Heritage Christian School: Academics

Heritage Christian School is committed to providing its students with a high-quality, well-rounded education from a Christ-centered prespective. Instruction at Heritage emphasizes the mastery of a core body of knowledge, but adds the higher goal of exposing students to the depth and breadth of learning that comes only from recognizing God as the source of all knowledge.

Core academic subjects include Bible, math, language arts, science, and history. Students also receive instruction in Latin, music, art, physical education, Spanish, and more. Each student is challenged to excel academically and spiritually to the glory of God, with the expectation that all can succeed. Students have the opportunity to be creative and influential for Christ, and to think in an innovative and independent manner in a broad range of subjects. A love of learning is fostered in each child.

Believing that a quality education is one of the most effective tools for influencing the world for Christ, children are trained to think critically from God's perspective, now and for the rest of their lives. Students are taught from a biblical worldview to discern the values of the present culture and how to negotiate it successfully as Christians. By doing so, Heritage students learn to become advocates for the lost while fighting the doctrines of the enemy.

PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES
Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled twice a year at the end of the first and third quarter. Conferences serve as an opportunity to discuss student educational, emotional, and spiritual growth. Information concerning conference times is disseminated after the end of the first quarter in October and at the end of the third quarter in March. Parents are encouraged to call, however, at any time they believe a conference is necessary with any or all their child's teachers.

STANDARDIZED ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
Heritage Christian School administers the Stanford Achievement Test to all students annually for one week each spring. The Stanford Achievement Test is a comprehensive battery of tests designed to assess individual student performance and school progress. The test provides helpful information in assessing student growth as well as for improving instruction and curriculum.

LIBRARY
The mission of the library is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information by access to information, instructions in use of information, and cooperation between educators to meet the individual needs of the students. The school library program is integrated into the curriculum by the collaborative efforts of all responsible for student learning.

The library is open to all students and faculty members. There are a variety of materials from books and magazines to videotapes, maps, and posters available for checkout or use in the library, with new materials added throughout the year. All catalogued items except reference materials may be checked out from the library. Hours for check-out are posted and all materials must be checked out through the library's computer system. Books may be checked out for a period of three (3) weeks and may be renewed by contacting the library before they are overdue.

The library assesses a $0.10 per day fine to students who have books overdue. The librarian will either post an overdue list in the library and/or provide each teacher with a list of students with overdue materials. Students with outstanding fines and/or books will not be allowed to check out books until they are paid. In addition, report cards will not be released until fines are paid.