Mission
LACONIA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY IS A COLLEGE PREPARATORY, NON-DENOMINATIONAL PRIVATE CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IN PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH GRADE TWELVE. LCA'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN INTELLECTAULLY STIMULATING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT FOSTERS A PASSION FOR GOD'S TRUTH. LCA ACCOMPLISHES THIS MISSION BY COMBINING A RIGOROUS ACADEMIC PROGRAM WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITY SERVICE. OVER THE RECENT PAST, LACONIA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY HAS EXPANDED ITS OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TIMBERNOOK PROGRAMMING. TIMBERNOOK IS A WELL-RESEARCHED BEST PRACTICES PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY ANGELA HANSCOM, A PEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST WHO AUTHORED "BALANCED AND BAREFOOT: HOW UNRESTRICTED OUTDOOR PLAY MAKES FOR STRONG, CONFIDENT, AND CAPABLE CHILDERN NEW- HARBINGER PRESS 2016). TIMBERNOOK ADVOCATES AN APPROACH TO EARLY AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION THAT "INTRICATELY WEAVES THE THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS OF NATURE WITH ITS UNIQUE UNDERSTANDING OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE AN OUTDOOR PROGRAM THAT SUPPOR