Saddleback Christian Academy

Saddleback Christian Academy is a community of Christian families dedicated to investing in their children’s spiritual and academic lives by discipling them to be responsible citizens committed to making a significant impact for the Kingdom of God. Established in 1987, Saddleback Christian Academy (SCA) is comprised of approximately 120 Christian families, mostly from south Orange County, who take full responsibility for their children’s education. SCA files an affidavit as a private school with the state of California each year and is classified as a Private School Satellite Program (PSP), in which the students’ education is provided by or under the direction of their parents. It is our focus to aid the Christian home schooling family in preparing well-rounded students who will be able to acknowledge the sovereign God in all spheres of life. SCA offers a wide variety of support activities and resources to our families, including monthly parent (faculty) meetings, field trips, record keeping, testing, special events, assemblies, speech meetings that use the Toastmasters International Youth Leadership curriculum and supplementary classes. SCA is affiliated with ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International) by which students are eligible to compete in activities such as spelling bees and competitive speech tournaments. Our success depends upon the families of the school coming together to help serve in different capacities. Parents are required to select their own curriculum/course of study for their children, submit attendance sheets and quarterly reports, attend monthly faculty meetings, participate in student testing for grades 3 and up, be members of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) and to serve our school in some capacity during the school year.