"If we work upon marble, it will perish; if we work upon brass, time
will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if
we work upon immortal minds, if we imbue them with principles, with
just fear of God and love of our fellowmen, we engrave on those tablets
something which will brighten all eternity." ~ Daniel Webster (1782 - 1852)
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The River Academy opened its doors in the fall of 1998 with a handful of families and eleven students in grades three through six. The founding board members and families envisioned a school which honored God in all that it does, and encouraged its students to grow up into the fullness of Christ as his disciples. The Lord led this fledgling group to consider and adopt the classical and Christian model of education, which was being promoted by the Association of Classical and Christian Schools. Our gracious Lord has been pleased to bless this endeavor from its inception. He has graciously and miraculously provided exactly what the school has needed, every step of the way, in a manner that has clearly left imprints from His sovereign hand. These blessings have come in the form of Faculty, Staff, families, Church support, hard work and sacrifice from them all. Consequently, the school has grown into a Kinder Prep through 12th grade program. The Board of Directors continues to plan and pray for future growth. Its hopes are that more families will become convinced of the necessity of a Christ centered education and the advantages of the Classical approach. |