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CVA Mission Statement: Central VermontAcademy exists to disciple well rounded young people to be missionaries of Christ’s love. CVA is a school family whose primary mission is to bring students into a personal and saving relationship with Jesus Christ. Students will come to understand the importance of Christ’s second coming and share the good news with others. The secondary mission is the development of Christian character, like unto the Creator, experiencing the joy of respect and service to others. Central Vermont Academy strives for the harmonious development of each student’s spiritual, academic, physical, social, emotional, and creative abilities in a safe, nurturing, learning environment. This is accomplished through a quality, comprehensive program that includes: the integration of faith and learning, high academic standards, nature studies, outdoor education, career exploration, vocational training and artistic endeavors. This fosters an enduring foundation of a practical living faith in Jesus Christ while building excellence in deportment and achievement. CVA seeks to fulfill the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church by providing students with a uniquely Adventist experience and by partnering with our constituent churches to evangelize our community. Daily worship and weekly chapel periods provide opportunities for the school family to grow in our commitment to Christ.
Values: Central Vermont Academy attempts to emphasize the following
values in all that we do: Spirituality, Excellence, Service, Compassion, Diligence.
CVA History: Dedication to Christian
Education has always been the first priority at the Barre Seventh-day
Adventist Church. In
1969, five acres of land were purchased on Vine Street in Berlin and
construction of the school began. The original plan was to divide the
building into two rooms, one for the school and the other as the church.
The downstairs housed a full kitchen and a fellowship room. In 1970,
classes began with fifteen students. Our school has been in continuous
operation since then.
In 1999, Mr. Norman Bryant and Mr. Clyde Dailey left the school a wonderful
gift to begin expanding the school into a full academy. These
gentlemen had operated the Bryant-Dailey Hardware Store in Barre, Vermont
for over sixty years. Their vision was to expand the elementary
program to include a high school where students would also experience
opportunities in outdoor education and job apprenticing. Expansion of
the envisioned program, now known as the Central Vermont Academy, broke
ground in May 2000.
Presently our school offers a grades 1-12 program. The facility
includes two buildings, housing six classrooms, reception/office, kitchen,
and full size gymnasium. CVA Philosophy: Our
school provides a safe, Christ-centered setting, which gives every child
the opportunity to develop spiritually, mentally, socially, and
physically. We provide academic excellence that challenges each
student to be all they can be. We carry out the commission of
service to our church and community through work, fellowship, and the
sharing of individual talents. Each student is unique and has
immeasurable worth. We pray they will learn to be anchored to
Christ while waiting for His coming. "Higher than the highest human thought can
reach is God's ideal for His children. Godliness - God-likeness -
is the goal to be reached. Before the student there is opened a
path of continual progress. He has an object to achieve, a
standard to attain, that includes everything good, and pure, and
noble." (Education pg 18) For more about CVA and our philosophy, see the the handbook
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