Indiana Academy (Seventh-day Adventist)

Indiana Academy also known as IA is a Seventh-day Adventist secondary school located in Cicero, Indiana, United States. Indiana Academy is owned and operated by the Indiana Conference of Seventh day Adventists and is one of many other Adventist secondary educational institutions. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system. The average class size is twenty-five students and the school has a graduation rate of 95%. On the IA campus students obtain a strong academic education as well as an excellent work ethic that will transition later in life. Indiana Academy not only teaches students Biblical knowledge, but the students also serve the community through mission projects such as Project 58, which started in fall 2011, as well as going on mission trips all over the world.HistoryThe school first opened on October 29, 1902, as Boggstown Manual Training Academy. The school was named after the town it was built in. In 1904, the school had moved to Beechwood, IN. where it was named Beechwood Academy. It was in 1921 that the school moved to its present-day location, and was called Indiana Academy. The location in Cicero, IN was chosen to be able to have a school farm and to be located near a rail road. The first Administration Building began in 1923 and destroyed by fire in 1995. The Gym was completely built by 1952.CurriculumThe schools curriculum consists primarily of the standard courses taught at college preparatory schools across the world. All students are required to take classes in the core areas of English, Basic Sciences, Mathematics, a Foreign Language, and Social Sciences. In addition, religion classes are mandated on a yearly basis. In addition to its core curriculum, the school offers classes including, Physics, US History, Personal Finance.