Nestled at the base of the La Sal Mountains just 30 minutes from world-renowned Arches National Park, DayStar Adventist Academy offers service-oriented education with a college entrance level curriculum.
DayStar began in 1970 when two doctors in Salt Lake City, Utah, saw the need for an academy in the Nevada-Utah Conference. Today the school operates on a basis of strong academics, work education, and a belief that character is the most important part of development.
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the school’s biggest assets is the agricultural training program. Students learn to produce alfalfa and wheat, and to grow a market garden. In the process they also lower their tuition costs. Along with these daily activities, students enjoy rafting and kayaking on the nearby Colorado River; mountain biking, rappelling, camping, and hiking in the state and national parks; equine management, snowboarding and skiing at nearby resorts; and rescue and relief training. The school recently added an airplane mechanics class to its curriculum. This training will allow students who take the four-year course to become licensed airplane mechanics. With such a variety of activities at its fingertips, the academy has chosen to emphasize missions.
Through classroom instruction and outdoor activities, the staff seek to introduce students to Jesus Christ. Their goal is to train students for service and to equip them with skills that will allow them to effectively minister to others. In the process of coming to know Christ, the students experience true education: the harmonious development of physical, mental, and spiritual powers and the ability to be thinkers and not mere reflectors of others’ thoughts.
DayStar’s greatest focus is helping students to know Jesus as their best Friend, which allows them to discover and implement God’s plan for their lives. This mission is summed up by their motto: “To know God and make Him known is our business here.”
