Groundbreaking to be held for new Christian school in South Kona

South Kona will soon have another option for K-12 education.

Corban Academy, a ministry of Kona Faith Center, Inc. in Captain Cook, will be opening its doors for students this fall.

A land dedication ceremony will be held on Jan. 20 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on the south lot of Kona Faith Center, Inc. in Captain Cook.

Pastor Gail Kamakahi, founder of Thy Word Ministry – Kona Faith Center, now Kona Faith Center, Inc., open the ceremony with a special prayer. Kahu Kealoha Kaopua will preside with a cultural ceremony breaking ground for Corban Academy.

“Our approach to education provides a learning environment where students learn key skills and concepts at an individualized pace so they are free to cultivate and activate their God-given purpose and calling,” said Pastor Jason Meechan, senior pastor of Kona Faith Center and headmaster of Corban Academy.

Corban Academy will utilize a curriculum called Accelerated Christian Education, and in addition to this curriculum, students will have opportunities to learn skills such as agriculture, art, technology, lifestyle fitness, and other workforce skills in their extended day, in order to accommodate working families’ schedules.

Upon completion of the academy, the goal is for each student to graduate with an associates degree through Hawai‘i Community College, or earn college credit through Grand Canyon University, and be ready to transfer to a university or enter the workforce.