Canyonville Christian Academy is one of the oldest Christian boarding schools in the western United States. Canyonville Christian Academy is also committed to excellence in the education of young men and women.

1. live. learn. lead.
CANYONVILLE
CHRISTIAN
ACADEMY

2. Our
Vision
Founded by Rev. A.M.
Shaffer in 1924 in
Canyonville, Oregon
Centrally located in
southern Oregon between
the Pacific Ocean and the
Cascade Mountains.
Canyonville Christian Academy, founded in 1924, is committed to excellence in
the education of young men and women.
It is a home that welcomes, a school that prepares for life, a place where
Christian values shape character and a family where lasting friendships are
formed.

3. We Propose To...
(through academic and non-academic programs)
l Promote the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to fully participate in
human affairs, while encouraging the desire to work toward affecting change
and solving problems, consequently helping to create a better future for us all.
l Transmit a knowledge and appreciation of the highest values, ideas and
ideals of our Judeo-Christian heritage, upon which Western Civilization is
founded.
l Cultivate critical thinking and problem-solving skills, while encouraging
creativity and vision in all aspects of life.
l Encourage an appreciation for God’s creation and promote a balanced
stewardship of the resources entrusted to man.
l Develop an awareness and knowledge of interpersonal relationships by
learning communication skills, conflict resolution, social responsibility, and
respect.
l Honor the sanctity of life and promote an understanding of various cultures.
l Foster an awareness of the consequences of actions and a willingness to
accept responsibility for individual behavior.
Provide positive, creative, and safe ways of having fun.
A.M. Shaffer
Described as a
man of character
and integrity by
those who knew
him well.
“There is no mag-ic
moment when
you become an
adult. You are in
the process of be-coming
an adult
right now and we
are here to help
you.”
A.M. Shaffer
- Founder
Founded in 1924
by the Rev. Austin
Monroe Shaffer
whose mission
was to educate
young men and
women not only
scholastically but
also spiritually.
Doug Wead
President of
Canyonville
Christian
Academy
“My last year at
Canyonville changed
my life. I learned
more about God and
more about myself
than at any other
time. Even to this
day I find myself
drawing on the
lessons learned and
the experiences that
I encountered that
fateful year.”

4. Canyonville Christian Academy’s
international boarding school
program is tailored for many
international students whose
goal is to matriculate into a
good four-year university.
Students who need extra
help in English can take
advantage of ESL level
classes before moving
into higher levels of
English such as AP English
and Advanced English
Survey.
• Sarah Lawrence College
• Boston College
• University of Washington
• Northwestern University
• Columbia University
• Rutgers University
• University of Colorado
• University of Oregon
• Penn State University
• University of Pittsburgh
• Virginia Tech
• King’s College London
• University of Wisconsin
• University of California , LA
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Sports at Canyonville
...where greatness is achieved.
Striving for Excellence
with help along the way
Recent College Choices
of the past few years

5. Nestled in the very center of Canyonville,
Oregon is the campus of Canyonville
Christian Academy. Canyon Creek
meanders through the city, much of it
flows through the campus of CCA where
large salmon spawn in the spring. The
girl’s dormitory was the first buidling built
as the school was started. Hinn House
stands as a very recognizable landmark
in the city of Canyonville.
Beautiful 14 acre campus
A City Landmark

6. Canyonville Christian Academy students of the Seminar
class finished first in the 2014 national stock market
game (Capitol Hill Challenge) and qualified for an all
expense paid trip to Washington, D.C.
This 14 week contest ended May 9 and included over
4,200 teams involving 15,000+ students. The on-line
investing competition uses real-time stock prices and is
sponsored by the Securities Industry Financial Markets
Association (SIFMA), the national organization representing
the financial industry. In the game, the winning team had a
$100,000 starting position which they were able to increase
by over 85% in three months.
Prior Canyonville Christian Academy teams have finished
in the top 10 in the national competition eight times since
2010, including this win, a second place, and two third
place finishes. This class also won a separate 2014
competition for Oregon high schools with entries sweeping
the first four places.
National
Winners of
the 2014
SIFMA
Capital Hill
Challenge:
The Stock
Market
Game
We excercise our
bodies in competitive
sports like basketball,
soccer, tennis and track
and field
We nourish our souls
in a weekly chapel
service

