Church school

[Esaias]

Does your church have a private school?

Can you describe the following:

1. Number of students
2. Number of teachers
3. Curriculum used
4. Training of teachers
5. Average yearly tuition cost per student
6. Average total yearly cost to operate
7. What role the church plays in financing, hiring, training of staff and faculty, curriculum selection, etc.
8. Areas you think improvement is needed

Anyone?

[TJJJ]

Home schooling

[n david]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Does your church have a private school?

Can you describe the following:

1. Number of students
2. Number of teachers
3. Curriculum used
4. Training of teachers
5. Average yearly tuition cost per student
6. Average total yearly cost to operate
7. What role the church plays in financing, hiring, training of staff and faculty, curriculum selection, etc.
8. Areas you think improvement is needed

Anyone?

The church in which my father was Pastor had a private school when I was growing up. It closed shortly after I graduated.

1. At its height, about 30. When I graduated, about 18, mostly elementary.
2. Between 3-7, depending on the day.
3. Accelerated Christian Education.
4. I believe the teachers went through some kind of ACE training. They were all volunteers from the church
5. Free to students who attended church.
6. I don't know. Couldn't have been cheap, between curriculum, books, lunch and other activities.
7. It was completely private. All costs were incurred by the church. Staff were volunteers from the church. Training was through ACE.
8. Improvements, IIRC, could have been with knowledge of the staff, especially once our Youth Pastor moved to another city to Pastor a church. For readers who don't know ACE, students work on their own using a workbook, or PACE (Packet of Accelerated Christian Education), it's not instructor-led.

[Amanah]

Originally Posted by n david

The church in which my father was Pastor had a private school when I was growing up. It closed shortly after I graduated.

1. At its height, about 30. When I graduated, about 18, mostly elementary.
2. Between 3-7, depending on the day.
3. Accelerated Christian Education.
4. I believe the teachers went through some kind of ACE training. They were all volunteers from the church
5. Free to students who attended church.
6. I don't know. Couldn't have been cheap, between curriculum, books, lunch and other activities.
7. It was completely private. All costs were incurred by the church. Staff were volunteers from the church. Training was through ACE.
8. Improvements, IIRC, could have been with knowledge of the staff, especially once our Youth Pastor moved to another city to Pastor a church. For readers who don't know ACE, students work on their own using a workbook, or PACE (Packet of Accelerated Christian Education), it's not instructor-led.

My child went to a church school just like this one, but the parents paid a small tuition and paid for the cost of materials. His education was excellent. His last year of high school he wanted to transfer to a public school, they tested him and he placed in honors classes. He hated it and transferred back.

[Evang.Benincasa]

homeschooler

[n david]

My daughter currently attends a small charter school. She's in 3rd grade and doing very well.

[Steve Epley]

The church I Pastor has had a school since the late 60’s or early 70’s. We have about 40 students. I make no issue in church over it. Several in the church home school their children others send them to public schools.
We use Abeka dvd’s. Very excellent. Our tuition is low we do some fund raising. The church bears lots of the cost.
Our teachers are nominally paid.
Our children are getting an exceptional education.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

The church I Pastor has had a school since the late 60’s or early 70’s. We have about 40 students. I make no issue in church over it. Several in the church home school their children others send them to public schools.
We use Abeka dvd’s. Very excellent. Our tuition is low we do some fund raising. The church bears lots of the cost.
Our teachers are nominally paid.
Our children are getting an exceptional education.

I home schooled a season until my daughter became smarter than me, and used a Church school where we attended once. Sadly much of my 3 girls education was in Public school.

[jediwill83]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

The church I Pastor has had a school since the late 60’s or early 70’s. We have about 40 students. I make no issue in church over it. Several in the church home school their children others send them to public schools.
We use Abeka dvd’s. Very excellent. Our tuition is low we do some fund raising. The church bears lots of the cost.
Our teachers are nominally paid.
Our children are getting an exceptional education.

My last three years of highschool was through Abeka. Good stuff. Ive done ACE and Abeka...I prefer Abeka.

[MawMaw]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

The church I Pastor has had a school since the late 60’s or early 70’s. We have about 40 students. I make no issue in church over it. Several in the church home school their children others send them to public schools.
We use Abeka dvd’s. Very excellent. Our tuition is low we do some fund raising. The church bears lots of the cost.
Our teachers are nominally paid.
Our children are getting an exceptional education.

Awesome! All of my grandchildren are home schooled and they all use the Abeka program. It's great and they are doing wonderful!