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Jacksonville/FL - Seacoast Christian Academy Private Day School
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Jacksonvilleisthelargestcitybypopula5oninthestateofFloridawithabout850,000residents.ItislocatedintheDuvalCountywheretheSt.JohnsRivermeetstheAtlan5cOcean.Thecityisabout2hoursnorthofOrlandoand5hoursnorthofMiami.Duetoitsconvenientloca5on,mildclimate,reasonablecostofliving,highqualityoflifeandabusiness-friendlygovernment,Jacksonvilleisapopularloca5onforcorporateexpansionsandreloca5ons.
Jacksonvilleisknownas"RiverCitybytheSea"becauseitboastsmorethan20milesofwideanduncrowdedbeaches,closeto40milesofthetranquilIntracoastalWaterwaycanal,andthelongeststretchofthebeau5fulSt.JohnsRiver.Onland,Jacksonvilleishome to the largest urban park system in the na5on, with 10 state and na5onal parks. The ac5ve and passive parks andpreserva5on lands are a key part of Jacksonville’s quality of life. The city offers its visitors and residentsmany entertainmentop5ons all year long. Jacksonville hasmanymuseums, an amusement park, awater park, amajor symphony orchestra and asportsandentertainmentcomplex.SwimmingandsurfingarepopularatnearbybarrierislandbeachessuchasJacksonvilleBeachandNeptuneBeach.TheJacksonvilleZooandGardensboaststhesecondlargestanimalcollec5oninthestate.ChampionshipgolfcoursesintheareaincludePonteVedraBeach’sTPCSawgrass,headquartersofthePGATour.JacksonvilleisalsohomeoftheNFL’sJacksonvilleJaguarandthecityproudlywelcomeditsfirstSuperBowlin2015.
Jacksonville is a regionalbusiness center,withmanycultural andentertainmentofferings.Withagrowingpopula5on,a strongeconomy, diverse cultural and recrea5onal opportuni5es and abundant natural resources, Jacksonville con5nues to dis5nguishitself as one of the na5on'smost dynamic and progressive ci5es. Jacksonville has amildweather duringwinters and hot andhumidweatherduringsummers,idealforbeingoutdoorsandenjoyingeverythingthecityhastooffer.
FUNFACTS• Jacksonvillewasnameda^erAndrewJackson,thefirstmilitarygovernoroftheFloridaTerritoryandseventhPresidentofthe
UnitedStates.• Jacksonvilleisthethirdlargestnavalpresenceinthecountry.• Jacksonville is the city where "The Blues" was first, officially, performed. Today the annual Springing the Blues fes5val in
JacksonvilleBeachisoneofthelongest-runningandlargestbluesfes5valsinthecountry.• JacksonvillewasamajorfilmcenterbeforeHollywoodbecamethemainplayer inthebusiness.Thecitywasknown inthe
1910sas“TheWinterFilmCapitaloftheWorld.”• Elvis Presley performed his first indoor concert as a headlining act at the Jacksonville theater in 1956. Today, the Florida
Theaterhostsabout200culturalandentertainmenteventsanddraws250,000visitorsannually.
