About Us
Excellence is a part of our school both academically and spiritually and permeates all of our programs. As a college-prep institution, we take very seriously the goal of preparing students for higher education while also training them to be agents of change in their world for the Kingdom of God.
About Us
Our Mission
For over fifty years, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy has been committed to high academic standards intentionally framed by a biblical worldview and philosophy. Our dedicated staff of Christian professionals is committed to fostering academic and spiritual growth in their students.
In pursuit of that goal, CVCA is committed to providing every student both educational and extra-curricular activities that will foster in them a servant’s heart and produce a lived-out faith that will make an impact on the world.
Our Story
Since 1967, the Lord has blessed CVCA immeasurably. Our campus, curriculum, and enrollment have grown far beyond what our founding fathers could have imagined, impacting multiple generations of students, faculty, and staff.
Today, CVCA is a thriving community of current families, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the school who are unified in thankfulness for God’s blessings on His school and committed to supporting its continued growth and impact on current and future students.
CVCA’s campus is still on the site of the original building completed in 1970. Through years of additions, expansions, campaigns, and transitions, our campus has remained a visible testimony to the Lord’s faithfulness. We invite you to visit and hope you will make this campus your school home too.
Our Priorities
As CVCA grows in both enrollment and programming, we remain anchored to our Strategic Planning Framework:
“CVCA will embrace our Kingdom responsibility to remain accessible to mission-fit families while upholding Christ-honoring excellence and sound financial stewardship.”
This framework centers on two priorities – Mission Advancement and Mission Stewardship. Both are dedicated to glorifying God and guiding students.
PRIORITY 1: Mission Advancement
We remain committed to Educating and Cultivating Servants for Christ as the world changes and our school grows. As a Gospel-centered school partnering with like-minded families, we see our mission to teens as both discipleship and evangelism – leading them to an authentic personal relationship with Jesus while nurturing their gifts.
Strategic Priority #1 deepens our roots in every part of the school while expanding our impact on students and families across Northeast Ohio. Our calling is to ensure CVCA thrives and advances its mission with excellence, all for the glory of Christ.
Increase the quantity and quality of student and family services to build a more comprehensive discipleship environment in a biblical community where every student is known and loved.
Expand and optimize academic and extracurricular offerings and appropriate staffing to meet expected growth with missional excellence.
Increase academic innovation practices and programs with distinctive biblical integration to grow student engagement and equip students with 21st-century skills, preparing them for college and their future careers.
Build and nourish a thriving biblical community that celebrates Christ-centered diversity, enhances parental engagement opportunities, and promotes unity to further the mission.
PRIORITY 2: Mission Stewardship
Everything we have is a gift from God, and for 55 years CVCA has seen His faithfulness. Our responsibility is to steward these gifts for the sake of the gospel and the school’s mission in a changing world.
Strategic Priority #2 focuses on sustaining and growing mission-aligned resources – especially our greatest resource, the faculty and staff who live out the gospel daily. Alongside them, we are strengthening financial, physical, and operational resources to advance our mission.
Build and implement an intentional staff and faculty flourishing strategy to generate greater mission engagement resulting in improved delivery of the distinctive (the “and” in “Educating and Cultivating…”).
Evaluate and optimize organizational practices, financial planning, and resource stewardship for mission excellence in an ever-changing landscape.
Commit to enhancing the learning environment, allowing mission excellence by anticipating future facility needs and programmatic goals while reaffirming current enrollment capacities.