Principal Connection
Top 10 Reasons to Enroll in a Lutheran School
Last month I wrote about five of the Top Ten Reasons for Enrolling in a Lutheran School. Academic Results, Our Kids Love our School, Parents Appreciate Trinity and Choose to Be Involved, Excellent Pre-School, and Tuition Assistance are the first five. This month we will look at five more reasons to enroll.
5. We are Affordable – Visitors are surprised at how reasonably priced our quality education program is compared to other high quality Christian schools in our area. To choose a different Christian school in the Crown Point area that comes anywhere close to a similar combination of program, staffing, and facility found at Trinity Lutheran, families have to pay $1000 or more per child over our school tuition. Families are able to spread payments out over various monthly plans. Families who pay in full up front even receive a discount off of that rate. We are positive we offer the absolute best value in Christian education in Crown Point!
4. Outstanding Teachers – Our professional educators are fully qualified and thoroughly educated, with many already holding Indiana State Teaching licenses and pursuing Master’s degrees. They have years of experience in Christian education, and have demonstrated their commitment and passion to sharing Christian faith and values with children and families while passing on their lifelong love for learning.
3. Our student-teacher ratio is kept low – Small class sizes at all grade levels allow students to receive excellent attention, with teachers able to appropriately address learning hurdles and intellectually challenge students. The children stay interested and motivated all day long. We maintain a 6-1 student-teacher ratio for our youngest children, the Junior Preschoolers and the Pre-Kindergarteners as well. At the K-8 level, the average class size is 12-15 students, and a maximum of 24 is set for Kindergarten through 8th grade. Kindergarten has a full time aide when they have 20 or more students.
2. Core Knowledge Sequence Curriculum – In pursuit of academic excellence, greater achievement, and higher literacy, our school has joined with schools and districts across Indiana in implementing the Academic Standards. This is a solid, specific, shared, and sequenced curriculum, establishing strong foundations of knowledge, grade by grade. The Academic Standards provide a clear outline of content to be covered at each grade level, PS-8, ensuring our students enter each new grade ready to learn. Our curriculum also provides the children with the shared cultural knowledge they need. We fill out our curriculum with other instructional components vital to a well-rounded education: physical education, computers, music (general, vocal, and instrumental), and art. At the center of all we teach is our Faith Instruction.
The Top Reason for Enrolling in a Lutheran School:
1. We are Christ-centered – We believe the Bible is the completely accurate and true Word of God. We believe we have salvation and eternal life through faith alone, by the Trinity of God and not by anything we have earned or accomplished for ourselves. We believe in Jesus Christ as our Savior, the Lord of our lives. These core beliefs impact and influence every aspect of our school. Our School Mission Statement says it clearly: Servants of Jesus…Learning, Caring, and Sharing God’s Word. Trinity Lutheran School exists to provide a Christ-centered education in a loving Christian atmosphere, partnering with parents to instruct and train children in spiritual, academic, physical, social, and emotional areas of development while developing and strengthening relationships with God and each other.
We are very excited that our Day School Board passed to allow us to open a second Kindergarten class. While this may mean a little shuffling of rooms we know we are going to be able to positively affect more children with the Gospel.
Our school year begins with Registration Day on August 5 from 9-11 AM and 3-7 PM. We will have a way people can register prior to this day so watch your mail box for information. Home visits will be done before our first day of school August 16. We will celebrate our Back to School BBQ August 12 at 5:30 PM. We look forward to partnering with you again to raise your children up in the Lord. Thank you for the joy of working together this year!
May the warm love of our heavenly Father flow over your heart as you reach out in love to our families knowing that with God all things are possible!
John E. Schultz, Principal
Trinity Lutheran School, Crown Point, IN
1 Thessalonians 5:18 ~ "In everything give thanks!"
