Our Story
Coram Deo Academy was established in 2008 as an enrichment program for homeschooled high school students using classical and Christian tools and methods. Classes met at Richland Baptist Church in Richland, Washington. A volunteer board directed the business of the Academy, with Reverend Donald VanDyken as Headmaster.
In 2012, parents and board members found enough interest to launch a formal grammar school for kindergarten through grade 2, with the plan to add grades each year. Over the next few years CDA grew to include the Logic level and a second location.
Student Body, 2014-2015
In 2018, Reverend VanDyken retired and Mrs. Crystal Eberle was appointed Head of School. CDA moved from our Richland location to Quinault Baptist Church that same year. This allowed the Academy to grow our Logic School and provide more space for everyone.
In the fall of 2020, CDA added our first group of Rhetoric students under the direction of Mrs. Carolyn Johnson. In the fall of 2022, the Upper School (both Logic and Rhetoric or 7th-12th) moved to Grace United Reformed Church in Kennewick, while the Lower School (K-6th) continues to grow at the Quinault campus.
We continue to pray for the day when our school will have a combined campus and the spaces to grow to our full potential.