7. Advantages of a Private Boarding School
When we talk about “private schools” we are usually talking about grade schools
or high schools for young people in their teens. The latter include neighborhood
places of learning, founded by churches, secular, so called, “magnet schools” for
gifted children, and finally boarding schools with years of tradition and experience.
It is very difficult to generalize about this issue because most
of the pros and cons depend on the particular
school in question. In general, when looking for
a good school, you will want one with a
long history. This will assure you that
the school has “When looking for a
institutional memory
or experience in good school, you will
dealing with academic,
social, financial and students. Simply want one with a long
discipline needs of its
put, a school that has
been in business for history.”
a long time is usually
a safe bet. In this business, you are only
as good as your last year. The exception to
this are schools that are subsidized by churches or
church organizations and not dependent on students
and parents for their budget.
1The student will likely get a better education.
This is no small point. After all, this is the purpose of school. Compared to the
public school system in the United States and in many countries abroad, a private
school education is far superior.
2 The student will mature more rapidly.
Students attending boarding schools, in particular, will learn how to clean their
rooms, take care of their own laundry, and be forced to deal with personal conflicts in
a way that can never be learned in the protective shell of home. Some of the world’s
greatest leaders, sports stars and entertainment figures had a boarding school educa-tion.
This includes numerous American presidents, European Kings and Queens and
British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. 3 Private schools have better discipline.
Public schools are forced by law to
accept all children in their geographical
areas and are government funded based on
the number of students in attendance. This
makes expelling a student both difficult and
expensive. In a private school the reverse
is the case. A troublesome student upsets
teachers and fellow students. Parents are
suddenly involved. They have paid money
for their son or daughter to attend the
school in question and they will become
more insistent in assuring that their child
cooperate to avoid expulsion.
4 Students from private schools are more likely to graduate from a university
and with better grades.
Again, nothing can be assumed and much depends on the particular school you
attend but in general, private school students are more likely to advance their
education at the university level. This is often because they are forced to develop
study habits in the private school setting, especially at the boarding school where
peer pressure and dorm rules require completion of home work.

8. Canyonville Christian
Academy has educated
and been a home away
from home for students
from 56 countries around
the world!
Hands On Approach
Teachers who love to teach
Instructors at Canyonville go the extra mile
when it comes to teaching our next generation
of leaders. From reenacting events from
American history to studying the anatomy
of various types of animals and even using
Calculus to build three dimensional models,
these are teachers who love to teach. The
impact of their skills is felt by the student who
goes on to a successful university career.

9. Activities make life more exciting at CCA
2 It is our objective
to encourage all
students to achieve
their full potential.
CCA offers a distinctly
Christian education in a
standard classroom set-ting.
The curriculum in-cludes
all state required
courses for graduation
as well as Advanced
Placement courses
for the college-bound
student and those with
special interests.
3In sports, our goal
is to provide athletic
opportunities for every
student who has the de-sire
to compete, and to
help those individuals
achieve their potential.
CCA fields teams in
cross country, soccer,
volleyball, basketball,
cheerleading, track and
field and tennis and is
a member of the 280
school Oregon School
Activities Association
(OSAA).
4Because CCA
wants each school
year to be memorable,
we endeavor to provide
a full calendar of social,
cultural and recreational
events.
1 CCA is located in
scenic southern
Oregon in the city of
Canyonville on a 14 acre
campus. There are 12
main buildings includ-ing
a chapel, audito-rium,
student gaming
center, gymnasium, 2
boys and one girls dor-mitory,
science lab, art
building, cafeteria and
student lounge.

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Contact Us:
admissions@canyonville.net
Canyonville Christian Academy
P.O. Box 1100 / 250 E. 1st Street
Canyonville, OR 97417
tel 541-839-4401 fax 541-839-6228
www.canyonville.net
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