E.A. Sutherland Education Association

Laurelbrook Academy

114 Campus Drive
Dayton, TN 37321

(423) 775-3339
(423) 775-6052 (fax)

Laurelbrook School is a co-educational self-supporting school, cooperating closely with the educational department of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination and operated in accordance with the principles set forth in the Bible and in the writings of Ellen G. White, whom Seventh-day Adventists believe had the gift of prophecy and a close relationship with God.

Situated on roughly 2000 acres on the top of Dayton Mountain ten miles from Dayton, Tennessee, Laurelbrook operates a 9-12 grade boarding high-school level program, an elementary school for staff students, and a 50-bed state-approved nursing home, and a large truck garden. The program is accredited by the State of Tennessee (USA) through the E.A. Sutherland Educational Association or EASEA, a state-chartered educational accrediting agency.

Our staff are committed to providing quality education in a Christ-filled environment.

The Educational Program

The high-school level program has several aims:

To develop in the student a sense of the dignity of labor and of financial responsibility; to demonstrate to the student that work is a blessing and a safeguard from temptation.
To train the youth to be thinkers, and not mere reflectors of other men's thoughts.
To direct the minds of the youth to God's own revelation of Himself in His Word and in nature through appreciative, systematic and experimental study.
To provide opportunities for learning the joys of Christian service.
To teach the necessity and the power of application.
To help the student develop those health habits which will provide the foundation of healthful living that is essential for any achievement in life.
To develop a sincere interest in and appreciation for cultural and avocational activities that ennoble and uplift the participant, in the fields of music, reading, hobbies and recreation.