Academics
At Sunlight Christian Academy, our high school program, housed at our Upper School Campus, challenges students with a rigorous academic standard while guiding them in their spiritual walk. We use a blend of curricula that foster critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving, all rooted in a faith-based framework. Grounded in current educational research, our approach equips students with the tools they need for success in higher education and beyond, while also shaping their worldview through the truth of God’s Word. Our ultimate goal is to prepare young men and women to navigate real-world challenges with wisdom, confidence, and a strong Christian foundation.
Extension Activities
At Sunlight Christian Academy, we believe education goes beyond textbooks and tests—it’s about helping students flourish academically, spiritually, and socially. Alongside core subjects like Bible, English Language Arts, Math, Science, and History, our middle school students engage in a faith-based curriculum that teaches social-emotional learning (SEL) through a Biblical lens, with an emphasis on building strong, Christ-centered friendships.
Students also have the opportunity to explore a wide range of engaging electives that allow them to discover their God-given gifts and talents. Some of these include woodshop, drawing, study hall, chorus, criminal justice, band, team sports, and ocean life.
Each week begins with chapel, where our school community comes together to worship and hear God’s Word. High school students also participate in an annual spiritual retreat, providing time to grow deeper in faith and strengthen bonds with their peers.
Together, these experiences nurture both the hearts and minds of our students, preparing them to thrive in school, in life, and in their walk with Christ.
High School
IRSC Dual Enrollment:
We are proud to be a partner with Indian River State College for dual enrollment. Students who wish to enroll in Dual Enrollment with IRSC must have 4 High School Credits, with a HS GPA adding up to a 3.0. Students must also take the PERT exam prior to enrollment. Dual enrollment is free of charge for all families.
SCA Core Classes Curriculum
High School: 9th & 10th Grade
2025-2026
English 1 Honors
English 2 Honors
BJU Press
High school literature program helps students go beyond just reading literature. Students learn how to interact with and appreciate it. This program uses the reading process to help students complete close readings of each selection. Units are arranged thematically to encourage students to ask and engage with worldview shaping questions that help them to recognize different perspectives in literature. By studying literature, students expand their own understanding of and learn to take delight in excellent writing. By examining texts from different cultures, diverse authors and genres, and a range of time periods, students learn about differing cultures and worldviews and how to communicate with them. In turn, the students learn to analyze and evaluate literature through the lens of a biblical worldview. It is through the analysis and evaluation of historical and contemporary literature that students become discerning, lifelong readers and creative communicators.
Algebra
Geometry
Algebra 2
Engage NY: Eureka Math
Eureka Math sets a new standard for rigor, coherence, and focus in the classroom. Students gain a deeper understanding of the why behind the numbers.Students gain a complete body of math knowledge, not just a discrete set of skills. They use the same models and problem-solving methods from grade to grade, so math concepts stay with them, year after year.
Biology
Chemistry
BJU Press
High school science product line equips students to ethically engage in the work of science through this lab-based program. Students extend knowledge and skills through strategic modeling and practice, case studies, the evaluation of scientific models, and ethics activities. Webquests, spreadsheet activities, and probeware technology build 21st century skills and relate them to the work of science. Students have opportunities to collect and analyze data and to create and evaluate their own models through guided discovery labs, inquiry labs, and collaborative STEM experiences.
World History
Western Civilizations
BJU Press
World History guides students through the story of history, starting with creation and continuing to the present. Students will analyze five key themes throughout history from a biblical perspective: justice, power, citizenship, environment, and world religions. They will also do specific studies on Africa, the East, Asia, pre-colonization Americas, and empires in Africa, India, and Asia. As they trace the major patterns in world history, they will see how those themes point more and more clearly to the triumph of the kingdom of God.
Western Civilization examines the development of Western society from a biblical worldview, tracing key ideas, events, and leaders that shaped history. Students explore how Scripture influenced law, government, philosophy, and culture, gaining a deeper understanding of God’s hand in the Western story.
Bible
Summit Ministries: Understanding our Faith
Summit: Understanding the Faith shows students how to defend and promote the biblical worldview. Apologetics is the reasons we have for being Christians—the reasons we have for believing what we believe.
Public Reading of Scripture: PROS
PROS: Once a week students will participate in public reading of scripture. Students will read through the entire bible through 12th grade. An instructor will work through each chapter of the bible and students will hold discussions that connect their mind and faith.
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
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Spanish 1-2 takes an innovative and engaging approach to helping students not only learn about Spanish, but learn to communicate at a novice-high level. All chapters present vocabulary and grammar within the context of the theme. Students will develop basic Spanish communication skills, learn to share the gospel, and study Spanish speaking countries around the world.