Murrieta Springs Adventist Christian Academy
Academics
A Curriculum Designed for Growth and Excellence
At Murrieta Springs Adventist Christian Academy, our curriculum goes beyond academics—it nurtures the whole child. Rooted in Christian values, our program fosters intellectual curiosity, spiritual growth, and character development. With a strong foundation in core subjects, hands-on learning experiences, and a focus on critical thinking, students are equipped for success in both academics and life. Small class sizes, dedicated teachers, and a faith-based approach ensure that each child receives the personalized attention and support they need to thrive. At MSACA, we don’t just prepare students for the next grade—we prepare them for a lifetime of purpose and achievement.
Bible
The Adventist worldview accepts the Bible as the standard by which everything else is measured. Four key concepts emerge from a Biblical worldview that can be used as a lens for curriculum development, as well as informing the essential questions and big ideas of any content area:
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Creation: What is God’s intention?
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Fall: How has God’s purpose been distorted?
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Redemption: How does God help us to respond?
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Re-creation: How can we be restored in the image of God?
English
Students who are college and career ready in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language:
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Demonstrate independence.
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Build strong content knowledge.
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Respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline.
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Comprehend as well as critique.
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Value evidence.
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Use technology and digital media strategically and capably.
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Come to understand other perspectives and cultures.
Math
The following resources were referenced in developing Elementary Mathematics Standards for Seventh-day Adventist Schools: a sampling of state standards, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), NAD Curriculum Guide for Mathematics, Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM), and The Core of Adventist Education Curriculum.
Science
The science standards emphasize performance-based outcomes, focusing on what students should be able to demonstrate rather than merely what they should know. Content knowledge is seamlessly integrated within these performance expectations, ensuring a deeper, application-driven understanding of scientific concepts.
Phyiscal Education
Motor Skills: Demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.
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Performance Application: Applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance.
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Physical Fitness: Demonstrates the knowledge and skills needed to achieve a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness.
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Responsible Behavior: Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others as children of God.
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Health Values: Recognizes the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.
Arts
Media Arts: a unique medium of artistic expression that can amplify and integrate the four traditional art forms by incorporating the technological advances of the contemporary world with emerging skill sets available to students and teachers.
Visual Arts: a framework for helping students learn the characteristics of art by using a wide range of subject matter, symbols, meaningful images, and visual expressions to reflect their ideas, feelings, and emotions, and to evaluate the merits of their efforts.
Music: a blend of art and science that combines vocal or instrumental sounds to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of ideas and emotions.
Drama: a composition based on a situation or succession of events that portrays life or characters to tell a story that usually involves conflict or emotion.