Tending the seedlings
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Florida Conference is committed to Christian education. There are 30 Seventh-day Adventist schools in Florida Conference: 23 elementary and middle schools,* five junior academies, and two senior academies providing full high school programs. In addition, Forest Lake Distance Learning Academy offers senior-level grades to participating junior academies and elementary/middle schools. (Classes are viewed and administered via the internet.)
Florida Conference’s goal is to make Adventist education both affordable and of high quality. Nearly $7.6 million is invested annually in pre-college education—an average tuition discount of $2,700 per student.
Financial support is also provided to Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee.
Additional educational services include:
- A specialist in student mental health assessments.
- Volume purchasing to keep textbook prices lower.
- Library resources to schools unable to afford them.
For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow… —Isaiah 61:11
* Elementary schools that include lower high school grades are referred to as junior academies; full high school programs are known as academies.