White Rock Christian Academy

White Rock Christian Academy (W.R.C.A.) is a Christian private school in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada with a student population of 310 and a staff population of 21, as well as an ESL School with 12 students and 1 staff member as of September 2006.

History

White Rock Christian Academy opened its doors at 2265 152nd street in September 1981 using Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) as its core curriculum. In September 1990 the curriculum was changed from ACE to a B.C. approved curriculum taught from a distinct Christian perspective. The school was housed in the combined 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m²). facilities with White Rock Christian Fellowship, now known as Life Church White Rock. The main building accommodates classrooms for K, grades 7-12, ESL, a gym, chapel and cafeteria. Six portable elementary classrooms are housed on the property.

Its class size varies from 22 students to over 30. It has one or two classes per grade in Elementary School, Middle School, and Secondary School.

Curriculum

Bible is taught as one of the subjects in the school. All core subjects are taught from a biblical perspective. Students are challenged to acquire knowledge and to use this knowledge to impact their present and future community for good.

Extracurricular

WRCA has strong extracurricular music and sports programs. Students have won various awards at local and national music festivals. In both boys' basketball and girls' volleyball, the teams have attained top ranking in the Fraser Valley Division and have competed at the B.C. Provincial Championships. WRCA have won the Sr Boys Triple A Provincial Championship twice and has finished in the top four 7 times since 1999. Their other extracurricular activities include cheerleading, model United Nations, and chamber choir.

Notable alumni

Nolan Watson, Canadian businessman known for his contribution to finance innovation in the mining industry

External links

References

"About Us".

Schools in Surrey and White Rock, British Columbia

Secondary schools	Clayton Heights Earl Marriott Elgin Park Enver Creek Fleetwood Park Frank Hurt Fraser Heights Guildford Park Johnston Heights Kwantlen Park L A Matheson Lord Tweedsmuir North Surrey Panorama Ridge Princess Margaret Queen Elizabeth Semiahmoo Sullivan Heights Tamanawis

Primary or elementary schools	List of all elementary schools

Private schools	Holy Cross Regional High School Pacific Academy Southridge School White Rock Christian Academy

Other schools	108th & King George Cloverdale Learning Centre Guildford Learning Centre Invergarry Learning Centre McDonald's Newton Learning Centre, North Surrey Learning Centre South Surrey White Rock Learning Centre Student Support Centre TREES Centre

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