Mount Pisgah Academy Explained

Mount Pisgah Academy
Motto:Jesus lives at Mount Pisgah Academy, He lives within our hearts.
Principal:Dewald Coetzer
Address:75 Academy Dr
Zipcode:28715
Country:United States
Coordinates:35.5686°N -82.6708°W
Pushpin Map:North Carolina#USA
Campus Size:230acres
Grades:9 - 12
Colors:Red and white
Mascot:Mountaineers
Newspaper:Skyliner
Yearbook:Mountain Memories
Accreditation:Adventist Accrediting Association[1]

Mount Pisgah Academy is a four-year secondary education boarding and day school located in Candler, North Carolina, United States, near Asheville. The academy is named after the Mount Pisgah of biblical reference as well as its proximity to Mount Pisgah in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the campus lies on 230acres of property.[2] It was founded in 1914[3] as a private academy, by E.C. Waller, William Steinman, and C.A. Graves with their families,[4] and originally called the Pisgah Industrial Institute.[5] [6] In 1952, its ownership was transferred to the Carolina Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist church, and it was given its present name.[7] It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[8] [9] [10] [11]

The current principal at the academy is Dewald Coetzer.[12] [13]

For the 2023-2024 school year, it had an enrollment of 90 students.[14]

Academics

The required curriculum includes classes in the following subject areas: religion, English, social studies, mathematics, science, STEM, computer applications, physical education, health, fine arts, and electives.

Electives

Mount Pisgah Academy offers several electives, or organizations. The students are encouraged to participate in at least one organization during their time at the academy. As of 2024, Mount Pisgah Academy offered the following organizations:

Spiritual aspects

All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Instructors in other disciplines also begin each class period with prayer or a short devotional thought, many which encourage student input. Weekly, the entire student body gathers together in the auditorium for an hour-long chapel service. Outside the classroom, there is year-round spiritually-oriented programming that relies on student involvement.

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External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=21471 International Registry for Accreditation
  2. http://www.pisgah.us/about/index.html About us
  3. http://www.ncdnpe.org/documents/hhh138b.pdf The 100+
  4. Dorothy Graves-Pierce, Mountain life & work, Volumes 1-3 - Page 17 (1925)
  5. http://www.pisgah.us/about/Master%20Plan.pdf Vision for Today and Tomorrow, Master Plan
  6. News: Mount Pisgah Academy Choirs Perform in Bermuda . Wendell Simons . Atlantic Union Gleaner (Atlantic Union Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church) . May 2008 . May 17, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718134630/http://www.atlantic-union.org/images/Gleaner%20Online/May08Gleaner.pdf . July 18, 2011 . ("Mount Pisgah Academy was started in the year 1914 and is located in Asheville, North Carolina. It is a co-ed boarding academy, with grades nine to twelve, and has an enrollment of 140 students from various countries,such as Russia, Korea, Japan, Colombia, Mexico, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Their main focus is on service.")
  7. Ward, Doris Cline et al. The Heritage of old Buncombe County, Volume 1, p.356 (1981)
  8. http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
  9. Web site: Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts . 2016-03-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150323223151/http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/seventh_day_adventist.htm . 2015-03-23 .
  10. Web site: Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church. 2010-06-18. 2017-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20171017005947/http://education.gc.adventist.org/about.html. dead.
  11. Web site: World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education. Wendi. Rogers. Mark A.. Kellner. April 1, 2003. Adventist News Network. 2010-06-19.
  12. http://www.pisgah.us/article/44/about-our-school/faculty-staff Faculty and Staff
  13. http://www.ncdnpe.org/documents/hhh123.pdf Conventional Non-Public Boarding Schools
  14. http://www.ncdnpe.org/documents/ar120g.pdf Conventional School Enrollment by School & Grade
  15. Web site: Organizations. MPA Website. en. 2019-12-11.

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