| Fountainview Academy | |
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| Address | |
| 7615 Lytton-Lillooet Highway Lillooet, British Columbia, V0K 1V0, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School type | Private high school |
| Motto | Building Character |
| Established | 1975[1] |
| Principal | Baird Corrigan |
| President | Scott Richards |
| Faculty | 9 |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Number of students | 85 |
| Campus | Rural |
| Affiliation | Seventh-day Adventist |
| Accredited by | Province of BC, Ministry of Education |
| Diploma awarded | Provincial "Dogwood" diploma |
| Website | www.fountainview.ca |
Fountainview Academy is a small, parochial boarding secondary school affiliated with, but not owned or operated by, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, located 17 miles south of Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada.[2] It enrolls approximately 85[3] students in grades 10-12,[4] primarily from the United States of America and Canada, but also from various Asian and European countries. It has a youth orchestra and choir[5] and all students are required to join one or the other.[6]
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The book Education by Adventist founder Ellen G. White provides the principles which guide the Academy.[7] "Fountainview Academy strives to achieve its mission through a balanced program of work and study. Each student is required to attend approximately 25 hours of classes and up to 20 hours of vocational education each week as a means of translating theory into practice in the individual’s life."[8]
The high school includes an organic carrot farm[9] which in 2008 was the largest producer of organic carrots in BC Province.[10] The Adventist Church historically strongly advocated that students gain work experience as part of their education. The carrot farm provides the students with such work experience. Students also meet their weekly vocational education requirement by being assigned to work in campus development and upkeep, bakery, digital media, janitorial, cafeteria, or the office.[11]