French Camp Academy

[1] The school operates several businesses in French Camp, including a bed and breakfast, a gift shop, and a restaurant.

[2] A group of Scotch-Irish Christians, under the area Presbyterian Church, established the Central Mississippi Institute for Girls in 1885.

The observatory, with 16 telescopes, has a clear view of outer space since it is far from major cities, which are sources of light pollution.

[7] [6] French Camp operates the Council House Café, a restaurant, in a 17-foot (5.2 m) by 17-foot (5.2 m) log cabin that was built in 1820 and once served as a meeting place for Greenwood LeFlore.

The Council House serves sandwiches, salads, soups, bread pudding,[8] and Mississippi mud pie.

H. Richard Cannon, president of the school, conceived of the idea of the radio station while taking a mission field trip in New Guinea.

[11] The French Camp village Harvest Festival, held annually every second Saturday of October, has its proceeds benefiting the school.