Each day begins in the campus chapel with an opening prayer service and a message for the day. Class instructors use textbooks, resources and examples that have a Christian perspective. At the end of the day, an evening worship service is held in the dorms. Every Friday evening students gather with church members for service, as well as on the Sabbath. Students are also encouraged to participate in church revivals and mission work. Spring Vale students volunteer for a variety of mission-based programs throughout the school year.

Bible Study

Spring Vale Academy’s curriculum for Bible classes include the following:

·        Old Testament – Freshman

·        Gospels – Sophomores

·        Works of Paul – Juniors

·        Doctrines – Seniors

·        Understanding the Times – Seniors(Honors)

Mission Service

Spring Vale students volunteer for a variety of mission-based programs throughout the school year. Activities change from year to year depending on opportunities and range from preparing Christian care packages, volunteering at food banks and soup kitchens, caring for the homebound, and working at area Christian missions for the homeless.

The Truth Project

Produced by Focus on Family, this worldview study contrasts the lies of the world with the truths of God. The major premise is that God has expressed His truths for every area of our lives and we must be firmly grounded in those truths so that we will not be taken captive by the lies of the world.

Discovering God’s Way of Handling Money

As part of Spring Vale Academy's Life Skills class, we have begun using "Discovering God's Way of Handling Money," from Crown Financial Ministries. This class will become a requirement for all juniors beginning in 2008 and addresses marriage and family, career, and a host of other life issues from a Christian perspective.

Crown Financial Ministries is a Christ-centered, Bible-based ministry whose core values include recognition of God's ownership of all things, the need to pray about everything, and the desire to equip and serve others with excellence while teaching in ways understood by all cultures and generations. http://www.crown.org/ 

Revivals

Students are required to participate in church revivals that are held at the Spring Vale Academy campus. At the revivals, students have the opportunity to interact with the larger church community and experience their faith in action.

Worship

Spring Vale Academy is implementing a newly updated, comprehensive Sabbath school program that ensures relevant topics are addressed in an organized and systematic way. The Truth Project and Discovering God’s Way of Handling Money is part of this new effort. 

Another change that Spring Vale staff began in 2007 is to develop weekly worship themes. Each worship presented during the week follows that theme, from morning chapel to dorm worships to Friday evening service. Some of the themes presented in 2007 include: “Respect” (for God and others), “Dress for Success” (modesty, professionalism, etc.), “Accountability,” “Be Nice” (lifting up and encouraging one another), and “The Image of the Father.” This more targeted approach is proving to have a more lasting impact than previous efforts.

Covenant Eyes

Covenant Eyes Accountability program monitors where computer users travel on the Internet and sends a report to Spring Vale Academy’s Accountability Partner detailing web-browsing activity.  http://www.covenanteyes.com/

Understanding the Times