Windsor Academy

{{Short description|Private Christian school in Bibb County, Georgia, United States}}

{{Use American English|date=July 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox school | name = Windsor Academy | motto = | address = 4150 Jones Rd | city = Macon, Georgia | zipcode = 31216 | country = United States  | coordinates = {{Coord|32.731206|-83.699672|display=title,inline|format=dms|type:edu}} | established = {{Start date and age|1970|April|30|p=1}} | type = Private Christian | head_label = Headmaster | grades = KG–12<ref name="NCES" /> | enrollment = 313 (2019–20)<ref name="NCES">{{Cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=00296506 |title=Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Windsor Academy |website=National Center for Education Statistics |publisher=Institute of Education Sciences |access-date=January 1, 2023}}</ref> | teaching_staff = 20.0 (FTE) (2019–20)<ref name="NCES" /> | ratio = 15.6 (2019–20)<ref name="NCES" /> | campus_size = {{convert|30|acres|ha}} | accreditations = Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), AdvancED | mascot = Knights | newspaper = | colors = | website = {{URL|waknights.com}} }} '''Windsor Academy''' is a private Christian school in Bibb County, Georgia, United States. The school provides education from preschool to high school, primarily following a liberal arts model with Christian influence.

== History == Windsor Academy was founded in 1970 as a segregation academy to serve white students in the area south of Macon. The same year, Tattnall Square Academy, First Presbyterian Day School, and Central Fellowship Christian Academy were founded for the same purpose.<ref name="mt170331">{{cite news|last1=HONAKER|first1=ANDREA|title=Journey to school integration was painful, prolonged process|url=http://www.macon.com/news/local/education/article141999234.html|accessdate=November 21, 2017|publisher=Macon Telegraph|date=March 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.macon.com/news/special-reports/disintegration/article180214746.html|title=Multiracial families report mixed results with school choice in Macon-Bibb County|work=macon|access-date=November 8, 2017|language=en}}</ref> Located on Jones Road, it was originally financed by the memberships of ten families.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

== Notable alumni == * Jason Aldean – country musician<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thesouthernweekend.com/update-we-saw-jason-aldean-shoot-his-new-music-video-2/|title=UPDATE – We Saw Jason Aldean Shoot His New Music Video {{!}} The Southern Weekend|date=September 24, 2015|work=The Southern Weekend|access-date=December 12, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> * Nancy Grace – prosecutor, CNN and Court TV host<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.macon.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/ed-grisamore/article105158656.html|title=Nancy Grace has new projects in store as TV show nears end|work=macon|access-date=December 12, 2017|language=en}}</ref>

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{Official website|https://waknights.com/}} {{Middle Georgia Independent Schools}} {{Macon schools}} {{GISA Class AA Region 3}}

Category:Christian schools in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Schools in Macon, Georgia Category:Segregation academies in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Private high schools in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Private middle schools in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Private elementary schools in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Educational institutions established in 1970 Category:1970 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)