Fountainview Academy
Fountainview Academy is parochial boarding secondary school, 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 students also come from other countries, such as Korea, Germany, and Iceland. It has a youth orchestra and choir[5] and all students are required to participate in one and/or the other.[6] The school is closely affiliated with but not owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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7615 Lytton-Lillooet Highway , , | |
| Coordinates | 50.5333°N 121.7666°W |
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| School type | Private high school |
| Motto | Building Character |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Seventh-day Adventist |
| Established | 1975[1] |
| Principal | Baird Corrigan |
| Faculty | 9 |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Enrollment | 85 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Rural |
| Accreditation | Province of BC, Ministry of Education |
| Diploma awarded | Provincial "Dogwood" diploma |
| Website | www |
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Philosophy of education
The book Education by Ellen G. White provides the principles which guide the Academy.[7] "Fountainview Academy strives to achieve its mission through a balanced program of vocational training[8] and study. Each student is required to attend approximately 25 hours of classes and 18–20 hours of career and technical training each week as a means of translating theory into practice in the individual’s life."[9]
Work experience and service activities
The high school includes an organic carrot farm[10] which in 2008 was the largest producer of organic carrots in the province of British Columbia.[11] The Adventist Church historically strongly advocated that students gain vocational training experience as part of their education. The carrot farm provides the students with such practical work experience. Students also meet their weekly career and technical training requirement by being assigned to various departments[12] in campus development and upkeep, digital media, janitorial, cafeteria, or the office.[13]
Controversy
Fountainview Academy has come under fire from a previous student accusing administration of engaging in conversion therapy on LGBTQ+ students.[14] This practice, while discredited by the scientific community,[15][16] has gone largely unchallenged in the face of Adventist anti-LGBTQ+ theology.[17][18] Students allege[14] that these practices are highly destructive because LGBTQ+ Adventist youth are among the highest risk minority populations in the denomination.[19]
References
- Fountainview Academy at OCI (outpostcenters.org). Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- District of Lillooet webpage Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2011-05-30.
- Students page Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Fountainview Academy website. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- School Information, District 074 BC Ministry of Education website. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- "Fountainview Orchestra Academy and Choir". Milpitas Patch. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- Music Dept. Strings and Choir page Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Fountainview Academy website. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- Fountainview Academy Student Handbook 2009-2010 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine p. 4
- Michael Dunbar VP Fountainview Academy
- Fountainview Academy Student Handbook 2009-2010 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine p. 5
- Fountainview Farm Archived 16 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine "Contact Us" page. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- Advantage Lillooet Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine study prepared by Wendy Fraser for the District of Lillooet, March 2008, p.26. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- Michael Dunbar, VP Fountainview Academy
- Fountainview Academy Student Handbook 2009-2010 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine p. 26
- Neil, Mason (19 June 2018). "Queer Belonging: Finding Community Alone". Mason Neil. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- "Policies on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer (LGBTQ) Issues | AMA". www.ama-assn.org. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- Campaign, Human Rights. "The Lies and Dangers of "Conversion Therapy" | Human Rights Campaign". Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- "Homosexuality". www.adventist.org. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- Campaign, Human Rights. "Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ Issues: Seventh-day Adventist Church | Human Rights Campaign". Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- "Coming Out as an LGBT Adventist: Causes and Consequences of Family Rejection | Adventist Today". atoday.org. Retrieved 20 June 2018.