Donelson Christian Academy
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Donelson Christian Academy was started in 1971. Its original location was in the Donelson Free Will Baptist Church across from McGavock High School. Classes were conducted there for three and one half years before moving to their present location at 300 Danyacrest Drive, Nashville, TN. The school consist of Pre-School through 12 grade. The K4-12 portion of the school has approximately 755 students. It is accredited by the State of Tennessee and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
.
Accreditation and Memberships
Donelson Christian Academy is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
. It is approved by the Tennessee Department of Education and is a member of the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools and the Association of Christian Schools International
.
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Donelson Christian Academy Life
Donelson Christian Academy has quite a few successful sport teams such as softball
, tennis
, and football
. In the year 2011 their tennis
qualified for state and sent a guys doubles team and a girl to state which both brought home medals. The oftball team did extremely well too. Football
has quite a few banners as well on that note. Also, DCA's spiritual life department has grown a lot in the last couple years. Paul Teller is the director of spiritual life and leads chapels every Monday for the elementary students and every Wednesday for the High School students. Also once every semester there is a spiritual emphasis week where there is chapel every day for a week.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...
.
Accreditation and Memberships
Donelson Christian Academy is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...
. It is approved by the Tennessee Department of Education and is a member of the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools and the Association of Christian Schools International
Association of Christian Schools International
The Association of Christian Schools International is an association of evangelical Protestant Christian schools.-Purposes:ACSI, a protestant association for Christian schools, impacts nearly 23,000 schools and transforms the lives of more than 3.9 million students worldwide...
.
cn|date=September 2011}}
Donelson Christian Academy Life
Donelson Christian Academy has quite a few successful sport teams such as softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, and football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
. In the year 2011 their tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
qualified for state and sent a guys doubles team and a girl to state which both brought home medals. The oftball team did extremely well too. Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
has quite a few banners as well on that note. Also, DCA's spiritual life department has grown a lot in the last couple years. Paul Teller is the director of spiritual life and leads chapels every Monday for the elementary students and every Wednesday for the High School students. Also once every semester there is a spiritual emphasis week where there is chapel every day for a week.