How to Open a Christian School for Children
Starting a christian school takes a lot of dedication, hard work and prayer. It takes a solid belief and philosophy to build an unbreakable foundation of spiritual education. It takes planning and community support, as well as support from churches, pastors and parents. Planning can take a year or more before the school actually opens, but if it is all done correctly, the rewards can be great. Before you know it, you can introduce God back into the classroom again.
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Speak to the community. Spread the word about your desire to open a Christian school and find out how many parents would be interested in enrolling their children. Take a general census so that you will know what grade levels you will need to provide an education for, and how many children you may have in your school. This can be done through your local churches and community meetings.
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Find a facility. Once you have an estimated number of children who will be attending your school, search for a facility that will comfortably accommodate them and a teaching staff. You also want to be sure you can provide a lunchroom, gymnasium and playground.
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Choose your philosophy statement. Your philosophy statement is going to be the biblical basis of your educational standards. This will be the guideline when choosing your curriculum and textbooks, and your teachers, and will be what attracts parents to your school.
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Hold a fundraiser. This helps to prevent debt pileup before getting started and will help pay for your initial start-up costs and materials. Donations may come from local churches, businesses and parents who want a Christian school in the community.
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Prepare your budget. Determine how much your tuition is going to be for each child, how many staff members you will need to run the school and what their salaries will be, and the cost for advertising the school as it gets closer to enrollment time.
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Hire your teachers. Recruit from Christian colleges that share the same philosophy as you. This ensures that the teachers you hire will abide by the philosophy you have chosen.
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Prepare your facility. Be sure your facility is ready for building inspections and will pass all necessary codes. Order desks and chairs and make sure all the furniture is in place and everything is clean before inspections.
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Order supplies. This includes everything needed by the teaching, custodial and office staff. When you order textbooks, choose a publishing company that supports your philosophy; all publishers vary in their curriculum according to the philosophy they believe in.
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Make your calendar. Decide on the length of the school year (following state laws, of course) and make your school calendar accordingly. Be sure to list vacation dates, conference dates, the start and end dates for the school year, and any important observances.
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Enroll your students. Devise an application for the parents to fill out, and then conduct an interview with both the student and the parents. Let them know what you believe and give them the opportunity to ask any questions they might have. You will also want to take them on a tour of the facility.
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Resources
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