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Principal's Welcome
Welcome to Pacific Christian Academy!
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We hope to welcome you to our school family very soon! Please look through the information on our website and consider our desire to partner with you in raising your children to be passionate about their faith in Jesus. We hope you are excited to visit our campus and find out more about how we accomplish our mission.
PCA is a unique community of parents, students, teachers, and staff who love God. We believe the most inspiring, complete education comes when ALL aspects of each child -- spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental -- are addressed in a loving, encouraging, and engaging school environment.
When parents ask me to share about the culture of Pacific Christian Academy, the first word that comes to my mind is “family.” So many students describe our school community as “my second family.” Students feel safe, they know they are loved by their teachers, and they enjoy sharing life with like-minded friends. The sense of freedom and confidence between our students and staff creates an atmosphere that is alive and vibrant. We encourage our young ones to love God and each other, as we teach them in an environment of hope and high expectations. We are intensely involved in training and mobilizing this generation of young people to become socially relevant leaders who are passionate in their walk with God and boldly love, lead, and serve others.
We lead our region in diversity, educating students from all over the world. Our students enjoy learning about different cultures and exploring the values they share while understanding there are also distinct differences. Servant leadership is taught as students reach out to encourage and bless others.
We support students at every grade level who need additional help to learn, and challenge those for whom academic learning comes easily. Our education is engaging, and we are constantly developing new, more effective ways of helping students retain content and develop skills. We prepare our students for higher education, always with a Biblical worldview. Dual and concurrent credit classes in our high school provide graduates with the option to move on to university already having earned college credits.
We look forward to sharing our vision with you and invite you to tour our campus. Spending time at PCA as an "Eagle for a Day," and shadowing one of our student-leaders, allows your child to experience first-hand what makes our school so unique. Please contact us today to set an appointment and learn how we are "equipping the next generation" to lead and serve.
Serving God,
Debbie Schindler
Head of School
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Historical Overview
Recognizing the need for an exceptional, Christ-centered school in the south Puget Sound region, Pacific Christian Academy, formerly Christian Faith School, was founded 40 years ago by Pastors Casey and Wendy Treat. Begun as a ministry of Christian Faith Center, the school was established “to train strong Christian children to impact our world for Christ.”
Under the direction of Dr. Don Wile, PCA held its first classes in the fall of 1984 with about 150 students in grades K-8. The school was initially located in Des Moines, Washington, and for the first two years teachers and parents met for two hours every morning in prayer over their new school. This commitment to pressing in to all that God had for this new school was richly rewarded, as God blessed with a quickly growing enrollment
The first CFS School Board was established in the fall of 2005, and the school earned ACSI accreditation in 2006 with a successful site visit. PCA has earned recognition as an accredited school each cycle since, with very strong accommodations, as growth and improvements were seen.
In 2007, one week prior to the first day of school, the school and the church moved to the newly developed campus of Christian Faith Center in Federal Way. CFS became a legally separate not-for profit organization in 2009, under the name of Pacific Christian Academy, and received a license from the church to continue to use the name Christian Faith School. Then, in 2019, the school determined to publicly use its legal name, Pacific Christian Academy.
In 2020, the church and school were notified that the church property was one of the top three considerations for Sound Transit’s new light rail Maintenance Facility. In 2024, the Christian Faith Center property was chosen be the site for the Maintenance Facility. PCA has been prayerfully working with Sound Transit to find a new home, as we believe in FAITH that God has a new home for His school.
Pacific Christian Academy is committed to offering families a superior Bible-based education that equips students to be socially relevant leaders who are fully prepared for higher achievement.
Pacific Christian Academy will thrive as a faith-filled, vibrant, spiritual, and academic community where students love and serve God sincerely as they learn in an engaging, Biblically-based culture, and environment. Each graduate will have a sense of destiny and be equipped as a visionary leader.
We value God and His Word.
We value love for God, self, and neighbor.
We value truth and integrity.
We value family and community.
We value restoration leading to unity.
We value excellence.
We believe that the most important decision a person can make is to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
We believe that every child is created with a God-given destiny and that we are privileged to disciple each student to discover and live out their gifting and destiny.
We believe that God’s plan is for parents to be the first teachers and primary decision-makers in their student’s education; therefore, we partner with parents in training and equipping their child for success.
We believe we honor God through our faith as we serve our community.
We believe that God desires restoration and calls us to speak with grace and compassion toward one another as we follow the principles of Matthew 18: 15-17.
We believe that faith-filled prayer allows God’s marvelous work on our behalf and therefore we pray without ceasing.
We believe in the move of the Holy Spirit through evidence of signs and wonders.
Our priority is to develop godly character in our students so that God is glorified in all they do.
Our priority is to teach true knowledge and wisdom through a Biblically-based, academically excellent education.
Our priority is to inspire, disciple, and equip life-long learners who are adept in social skills, critical thinking, and conflict resolution.
Our priority is to have all employees aspire to teach and disciple students by modeling a Biblical lifestyle.
Our priority is to provide opportunities for students to discover and express leadership through service to others.
Our priority is to provide a safe environment for all students: spiritually, emotionally, academically, socially, and physically.
Our priority is to meet the needs of all PCA learners through instruction, resources, and programs.
Our priority is to make PCA financially accessible to families for whom Christian education is a conviction, not just a preference.
Our purpose is to teach and exemplify foundational Biblical truths.
Our purpose is to instill vision and purpose in the heart and mind of every student.
Our purpose is to teach the joy and sacrifice of a faith-filled life.
Our purpose is to offer a rigorous education within a Biblical world view.
Our purpose is to live life with gratefulness and generosity.
Our purpose is to honor and celebrate ethnic diversity.
Our purpose is to have class sizes that allow teachers to meet the needs of each child.
