Lighthouse Christian School
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ABOUT US — LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Lighthouse Christian School, Gig Harbor, WA - Fast FactsFast 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  (.mov)

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.

 

Lighthouse Christian School, Gig Harbor, WA - Our VisionOUR 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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