.......Thank you to the Beazley Foundation for awarding Christopher Academy $17,000 to establish a mobile computer lab for 3rd, 4th and 5th grades.......Thank you to the Beazley Foundation for awarding Christopher Academy $17,000 to establish a mobile computer lab for 3rd, 4th and 5th grades.......Thank you to the Beazley Foundation for awarding Christopher Academy $17,000 to establish a mobile computer lab for 3rd, 4th and 5th grades.......Thank you to the Beazley Foundation for awarding Christopher Academy $17,000 to establish a mobile computer lab for 3rd, 4th and 5th grades.


The mission of Christopher Academy is to provide a developmentally appropriate curriculum in a stimulating environment that fosters a love of learning.
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established 1970

(757) 484-6776
3300 Cedar Lane
Portsmouth, Virginia
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Christopher Academy offers a strong academic curriculum that challenges students to do their personal best. By developing a solid foundation in language arts, math and science, our students become confident learners ready for future academic challenges.
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In the spring of 1970, the Education Committee of the Saint Christopher Episcopal Church contacted Margaret Heely, a local educator, proposing that she establish a “creative” school with high scholastic standards. This school was to be nonsectarian, function as an independent entity, and be a tenant of the Saint Christopher Episcopal Church.
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Christopher Academy has a faculty and staff of highly qualified, dedicated individuals committed to identifying the unique strengths, interests, talents and needs of each student and to provide an environment in which every child may progress and flourish.
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