Veritas College Profile
Mission & History - Veritas Christian Academy is an independent, co-educational, Pre-K – 12, college preparatory school with an educational culture built on the classical Trivium and historic Biblical Christianity. The school opened in 1998 with 56 students and graduated its leading class in June, 2005. There are 356 students currently enrolled in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Veritas employs 62 faculty and staff with fifty-five percent of the high school faculty holding advanced degrees.
Academic Program - Veritas provides an academic curriculum that trains students in the grammatical, dialectical, and rhetorical arts with an equal emphasis on the acquisition of the empirical and mathematical sciences preparatory to, or at the level of, College Board Advanced Placement standards. The program aims not only to equip students with knowledge of the different disciplines, but also to aid their understanding of learning as the pursuit and application of truth. The program’s distinctives include Latin instruction that begins in third grade, a full year of informal and formal logic, a full year of rhetoric, the writing and defense of a senior thesis, and the age-appropriate teaching methodologies required of each subject.
Memberships/Accreditation
-Accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
-Members of the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS)
-Members of the Society for Classical Learning (SCL)
College Board Scores
Veritas Classes of 2005-2008 National NC
Average for Math/Verbal 1256 1007 999
Average for all Scores 1875 1495 1476
Graduation Requirements
To graduate from Veritas Christian Academy a student must have at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average on a 5.0 scale. The school does not rank students.
A minimum of 23 credits is required for graduation.
Veritas requires at least 3 credits in mathematics, 4 credits in English, 4 credits in history, 3 credits in science, and 3 credits in foreign language.
Standardized Tests
Annual testing includes the Iowa Test of Basic Skills for grades 3-8, the PSAT for grades 9-11, and the SAT and/or ACT for grades 11-12.
Community Service
Students develop sensitivity to the world’s needs through avenues provided by Veritas and through independent pursuits. For example, the students have worked at Camp Courage (a camp for terminally ill children), provided assistance during the Special Olympics, tutored special needs children, and assisted elderly members of the community with home cleaning and maintenance.
Fine Arts
The Veritas Performing Arts departments provide students with an opportunity for musical instruction and dramatic performance. The Performing Arts students present a Shakespearean play in the fall and a musical in the spring. Students may take piano lessons on campus.
Athletics
Varsity letters may be earned in the following sports: men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, co-ed cross country, and co-ed golf.
School Clubs
Student Council is elected annually from the student body. The students also participate in Chess Club, Fencing, Ski Club, and Odyssey of the Mind.
High School Curriculum
World Literature I
American Literature
Science Honors Chemistry
History Honors Western Civilizations I
Honors Western Civilizations I I
Foreign Language Advanced Studies Theology
