Knowledge
Students learn to receive information and build a foundation in reading, writing, and arithmetic.
Grammar · Through 6th Grade
About Faith Baptist Academy · Wesley Chapel
Forming students into the Image of Christ.
A ministry of Faith Baptist Church, serving students and families from preschool through eighth grade.
Our Vision
Forming students into the Image of Christ by teaching the truth and training in virtue.
Welcome to FBA
Forming students into the Image of Christ by teaching the truth and training in virtue.
An academically rigorous education in a loving, Christ-centered school community.
The search for a school can be daunting. Thank you for considering Faith Baptist Preschool & Academy.
Our committed teachers serve God by helping parents educate their children. Small classes, teacher-led classrooms, and a carefully selected curriculum taught from a biblical worldview help students build a strong academic foundation.
We believe the home, the church, and the school must work together in the education of children. Your family matters to us, and we look forward to getting to know you.
PreK–8
Current grades served
150+
Students in our school community
Since 2001
Serving families in Wesley Chapel
Our Mission
Our purpose begins with God.
Faith Baptist Academy is a ministry of Faith Baptist Church that strives to glorify God by providing an excellent education that derives its purpose and pedagogy from the Bible in order to develop each student into the Image of Christ.
Our Philosophy
Knowledge. Understanding. Wisdom.
The Bible gives our education its purpose and direction. We seek to equip students with the mental disciplines and moral virtues needed to pursue truth and live wisely.
Understanding
Students learn to reason, draw sound conclusions, and recognize logical fallacies.
Logic · 7th–8th Grade
Wisdom
Students learn to express ideas, defend conclusions, and apply knowledge in life.
The Aim of Learning
The biblical purpose of education
“To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion” Proverbs 1:2–4
The purpose of biblical education is not to prepare students for colleges or careers, nor is it to conform them to a particular pattern of living. Although those outcomes often occur, they are not the goal. The purpose of biblical education is to equip students with the mental disciplines and moral virtues needed to pursue truth and live wisely.
How a biblical worldview guides our teaching
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge” Proverbs 1:7a
When education is divorced from God's revelation, it tends to stagnate. Academic excellence is more easily attainable when it is subject to and guided by God’s Word. People are more inclined to pursue truth when they are motivated by a desire to know God, understand His ways, and live accordingly. Once a biblical worldview is established as the basis for education, a biblical pattern for instruction can begin. We believe the biblical pattern of instruction is first knowledge, then understanding, then wisdom.
This three-fold pattern of learning is summed up nicely in Psalm 143:5, “I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.”
Our Goals
What we seek to cultivate.
Christ as our example
To present Jesus Christ as the ideal embodiment of truth, goodness, and beauty.
1 Peter 2:9; Psalm 100:5Faith and Christian growth
To lead students to faith in Jesus Christ, love of the Bible, and aspiration of Christian growth.
Matthew 28:16–20Moral virtue
To exhibit and cultivate the moral virtues of Temperance, Justice, Prudence, and Fortitude.
2 Peter 1:3–7Intellectual virtue
To exhibit and cultivate intellectual virtue by growing in knowledge, understanding, and wisdom i.e. grammar, logic, and rhetoric.
Proverbs 2:1–3; Colossians 1:9–10The image of Christ
To develop each student into the image of Christ.
Romans 8:29Truth, goodness, and beauty
To esteem and promote the pursuit of that which is true, good, and beautiful.
Philippians 4:8Our Values
Convictions that shape our culture.
Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
- Truth: FBA esteems Truth in all its curriculum, classrooms, and correspondence.
- Goodness: FBA esteems all that is good in God, man, and the universe.
- Beauty: FBA esteems Beauty as that which is harmonious to God’s nature and reality.
Virtue
- Moral Virtue: FBA esteems the cultivation of Temperance, Justice, Prudence, and Fortitude.
- Intellectual Virtue: FBA esteems the cultivation of intellectual virtue by way of the Trivium.
- Standards: FBA’s Code of Conduct is based on the Cardinal Virtues and is the school’s first line of defense of its culture and values.
Teaching and Learning
- Content-Driven: The content of our teaching determines the method of our teaching. The what of our teaching directs the how of our teaching.
- Teacher-Led: Our classrooms are teacher-led; it is the responsibility of the teacher to know the curriculum and to use pedagogical practices most suitable for the content.
- Student Activity: Virtuous students actively engage and enjoy learning.
Church and Family
- Church: FBA is a ministry of Faith Baptist Church and operates in accordance with the Church’s mission and the Great Commission.
- Family: FBA is a tool to support families with like-minded educational goals.
- Student Discipline: Home and school work together to guide students, address behavioral concerns, and cultivate biblical character through consistent, loving discipline.
Our History
Growing by
God’s goodness.
From a preschool beginning in 2001 to a school community of over 150 students today.
- 2001
A preschool begins
Faith Baptist Preschool was founded in the spring of 2001.
- 2004
The academy takes root
Kindergarten was added in the fall of 2004 with four students.
- 2005
Room to grow
FBA expanded its facilities to accommodate 53 students from K3 through high school.
- 2007
A first graduate
FBA celebrated its first graduate in June 2007.
- Today
A growing school community
FBA serves over 150 students from preschool through eighth grade.
Our Culture in Practice
See our mission in everyday school life.
Chapel, music, the arts, field trips, and our four houses give students opportunities to develop their gifts, practice virtue, and grow together.
Get to Know FBA
We look forward to meeting your family.
Connect with our admissions team to learn more about Faith Baptist Academy.
