ABOUT US — LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Fast Facts
- Founded in 1994 to provide high-quality Christian education
- 325 students this year in grades K-8
- Non-denominational religious affiliation built on a Biblical worldview
- Competitive tuition with strong financial assistance program
- Certified faculty with average student – teacher ratio of 18:1
- SAT scores at Lighthouse average in the top 20th percentile
- Sports programs, including basketball, volleyball, cross-country, golf, and soccer
- Fine arts, including drama, art, choir, band, and Suzuki violin
- Community and global outreach serving FISH Food Bank, and All God’s Children school in Liberia,
- High-speed wireless network access campus wide
- Transformed lives that make a difference in the world
For more information about our school, please check out the below promotional video.
Lighthouse Promotional Video - 2010
Note: This video requires Quicktime and is approx. 70MB.
Our Mission
Lighthouse Christian School exists to glorify God by providing quality, Christ-centered education that will nurture students to become spiritually minded, academically versed, socially balanced, and equipped to make a positive impact in their community to the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
OUR VISION
Lighthouse Christian School is recognized for its excellent, comprehensive, and dynamic program that inspires and trains Godly leaders. We strive to reflect Christ’s excellence within a Spirit-filled and joyful community.
Spirit:
Inspired, joy-filled culture that promotes and demonstrates the love of Christ and love for one another
A place where staff and students are loved, nurtured, and long to be
· A school community that nurtures a humble and broken heart before Him, while teaching submission to the Lord’s sovereignty over our lives
· A place where strong partnerships exist with parents who actively support our school
Impact:
· Thoroughly equip students to impact the world for Christ
· LCS shall be known in the community for our love of Christ and others
· Active mission / service outreach effort
· LCS shall be known as a place of excellence that reflects the character of Christ
· Other points:
o Broad community utilization of our facility
o Community resource on key educational topics
o Healthy relationships with area Christian schools to support Christian education
Program and Outcomes:
· Achieve high student outcomes (test scores) and ratings from current and alumni families
· Maintain a steadfast commitment to excellence, continuous improvement, and mission achievement
· Integrated Leadership and life skills throughout program
· 21st Century Learning skill development (e.g., technology proficiency, collaboration, global perspective, critical thinking, financial/economic literacy)
· Significant professional development opportunities for staff
· Instructional diversity to meet needs of different learning styles
· Available support services for students with varying needs
Financial Strength:
To be a recognized leader in financial stewardship through a sustainable funding model enabling LCS to support the following aspirational goals:
· planned giving/endowments/complex gifts accommodation
· responsible level of debt (preferably elimination)
· healthy reserves
· ability to attract and retain talent, while offering competitive staff compensation package
· high capacity utilization (attract and retain clients/families)
· economically accessible and diverse to broad incomes and multi-student families
· ability to draw from a broad community
· to be recognized as an asset to the educational and spiritual community in the Puget Sound area
· broad facility usage for community as outreach opportunity and income source
Need to ensure clear measurements/outcomes expectations, milestones, and timelines.
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