Temple Baptist Academy is a
private
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Christian school
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located in
Powell, Tennessee
Powell, formerly known as Powell Station, is a census-designated place in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. The area is located in the Emory Road corridor ( State Route 131), just north of Knoxville, southeast of Clinton, and east of Oak R ...
. It was established in 1971 by the
Temple Baptist Church as a ministry to educate students with Christian values.
Total enrollment is around 200 students, from kindergarten to 12th grade. Temple Baptist Academy emphasizes parental involvement in academic and spiritual development of students.
Temple Baptist Academy is accredited by SACS CASI, an accrediting division of
AdvancED.
[ Temple Baptist Academy is also affiliated with the Tennessee Association of Christian Schools (TACS), and is also a member of the ]American Association of Christian Schools
The American Association of Christian Schools (AACS) is an American fundamentalist organization based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that unifies individual conservative Protestant schools and statewide Protestant school associations across the countr ...
(AACS) and the Association of Christian Schools International
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History
ACSI was founded in 1978 through the merger of three as ...
(ACSI).
The school's curriculum includes materials from Abeka
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, Bob Jones University Press
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History
Although Bob Jones University published its first trade book, ''A History of Fundamentalism in America'' by George W. Do ...
, and Saxon
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A full music program including choirs, bands, and private instruction is available. Students may also participate in Bible quizzes, academic contests, and fine arts competition, as well as intramural and interscholastic sports.
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Baptist schools in the United States
Christian schools in Tennessee
Schools in Knox County, Tennessee
Private schools in Tennessee
High schools in Tennessee
Middle schools in Tennessee
Elementary schools in Tennessee
1971 establishments in Tennessee
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