Does anyone know if Lexington Christian Academy is fundamentalist? (Louisville: rent, private schools)

[gimme it]

I'm interested in this school, but I'm not sure if it would be a good fit for our family. I believe that a husband and wife are equal partners and I consider myself to be pro-choice. Would this school be too religious and conservative?

[ic-epi]

Originally Posted by gimme it

I'm interested in this school, but I'm not sure if it would be a good fit for our family. I believe that a husband and wife are equal partners and I consider myself to be pro-choice. Would this school be too religious and conservative?

The website doesn't really say, but it's nondenominational so I would guess it's not fundamentalist. However, it sounds extremely religious -- not an option for us, for that reason.

One thing you might want to ask them if you're considering this school is why their student:teacher ratio is 1:27 (versus 1:16 state average). For a private school, that seems a bit much. (I got that info from www.privateschoolreview.com ).

[gimme it]

Wow! I didn't notice that. Thanks for the info. That seems strange for a private school.

[lexingtongal]

I would be surprised if that ratio were correct.
LCA is Christian and there are Bible classes and such. I think you would be in the minority on the Pro-Choice issue.
It has an outstanding academic reputation.

[nlschr0]

I really don't know much about Lexington Christian, but one question to ask the school would be whether they teach creation as the foundation of their science program. In my experience, that is a pretty good indicator of how conservative or fundamentalist their curriculum will be.

[stx12499]

Originally Posted by gimme it

I'm interested in this school, but I'm not sure if it would be a good fit for our family. I believe that a husband and wife are equal partners and I consider myself to be pro-choice. Would this school be too religious and conservative?

I would highly advise against going into any Christian church in KY (or anywhere in middle America really) with those open notions about pro-choice. Some Catholic schools are more tolerable to it (even though they should not be according to their "laews"), but certainly not the Christian ones. If the Christian schools in Lexington are anything like Christian Academy of Louisville, then their views are strictly religious and pretty far to the right.

I am Catholic, and there are many conservative Catholic parents in Louisville upset that the Catholic schools don't teach as much conservative religion as they would like. So, that would be good for you I guess if you wanted private school for your child. As I have explained before, there are several non-religious affiliated private schools in Louisville. Lexington has less but has a couple.

I can only offer anectodal evidence in that I attended college in KY with two graduates of that school in Lex, and they were VERY fundamentalist. Now, I honestly have no idea about the school, so I will let someone from Lexington take it away. And honestly, the further away you get from Louisville and Covington, the more conservative right wing southern baptist it gets in KY. Theres a lot of it in Louisivlle, too, especially south and sw of downtown. You may just do yourself a favor and call these schools and ask what their stance is!

[gimme it]

In an ideal world, I would send our child to Kentucky Country Day or Sayre, but I'm sure that I would want to spend that much money on tuition. The public schools sound good if you are zoned for the right ones or your child gets into a magnet (which is a real option), but a school like Lexington Christian sounds like a compromise, because it's less than half the tuition of secular schools, but seems to have more bells and whistles than the local parish schools. I guess I'm in for some real culture shock, and I will most likely have to keep quiet about politics and religion Remember, I come from NYC, so almost everyone I know is pro-choice. On the otherhand, I am not opposed to my child having a spirtual education in school. A Quaker school would be ideal, but I don't think you have those in Lex and Louisville. Are there any progressive religious schools?

[crmac]

I don't know about how Lexington Christian Academy describes itself, but I have a friend that taught there last year. He is definitely not a fundamentalist. I do know there seemed to be religious diversity among the faculty...yes, all Christian, but I do know he had at least one interesting debate with another teacher that would lend me to believe the other teacher was more fundamental. I am not really helping to answer your question, except that there may be some belief differences throughout their staff/faculty.

Good luck with your search!

[kentuckyhoops22]

ok ive been going there for quite a while, honestly i dont like the whole church oriented aspect. im all for worshiping a god or what it is you believe in but the school doesnt teach evolution and also prays all the time. if this is the environment you are looking for it'd be great but honestly its just too much for me.

[bluegrassgirl]

I know numerous families of children at LCA. Beliefs run across lines, but I would say the school "doctrine" is fairly conservative. However, there's definately families there with more liberal beliefs. LCA, like many private schools, has kids there for a variety of reasons. Some for the religious atmosphere, some for prestige factor, some because of problems they've had and parents felt a smaller school atmosphere would help them overcome. A child will find kids of different beliefs around them in the public school too. So, either way, the environment can be used for personal growth and lessons.