Our Vision:
To provide an educational opportunity for children of like-minded Christian families, offering excellence in moral and academic training, through an educational process that blends classroom and at home learning.
Our Mission:
A School Based on Biblical Truth
We believe the precepts of God’s Word set the absolute standard to which we are to train our children. The community of families in our school share common convictions based on biblical principles that relate to the moral and academic training of their children. Biblical truth will be the foundation of every subject. We desire to avoid legalism by remaining committed to God’s truth, not our own traditions and ideals.
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. (Colossians 2:8, NIV)
A School of Like-Minded Families
Like-mindedness is achieved through the mutual participation of parents in Growing Kids God’s Way classes that allow us to share similar philosophies and goals. The at-home and at-school application of the moral precepts presented in the classes is vital to the continuing God-centered culture at Family Life Community School. There are several excellent resources available on the subject of biblical parenting which FLCS suggests, and participating in these curricula provides an excellent means for communication. This allows the teachers and parents to “speak the same language.”
…bring them [children] up in the training and instruction of the Lord. (Ephesians 6:4b, NIV)
A School of Academic Excellence
We intend to provide an education of value for each student which exceeds the requirements of local, state and federal agencies. Our teachers are professional Christian educators who are qualified to teach both their subjects and grade levels. We believe academic excellence is achievable in our school through an education based on a biblical worldview and a low student-to-teacher ratio (approximately sixteen students per teacher, plus a parent aide). This allows for a more personal and in-depth assessment of each student’s strengths and weaknesses.
A School of Moral Excellence
While it is understood that moral character training is a fundamental responsibility of parents, we believe it is our duty as a school to support and enhance this parental training. Students will experience the biblical concept of “iron sharpening iron,” rather than “bad morals corrupting good values.”
We believe the school should strive to protect the moral innocence of the students. When we speak of innocence, we refer to a worldly naïveté, a lack of experience with that which is unholy (the world), or a lack of exposure to defilement. We believe children should be allowed to remain children as long as they can. The school will therefore not introduce concepts that are inappropriate for children, such as drug awareness, sex education, AIDS awareness, etc. It is the responsibility of the parents to teach their children to be masters of their passions and to evaluate their child’s readiness for introducing such concepts. We further believe that children, who have been introduced to these concepts at home, even from a biblical perspective, are to show discretion by not introducing these concepts to other children. We hold that the character of the school reflects the collective character of the families of the school. Additionally, when families of a school are too diverse in the views of biblically and morally questionable issues, the school’s character is weakened.
…be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil. (Romans 16:19b, NIV)
…Bad company corrupts good character. (1 Corinthians 15:33, NIV)
A School with Mentors as Teachers
We intend for our teachers to serve as mentors who exemplify character and demonstrate excellence in their subject areas and grade levels. Family Life Community School will have distinctive trust relationships between the school teachers and parents. We, as parents, will trust that the teachers will continue to hold our children to the same biblically-based standards that we are teaching at home. The teachers will trust that we will promptly address at home any behavioral concerns that occur within the classroom.
A School that Blends Classroom and Parent-Guided School Days
Parents at FLCS are dedicated to taking responsibility for the moral and academic training of the children and are committed to a high level of involvement in their educational instruction. We achieve this by being co-instructors with the teachers as well as volunteering our time regularly in the classroom and for other school-related tasks.
A School that is Other-Oriented
We believe that an orientation towards loving and serving others is not only a command of Scripture (love your neighbor as yourself), but an overflow of salvation (he who is forgiven much, loves much). Therefore, the school will reinforce the preciousness of those outside of self and enhance a sense of unity among the community (How good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity). FLCS will provide children with opportunities to put others’ needs before their own, cultivating a lifestyle that reflects Christ in them.
…in humility value others above yourselves. (Philippians 2:3b, NIV)
"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth."
3 John 1:4
To provide an educational opportunity for children of like-minded Christian families, offering excellence in moral and academic training, through an educational process that blends classroom and at home learning.
Our Mission:
A School Based on Biblical Truth
We believe the precepts of God’s Word set the absolute standard to which we are to train our children. The community of families in our school share common convictions based on biblical principles that relate to the moral and academic training of their children. Biblical truth will be the foundation of every subject. We desire to avoid legalism by remaining committed to God’s truth, not our own traditions and ideals.
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. (Colossians 2:8, NIV)
A School of Like-Minded Families
Like-mindedness is achieved through the mutual participation of parents in Growing Kids God’s Way classes that allow us to share similar philosophies and goals. The at-home and at-school application of the moral precepts presented in the classes is vital to the continuing God-centered culture at Family Life Community School. There are several excellent resources available on the subject of biblical parenting which FLCS suggests, and participating in these curricula provides an excellent means for communication. This allows the teachers and parents to “speak the same language.”
…bring them [children] up in the training and instruction of the Lord. (Ephesians 6:4b, NIV)
A School of Academic Excellence
We intend to provide an education of value for each student which exceeds the requirements of local, state and federal agencies. Our teachers are professional Christian educators who are qualified to teach both their subjects and grade levels. We believe academic excellence is achievable in our school through an education based on a biblical worldview and a low student-to-teacher ratio (approximately sixteen students per teacher, plus a parent aide). This allows for a more personal and in-depth assessment of each student’s strengths and weaknesses.
A School of Moral Excellence
While it is understood that moral character training is a fundamental responsibility of parents, we believe it is our duty as a school to support and enhance this parental training. Students will experience the biblical concept of “iron sharpening iron,” rather than “bad morals corrupting good values.”
We believe the school should strive to protect the moral innocence of the students. When we speak of innocence, we refer to a worldly naïveté, a lack of experience with that which is unholy (the world), or a lack of exposure to defilement. We believe children should be allowed to remain children as long as they can. The school will therefore not introduce concepts that are inappropriate for children, such as drug awareness, sex education, AIDS awareness, etc. It is the responsibility of the parents to teach their children to be masters of their passions and to evaluate their child’s readiness for introducing such concepts. We further believe that children, who have been introduced to these concepts at home, even from a biblical perspective, are to show discretion by not introducing these concepts to other children. We hold that the character of the school reflects the collective character of the families of the school. Additionally, when families of a school are too diverse in the views of biblically and morally questionable issues, the school’s character is weakened.
…be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil. (Romans 16:19b, NIV)
…Bad company corrupts good character. (1 Corinthians 15:33, NIV)
A School with Mentors as Teachers
We intend for our teachers to serve as mentors who exemplify character and demonstrate excellence in their subject areas and grade levels. Family Life Community School will have distinctive trust relationships between the school teachers and parents. We, as parents, will trust that the teachers will continue to hold our children to the same biblically-based standards that we are teaching at home. The teachers will trust that we will promptly address at home any behavioral concerns that occur within the classroom.
A School that Blends Classroom and Parent-Guided School Days
Parents at FLCS are dedicated to taking responsibility for the moral and academic training of the children and are committed to a high level of involvement in their educational instruction. We achieve this by being co-instructors with the teachers as well as volunteering our time regularly in the classroom and for other school-related tasks.
A School that is Other-Oriented
We believe that an orientation towards loving and serving others is not only a command of Scripture (love your neighbor as yourself), but an overflow of salvation (he who is forgiven much, loves much). Therefore, the school will reinforce the preciousness of those outside of self and enhance a sense of unity among the community (How good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity). FLCS will provide children with opportunities to put others’ needs before their own, cultivating a lifestyle that reflects Christ in them.
…in humility value others above yourselves. (Philippians 2:3b, NIV)
"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth."
3 John 1:4