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SeacoastChris5anAcademy(SCA)iscurrentlyhousedinthreecampusesintheArlingtonareaofJacksonville,Florida.Theupperschoolcampus,featuresacomputerlab,dancestudio,artroom,chapel,drama5cartsstudio,sciencelab,sportsfacili5esandlargeclassrooms.Theschooloffersoutstanding academic programs including a college preparatory curriculum, Advanced Placement (AP) courses, several elec5ve classes, ESOLclasses,aswellasindividualizedlearningcenterforstudentswhoneedaddi5onalhelp.Classesaresmallerandallteachersmustbedegreedandcer5fiedinthefieldtheyteach.Theserigorousstandardsassureaqualityeduca5ontoallSeacoaststudents."Studentsenteringthe11thor12thgradewithacumula5veGPAof3.0orhighermayapplyforDualEnrollmentcourses.StudentsneedtotakeallrequiredcoreclassesatSCAandmayenroll inaddi5onalcollegecoursesatFSCJ (FloridaStateCollegeat Jacksonville).This isahighlyrigorousacademicprogramthatrequirespersonalmo5va5onanddiscipline.Dualenrolledcoursesareweightedanaddi5onalGPApoint.Ontopof thecoreclasses,Seacoastoffersstudentsavarietyofclassesthataredesignedtochallengeandinspireintelectualdevelopment.Someclasses,suchasAnatomy/Physiology,MarineScience,APEuropeanHistory,someElec5vesandFine/Prac5calArtcoursesareofferedbaseduponstudentsinterest,thereforetheymaynotbeofferedeveryyear."SeacoastChris5anAcademyplacesgreatemphasisuponahealthyandac5velifestylefor itsstudents.Theschoolprovidesnutri5onalmealsoncampus and encourages students to par5cipate in sports and a^er school ac5vi5es. In the performing arts, students have the opportunity topar5cipateinballet,jazz,tapdanceandacroba5cs,inastate-of-the-artdancestudio.Schoolproduc5ons,wrilen,produced,anddirectedbythestudents and staff, are held each year in a local theater, providing SCA studentswith “real stage” experience. In athle5cs, students enjoy thechallenge and discipline of team sports with a compe55ve environment. The team sports available are basketball, so^ball, volleyball andcheerleading for girls and football, basketball and baseball for boys. The scope of grade-level and school-wide ac5vi5es opens a world ofpossibili5esextending from theclass curriculum,athle5c compe55on,andcommunity service,providingopportuni5es for students togrow inareasoutsideof the classroom. Theseexperiences contribute to thewell-roundededuca5on thatmakes SeacoastAcademya great choice forinterna5onalstudents!""NumberofStudents:464Grades:Pre-Kto12Schoolwebsite:www.seacoastchris5anacademy.com
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MiddleSchool:11to13yearsold
HighSchool:14to18yearsold
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ESOL/ESLclasses:Yes
Sports:Yes
12thgradestudents:Yes
GraduaJon:Yes
""""SeacoastChris5anAcademyoffersa2weekEnglishProgramforstudentswhowouldliketoarriveearlierandworkontheirEnglishskillsbeforeschoolstarts.StudentsinterestedintakingtheEnglishCourseshouldplanonarrivingbymidJulytostarttheEnglishClasses.TheprogramincludestheEnglishCoursefor2weeks,allcoursematerialsandfees,transporta5ontoandfromschoolandaccommoda5onwithaHostFamilyplusthenormalHighSchoolpackage.Studentswillbeplacedwiththesamehostfamilythatisgoingtohostthemduringthehighschoolprogram.A^erthe2weekEnglishcourseinJulystudentswillhave2weeksoffjusttoadjustandgetreadyforschoolthatwillstartonAugust15th,2016.Thisisagreatop5onforstudentwhoseEnglishisnotverygoodyetandwouldliketohavesomeaddi5onalsupportbeforestar5ngschool."Dates:January16h,2017un5ltheendoftheHighSchoolProgramsemesteroryear." """""TheMiniHighSchoolprogramisdesignedforstudentswhowouldliketohavealilletasteofwhatisliketobeanAmericanHighSchoolstudent.StudentswillalendSeacoastChris5anAcademyforamonthandwilltakeregularHighSchoolclassesfortheirgradelevels,willhave lunch at the school cafeteria andwill be able to join any events and a^er school clubs and ac5vi5es just like anyother student.StudentswillstaywithhostFamiliesduringtheen5redura5onoftheprogram.Thisisagreatop5onforstudentwhowouldliketodoalilletryoutbeforecommiqngtoawholesemesteroryearabroad.Itisalsoagreatopportunityforstudentswho,foranyreason,cannotcomefortheregularHighSchoolprogramandwoulds5llliketohaveanAmericanHighSchoolexperience."Dates:January8thtoFebruary4th,2017 "
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