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{{Unreferenced|date=May 2022}}{{Infobox school
| name                    = Miami Valley Christian Academy
| streetaddress           = 6830 School Street
| city                    = [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]
| zipcode                 = 45244
| country                 = United States
| coordinates             = {{coord|39|7|45|N|84|21|38|W|type:edu_region:US-OH|display=inline,title}}
| type                    = [[Private school|Private]], [[coeducational]]
| religion                = [[Non-denominational Christianity|Non-denominational Christian]]
| established             = 1996
| preschool director      = Sharlena Maney
| lower school principal  = Lauren Backus
| upper school principal  = Erin Conn
| tuition                 = $6,900 - $10,800
| grades                  = [[Pre-kindergarten|PK3]]–[[Educational stage|12]]
| enrollment              = 1,182 (all grades)
| conference              = [[Miami Valley Conference]]
| nickname                = MVCA, Lions
| mascot                  = Judah the Lion
| accreditation           = ACSI
| publication             = The Lions' Pride
| head_of_school          = Greg Beasley
| campus                  = Suburban/urban
| colors                  = Purple and silver
| homepage                = {{url|www.mvca-oh.com}}
}}
'''Miami Valley Christian Academy''' is a [[private school|private]], [[non-denominational]] [[Christian school]] located on the east side of [[Cincinnati]] in [[Newtown, Ohio]], United States.  MVCA educates children aged Preschool - 12th Grade.  The curriculum provides college preparatory academic instruction from a [[Biblical]] worldview.  Fine arts, athletics, and other co-curriculars complement their core subjects.
==History==
In February 1994, the Elders of Faith Christian Fellowship [[Church (building)|Church]] (FCFC) and [[Pastor]] Edgar Bonniwell of [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]] asked Mary Lou and Edward Wambach, to research the requirements for beginning a [[Christian school]]. The Wambachs visited the [[Ohio State Board of Education]] and a number of Christian schools within a 150-mile radius of Cincinnati. Their research was aided by the [[Association of Christian Schools International]] (ACSI), Christian school administrators and a number of local parents. After concluding their efforts, they were asked by the FCFC Elders to develop a plan to establish a Christian school in the [[Newtown, Ohio|Newtown]] school building which was then owned by the church.
In October 1994, the first meeting of the school [[committee]] was held. A [[Preliminary hearing|preliminary plan]] for a school was adopted. The ten founding members of the committee became the [[Board of directors|Board of Trustees]] of [[Miami Valley]] Christian Academy. They were as follows: Edward N. and Mary Lou Wambach, Dr. Henry E. and Marilyn Wedig, John and Ellen Maloy, James and Jennifer Simunek, and Paul and Phyllis Zender. The goal was to open a [[Private limited company|private]], independently incorporated, [[non-denominational]] Christian school. Primarily to provide an [[education]] in a [[Christians|Christian]] environment. The plan was to begin classes at Miami Valley Christian Academy (MVCA) beginning August 1996.
Robert S. Marriott, an [[Attorney at law|attorney]] and [[Christians|Christian]] worked with Graydon, Head and Ritchey, to prepare the Ohio State Incorporation papers and acquire the [[501(c) organization|501(c)(3)]] recognition of tax exemption. The MVCA [[Constitution]] and [[Regulation|Code of Regulations]] were prepared by the board of trustees with help from the [[Association of Christian Schools International]] (ACSI), Ed Reck of World [[Harvest Christian School]] and Bud Schindler of [[Dayton Christian School System|Dayton Christian Schools]].
In November 1995, Mr. Andrew Lowe, a [[Public school (United States)|public school]] principal became the [[Head teacher|headmaster]] of MVCA. He worked to develop the curriculum, hire teachers, write [[Style guide|manuals]], and he applied for a [[Charter|State Charter]]. He played an instrumental role in the development of MVCA. Alongside this, the board of trustees and many others worked to clean, paint, and decorate the school in preparation for the opening day. MVCA was established on August 21, 1996. It educated five [[Kindergarten|kindergartners]] and six [[first grade]]rs. Several teachers, such as Mrs. Kathy Morris and Mrs. LaRae Bircher taught without [[remuneration]]. From fall 2004 to 2005 a new [[Middle school|middle]] and [[Secondary school|high school]] were erected on the Miami Valley Christian Academy campus.
On October 24, 2019, the school received enough [[funding]] to begin [[groundbreaking]] on a new all-weather sports fields along the campus. In 2020, the construction on the field was completed and available for official games to be played on.
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[[Category:Christian schools in Ohio]]
[[Category:High schools in Hamilton County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Nondenominational Christian schools in the United States]]
[[Category:Private high schools in Ohio]]
[[Category:Private middle schools in Ohio]]
[[Category:Private elementary schools in Ohio]]