Our Pre-K & Kindergarten classes went to Johnson’s Apple Orchard on October 6th. It was an absolutely beautiful day. The children learned how to pull apples down from the trees by twisting & pulling. The students also learned how to make apple cider and apple butter. They loved seeing...
Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy spent the week at Camp Blue Ridge in Montebello doing its annual Outdoor Education program with Richmond and Tidewater Academies. Activities included hiking on the Appalachian Trail, dissections, determining the value of timber in a defined area, and many more. Students also participated in...
Desmond T.Doss Christian Academy 7th & 8th graders spent the day at Holiday Lake’s 4-H Camp. The students took three classes while there; Forest Ecology, Soil Studies, and Native Americans. Students were engaged in numerous hands-on activities throughout the day at the beautiful camp. The students sunk their hands...
Students from grades 3rd all the way to 11th went on a backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail. Students were able to enjoy first hand God’s creation. Worship was centered on the theme of what a blessing our bodies and health are to us and that we should treat...
Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy starts its annual Ski trips on January 15 at Wintergreen Ski Resort. Over the past 15 years, the school has taken some 400 students skiing. It is a great opportunity for our students to be exposed to an activity they may never have tried...
Culminating their “Trout in the Classroom” class activity, the 5th and 6th graders from Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy release the Brook Trout at Camp Blue Ridge on the first day of Outdoor Education week. The class had been raising the trout provided by Trout Unlimited since the beginning...
Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy joined Richmond Academy and Tidewater Adventist Academy for the annual Outdoor Education program held at scenic Camp Blue Ridge. On the first day, May 14, the students had their first class on the chosen theme for the week—amphibians. Worship that evening was built around...
One of the most rewarding activities our kids can become involved in is our Adventurer and Pathfinder’s Clubs which are extensions of Children’s Ministries of our church. Adventurer’s Club is open to children from 1st grade through 4th. Later, kids graduate to Pathfinder’s when they are in 5th through 8th grades....
On Saturday, March 23rd, the students of Desmond T. Doss Christian School were invited to go to Otter Creek Campground to play Capture the Flag and go on a hike. The bus left the school parking lot in Lynchburg, VA around 1:15 p.m., and the students enjoyed a time...