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Culture Camp
June 22-26
Rising 1st – Rising 5th
Any School, Christian Academy School System or Other

This one-of-a-kind camp will take your child on an exciting journey to explore five fascinating countries: Morocco, China, Ireland, Brazil and Fiji. Campers will experience culture through hands-on activities, art projects, music, stories, food and traditional games. The experience is more than just play; it’s an opportunity to grow spiritually, socially and intellectually.

Art Camp
July 6-9
Rising 3rd – Rising 5th
Any School, Christian Academy School System or Other

Creating Beauty from Recylables – Shoe Faces and Scrap Wooden Fish

Woodland Workshop
June 8-11
Rising 1st – Rising 4th
Christian Academy of Indiana Only

At Woodland Workshop, creativity grows wild! We will venture into the woods to explore, collect and create using the wonders of nature. Each day is filled with discovery – gathering leaves, pinecones, bark and stones to tranform into unique works of art. From collages to twig sculptures, students learn how to turn natural materials into imaginative creations while developing a deeper appreciation for the outdoors.

Manners Matter Camp
June 15-17
Rising 3rd -Rising 5th
Christian Academy of Indiana or Christian Academy of Louisville

This engaging summer camp helps elementary students build confidence through learning proper ettiquette, polite manners and strong conversation skills in fun, interactive ways and through a biblical worldview lens. The experience concludes with a special ettiquette brunch where students can practice and showcase everything they’ve learned.

Lego Camp
June 15-18
Rising 1st – Rising 3rd
Christian Academy of Indiana Only

Students will develop creativity, problem solving and basic engineering thinking through hands-on Lego building challenges. Campers will practice collaboration, planning and perseverance while designing and improving their builds.

Christian Academy of Indiana and Louisville Families – Registration is now open for our upcoming 2026 Summer Theatre Camp and we would love for your student to be a part of this creative and engaging experience.

Our camp is designed for students of all experience levels who are interested in acting, singing and stage production. Throughout the camp, students will participate in interactive workshops focused on acting techniques, movement and voice. They will also collaborate with peers to rehearse and display their hard work at a final performance for family and friends.

Camp Details:

• Dates: June 1 – 5  and  8 – 12
• Location: Christian Academy of Indiana
• Grade Levels (based on the 2025 – 2026 academic school year): Elementary (K – 4), Middle School (5 – 7) and  High School (8 – 12)
• Times: Middle and High School from 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., Elementary from 1 – 4:30 p.m.

For further details, please view our camp flyer.

Spots are limited so we encourage you to register early to secure your place! Click here to register your student.

If you have any questions or would like additional information, please don’t hesitate to reach out Dr. Jason Branim, Theatre Camp Director, at [email protected]. We’re excited to work with your student and help them build skills, try new things and enjoy being part of a theatre group.

Monday, March 16, 2026 12:52 PM EDT

By Abriana Herron

Students open their lockers at the Christian Academy of Indiana’s new middle school facility. The school system recently finished construction on the expansion project. (Photo provided by Christian Academy of Indiana)

NEW ALBANY, Ind. – Students at Christian Academy of Indiana are settling into a newly opened middle school building on the school’s New Albany campus.

The two-story facility, which serves fifth through eighth graders, opened earlier this month and now houses about 400 students and 35 faculty members. The building includes classrooms, labs and collaborative learning spaces designed specifically for middle school students.

Superintendent Darin Long said the moment students first walked through the doors was memorable.

“It was great to see all those smiles on the faces when they came walking in,” Long said in an interview with Inside INdiana Business. “Very exciting time. You don’t get to see that very often in a career — a whole brand-new school opening.”

The expansion comes as Christian Academy of Indiana experiences significant enrollment growth. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the campus had about 700 students. That number has grown to around 1,300 this school year.

Long said several factors contributed to the increase, including long-term community growth, shifting priorities for families after the pandemic and Indiana’s Choice Scholarship Program.

Originally, school leaders planned a smaller building that would open in August 2025. However, after reviewing enrollment trends, Long said administrators paused the project and redesigned the facility to nearly double its size.

Construction ultimately produced a 44,000-square-foot facility connected to existing campus buildings. The expansion also included improvements such as additional cafeteria space and traffic flow upgrades.

Teachers and students are enjoying the new space Long said.

“One student, my favorite said, ‘Ooh, this is Gucci,’” he said. “I had to make sure that was a good thing, which it is.”

Long speaks more on student and teacher reactions to the new middle school facility.

During construction, the school temporarily relocated its fifth-grade class to nearby Graceland Baptist Church, about five miles away. Students were bused there for daily classes before returning to the main campus for electives and extracurricular activities.

The exterior of Christian Academy of Indiana’s middle school wing. (Photo provided by Christian Academy of Indiana)

The new building also introduces a different structure for middle school grades. Fifth and sixth graders share the first floor, while seventh and eighth graders are on the second floor. The arrangement is designed to ease the transition from elementary school to middle school.

“Most students go from one teacher in fifth grade to seven in sixth grade,” Long said. “So we thought if we could take that over a two-year time frame, that that would be better for the kids.”

Long said the goal of the expansion is to continue meeting demand from families seeking Christian education in the region.

“We want to come along other Christian families and partner with them to help disciple their children,” Long said.

Christian Academy School System operates campuses in both southern Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, serving about 3,200 students across the two states. The Indiana campus opened in 2005 after two local Christian schools merged to create the current preschool-through-12th grade campus.

Next year, the system will celebrate its 50th anniversary.

The $9 million Christian Academy of Indiana facility is located at 1000 Academy Drive.

Christian Academy School System

By Olivia Estright – Reporter, Louisville Business First

Mar 16, 2026

• Christian Academy of Indiana opened a $9 million middle school facility in New Albany.
• The school system serves 3,000 students across Louisville and Southern Indiana campuses.
• Enrollment reached an all-time high of more than 1,300 students this year at CAI.

The second-largest independent school in the Louisville area just unveiled its $9 million middle school facility in New Albany, Indiana.

The Christian Academy of Indiana facility is located at 1000 Academy Drive. The 44,000-square-foot building serves fifth through eighth grade students.

Bayus Design Works was the lead architect on the project, and Koetter Construction was the general contractor. Construction began in April 2025.

The school features classrooms, science labs, art rooms, a choir room, a media center, education resource rooms and a secured entrance. A spokesperson for the school said students began attending classes in the facility March 2.

According to a Christian Academy of Indiana release, the project also includes a 2,800-square-foot expansion of the cafeteria and a new campus entrance road, which eases traffic congestion on Grant Line Road.

In a previous LBF report, a spokesperson said the building was originally meant for students in sixth through eighth grades, but the school decided to expand the project once the decision was made to include fifth-grade students to facilitate a smoother transition into middle school.

The school’s K-5 to K-8 enrollment for the 2025-26 school year is 939 students, according to Business First research. That makes it the second largest independent school in the region.

The school has been experiencing record growth with its enrollment sitting at more than 1,300 students, an all-time high for CAI.

The middle school’s opening comes less than two years after the system opened the doors to a new $5 million classroom building on its English Station campus in Louisville.

The new 15,000-square-foot facility houses the school’s Junior Academy program for 3- and 4-year-olds and includes eight classrooms.

In total, in pre-K through 12th grade, the school system serves 3,000 students in Louisville and Southern Indiana.