Ad Fontes Academy
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| Type | Private, Classical Christian |
| Motto | nisi Dominus frusta (Except the Lord build it, |
| Established | 1996 |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Campus | Two Locations |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| Accreditation | Association of Classical and Christian Schools |
| School Colors | Burgundy and Navy |
| Website | http://www.adfontes.com |
Ad Fontes Academy (AFA) is a private, classical and Christian school. AFA teaches Kindergarten through High-school (K-12) classes. The Ad Fontes Academy provides a Classical Christian education and is located in Centreville, Virginia. AFA is accredited by the Association of Classical and Christian schools (ACCS). AFA is a nonprofit school operating under the nonprofit [501(c)(3)] National Christian Foundation for Education and The Arts Virginia Trust. Ad Fontes Academy operates at two campus locations. The lower school (K - 5) meets at Saint John’s Episcopal Church.[1] and the upper school (6 - 12) meets at Centreville Presbyterian Church.[2] AFA teaches from a Christ-centered, biblical Worldview.
History
In November 1995 the National Christian Foundation for Education and The Arts Trust (NCF) was established with the goal of operating a non-denominational, academically-rigorous high school in Northern Virginia. Fundamental to NCF's goal was the belief that all labor in vain unless God directs our efforts – nisi Dominus frustra. In September 1996, NCF opened Ad Fontes Academy (AFA). AFA recognizes that “each child is created in the image and likeness of God, the Creator, as a unique human being having a purpose for which he or she is created and is known by his deeds, by whether what he does is pure and right” and that “the knowledge and pursuit of truth, understanding and wisdom has the intended outcome of enabling the individual to fulfill the purpose for which he or she is created.”
When Ad Fontes Academy opened in September 1996, it started with 8 students in Grades 9-10. AFA graduated its first class of five seniors in June 1999. In 2000, AFA added Grades 7 and 8 to the high school program. In 2003, Kindergarten was added and Grades 1 to 6 the following year for a full K-12 program. [3] AFA founders drew heavily on the ideas in the book Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning [4] when they established the school.
Teaching methodology
Ad Fontes Academy states that it believes in a close partnership with the student's parents. The teaching methodology is based on The Lost Tools of Learning [5] and Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning. [4] The teachers further utilize the methods in John Milton Gregory's book The Seven Laws of Teaching.
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Upper school student life
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| Baseball | Boys' |
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| Volleyball | Girls' |
| Basketball | Boys' and Girls' |
| Soccer | Boys' and Girls' |
| Cross Country | Boys' and Girls' |
| AFA is a member of the National Christian School Athletic Association and competes in the Northern Virginia Independent Athletic Conference (NVIAC) | |
clubs
| Latin | Competes in Certamen |
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| Mock Trial | VA Mock Trial Champions 2009, 2010 and 2011 |
other activities
| 1, | Annual Fall Student Retreat |
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| 2. | Protocol |
| 3. | Student Council |
References
- ^ 5649 Mount Gilead Rd., Centreville, VA 20120
- ^ 15450 Lee Highway, Centreville, VA 20120
- ^ History of Ad Fontes Academy
- ^ a b Wilson, Douglas (1991). Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning: An Approach to Distinctively Christian Education. Good News Publishers. ISBN 0891075836.
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Sayers, Dorothy (presented at Oxford in 1947), The Lost Tools of Learning
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Gregory, John Milton (1886). The Seven Laws of Teaching. Congregational Sunday-school and publishing society.