In July of 1944, W.O. Norton called a meeting at the Mount Dora Church Of Christ to determine the location of his dream, a new Christian school in Central Florida. Local congregations donated funds to purchase 70 acres of land in Mount Dora to begin building the “Christian Home and Bible School.”
Christian Home & Bible School first opened its doors on September 10, 1945, to 55 students. The school’s motto was “To develop the whole child-mentally, emotionally, physically, socially and spiritually,” and on May 31, 1946, with the graduation of the first senior class of three students, it was clear that they had succeeded.
...Here we come to learn of Jesus, and his blessed will, by his lasting love and kindness, he will guide us still......Bible school, dear Bible school, how proud we are of thee, worthy of our alma mater, may we ever be."
To better identify and market our Academy in the local community, Christian Home & Bible School recently unveiled a new name. In February of 2015 CH&BS announced the historic name change from Christian Home & Bible School to Mount Dora Christian Academy. Although our name has changed, our mission stays the same.
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