sciences Elbert Anderson Forest Lake Academy Where the Son Shines Through Southern Tidings March 1993 p 26External links editOfficial website 28 40 11 N 81 26 19 W 28 6696 N 81 438502 W 28 6696 81 438502 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Forest Lake Academy amp oldid 1158285584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
