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Kids Copy Parents’ Mistakes…

Parents, be on guard, because your kids are watching very, very closely. A new Yale University study appearing in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that kids learn how to perform certain actions or tasks through a very dedicated form of imitation. They tend to copy all the motions or steps an adult [...]

A Special Visitor During Chapel…

During chapel, Street Evangelist Tom Alexander from Walk the Cross Ministries came by and prayed and encouraged the students of Harvest Christian Academy. Thanks Pastor Tom!

Pumpkin Patch Pictures…

Photos of the pumpkin patch field trip are availiable for viewing and printing in the school photo album.
God Bless

Kern County Fair

Related Link: See all the pics in the photo album…

A Day Outside…


School days…


Home-schoolers threaten our cultural comfort…

You see them at the grocery, or in a discount store.
It’s a big family by today’s standards - “just like stair steps,” as the old folks say. Freshly scrubbed boys with neatly trimmed hair and girls with braids, in clean but unfashionable clothes follow mom through the store as she fills her no-frills shopping list.
There’s [...]

First Day Photos…

The first day of school is in the books and what a great group of kids the Lord has given us this year! We have tons of pictures for our families, you can view them in our photo album. God Bless

Court reverses, declares home schooling legal in Calif.

By Adelle M. Banks
A California court Friday reversed its previous ruling and decided that most forms of home schooling are legal. The state appeals court says parents without teaching credentials may home school their children.
Last February, the California Court of Appeal ruled in a juvenile court case that public school  enrollment is generally required unless [...]

Murrieta Christian school loses court case against UC

Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

A judge rules that the university system was not discriminatory in its refusal to count certain classes toward admission.

The University of California did not violate students’ freedom of expression and religion when it rejected some classes at a Riverside-area Christian school from counting toward UC admission, a Los Angeles [...]

New Email Newsletter…

Dear parents,
We have started a new email subscription service for HCA. We are asking families to sign-up. Hopefully this will keep you more informed about what is happening at Harvest Christian Academy. To sign-up, enter your email in the subscription box that is located on the right side of the web-site.
God Bless

Updated Bell Schedule…

It has been brought to my attention that the Bell Schedule was outdated and incorrect. We have uploaded a new and current Bell Schedule for viewing online in the Parent Zone section. Remember all online documents are in PDF format.
Sorry for the mix-up

SOS Selected by Liberty University Online Academy…

Switched-On Schoolhouse, a unique computer-based Christian curriculum from Alpha Omega Publications, has been selected as the core curriculum by a new online Christian academy—Liberty University Online Academy (LUOA). Beginning this fall, LUOA will offer Switched-On Schoolhouse award-winning courses in four core subjects and various electives to enrolled students.

Lose Your Wikipedia Crutch: 100 Places to Go for Good Answers Online

By Christina Laun
While Wikipedia isn’t likely to lose its status as the first place people look for quick answers anytime soon, there are loads of other sites out there that can provide you with information, some of which may even be better and more accurate. Whether you’re researching for a paper or just settling [...]

2008-2009 School Year Calendar

The Harvest Christan Academy 2008 - 2009 School Year Calendar will give you all the information you need about vacation days, holidays, Christmas break, Easter break, intersessions and summer vacation.

New School Year - New Online Game…

How about a new game for 2008! Harvest Christian Acadmey has added the game Frogger to the Student Zone. You can access the game by going to the Student Zone section of our web site, or you can play Frogger just by clicking - Play Game! God Bless,

New School Year - New Website…

At Harvest Christian Academy we are always looking for ways to improve the school that God has allowed us to minister with. Keeping with that theme, HCA is proud to introduce its new and improved website! As we work out the bugs, some links may be down.  If their is something you need that is [...]

SOS Ignites a New School…

Editor’s Note:
Included below are excerpts from a letter we received from one of our school customers that was directed to our President, Beth TeGrotenhuis.
Dear Beth:
In your introductory letter of AOP’s latest catalog you wrote: “Our purpose at AOP is to make your Christian school a success!” I am writing to attest to that remark.
As a [...]

2007-2008 HCA Highlight Video