History

A need, a dream, and a vision; these three intangibles sparked a decision to invest in the future of Coachella Valley 's youth.

  1. The need was simple: To provide an education infused with a Christian worldview.
  2. The dream: To open a Christian school in the Coachella Valley .
  3. The vision: To become a preschool through twelfth grade school preparing students for college with the excellence that parents desire and God requires.

CSOD historyDavid Fulton and his wife Julie, both natives of the Coachella Valley and former public school teachers, saw the need, had the dream and invited others to invest in their vision.

In 1977 they acted upon it, leasing three small classrooms in the education wing of a local church. So Desert Christian Aademy came into being.

 

Since 1977, Desert Christian Academy has grown from 42 students in grades 5 through 10, to 450 students in grades preschool through 12. Desert Christian Academy graduated its first senior class in June of 1980, and since then, has placed over 400 graduates in some of our nation's finest academies and universities.

ACCREDITATION

Desert Christian Academyhas been accredited since 1985 by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and by the Association of Christian Schools International.

2010/11 Year Verse

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matt. 5:16