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History of French Camp Academy |
In 1885, long
before public schools, a group of Scotch-Irish Christians
established a school at French Camp on the Natchez Trace in
Mississippi.
In that year, the Presbyterian Church officially
opened the Central Mississippi Institute for girls and the
French Camp Academy for boys. In 1915, after a fire destroyed
the girls' institute, the schools were combined
and named French Camp Academy.
The dedicated Christians who founded the school placed highest
priority on spiritual growth and character development, and they
wisely affirmed the authority and reliability of the Bible as
the Word of God. Their commitment-as ours today-was to Christ
and His Kingdom.
In 1950, French Camp Academy was reorganized and put under the
ownership and operation of an incorporated Board of Trustees
representing several denominations.
Today, as an independent boarding school institution, French Camp
Academy is interdenominational and seeks to be a shelter for
young people who come from broken homes.
Much has changed at French Camp Academy in 120 years, but our
commitment remains the same-to create for our students the warm
and nourishing environment of a Christian family.
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| A community
within a community |
French Camp Academy is a 900-acre community
within a community. Approximately 300 young people and adults
live and work here. They are directed by a Board of Trustees and
supported by many who pray and give regularly.
The Academy is surrounded by the community of French Camp,
Mississippi, and the roots reach back to the Natchez, Choctaw
and Chickasaw Indians. Steeped in history, this southern
community is 90 miles north of Jackson and 80 miles south of
Tupelo.
Since 1885, French Camp Academy has been
providing a home environment and private Christian school
education, as well as the basic necessities of life for those
who need it the most...nutritious meals, family-like homes,
vocational training, and individual counseling to kids from
unstable home environments. FCA is a 900 acre campus including a
fully-accredited (9-12) private school, designed to accommodate
more than 200 students. Through God's provisions, there is a full
athletic complex, dining hall, performing arts center, twelve
homes (6 for boys/6 for girls), staff accommodations, 3 barns
housing up to 60 horses, an observatory, 100,000 watt radio
station, camp and conference center with 30 acre lake, swimming
pool, tennis courts, historical cafe', log cabin bed and breakfast
program, blacksmith shop, and plenty of caring staff who love to see God work in
the lives of young people.
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