Comprehensive Study Program

Halifax Christian Academy, a private elementary and high school in Nova Scotia, Canada, is looking forward to welcoming many students from other countries to take part in a comprehensive study program.

This program offers

  • English as a Second Language classes with a qualified instructor. Each student is given the help he needs to succeed at school. Ask about summer ESL program.
  • Academic education at the student’s grade level. If you complete the courses in Grades 10, 11, 12, you will be able to apply to universities in Canada and USA. You need to check with schools in your home country to find out if they accept these courses.
  • Cultural experiences, – from the overnight camp that starts the school year, to class trips sharing events in Halifax; from ESL outings through the year, to HCA’s own choir, band and sports; from sight-seeing with your host family, to sports and music activities you choose to take part in – all these form friendships and awareness that will change the way you see the world!
  • Home stay, chosen with care so that you can feel at home and share family life. All host families are well known to HCA. If you prefer to stay with a relative or friend, please give contact information.
  • Visa requirements – As soon as a tuition deposit has been made, HCA will provide the Acceptance Letter and notarized Custodian Declaration that you need for a Canada Study Permit. If you have your own custodian in Canada, HCA also needs a copy of this information in case of emergency.
  • Health Insurance is needed for the first year of your stay in Canada, and the cost is included in the Confirmation Fee. Comprehensive Insurance for our international students is provided by Ingle.
  • Travel assistance. We will meet you at the airport and introduce you to your host family. When you go home, we will go with you through baggage and security checks. Passports, tickets, and visa, or other travel documents, are the responsibility of the student’s family.
  • Time to apply – Allow three or four months. Apply in April to start school in September.

Statement of Faith

We believe :

  1. in the Bible as the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative, inerrant Word of God
  2. in only one God, eternally existent in three persons – Father, Son, Holy Spirit, the creator of the universe.
  3. in the deity of Christ, His virgin birth, sinless life, His miracles, His atoning death, His resurrection, His return in power and glory.
  4. in the need of regeneration by the Holy Spirit, and in salvation by grace, through faith in Christ, apart from human efforts.
  5. in the spiritual unity of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

A complete statement of faith is available from the school office upon request.

Spiritual Training

At Halifax Christian Academy your children will be taught that they are valuable to God, who created them unique individuals, loves and cares for them daily, and made a way for them to know Him. This way is through Jesus Christ, who died on the cross to pay the penalty for the wrong things we all do, and whose resurrection demonstrates His power to give salvation to all who believe. Now by His Holy Spirit He can befriend and help us, living in us His life of love towards God and others.

This is the Christian gospel message that is modelled at HCA, and must be respected by all. However, no student will be put under any pressure to accept or believe these things.

Students in Senior High school (Grades10–12) are encouraged to attend an evangelical church at least once a week, and are expected to participate in community or Christian service activities.

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The Minor In Mechanical Engineering

The minor in mechanical engineering complements studies in a major field closely allied to mechanical engineering, such as materials science and engineering, aeronautics and astronautics, electrical engineering, management, and a number of other possibilities. The minor shows prospective employers and professional schools that the student has pursued these additional studies in a structured manner with the full endorsement of the faculty of the ME department. Many students find that such certification enhances their employment opportunities.

The requirements for a Minor in Mechanical Engineering are as follows: Students pursuing a minor in the department must complete a total of six 12-unit subjects (including 18.03 as a prerequisite to departmental subjects). Subjects for the minor must constitute a coherent program approved by the department, and be drawn from the required subjects and departmental electives in the Course 2 or Course 2-OE degree programs. These subjects must include four of these degree programs’ required core subjects.

Note that subjects selected for the minor program may count toward General Institute Requirements and Departmental Program requirements in the major department; however, the subjects selected for a minor in mechanical engineering are expected to constitute a coherent program with a distinctive disciplinary flavor within the field of mechanical engineering. Subjects taken under the junior-senior P/D/F grading option cannot be used for a minor program. The ME Undergraduate Office (Rm. 1-110, x3-2305) is available to help students develop a minor program of study in mechanical engineering.

Students who wish to designate mechanical engineering as a minor should do so by completing the Minor Application Form in consultation with the ME Undergraduate Office by the end of the second year of registration, but no later than the Add Date of one full term preceding the one in which the S.B. degree is to be awarded. A brief statement describing the coherency of the proposed plan of study and its relationship to the major field of study must accompany this form, together with a grade report. By the end of the third week of the term in which they expect to receive the S.B. degree, students must then submit the Minor Completion Form, signed by the ME Undergraduate Office.

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