Grades Taught
ECDP - Grade 9
About
Fort McMurray Christian School is an ECDP-Grade 9 public school located in Timberlea that is not only focused on continuing a strong record of academic excellence but also supporting children with their faith within a safe and caring community.
Introduction
We are excited to partner with families to educate their children for life. Fort McMurray Christian School accepts students from all areas of Fort McMurray.
About the School
Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path…Psalm 119:105
Fort McMurray Christian School is an interdenominational Christian school operating as an alternative program of the Fort McMurray Public School District. Our curriculum meets Alberta Education guidelines and our students take the same competency exams as students in Public and Separate schools. We offer classes for children from Early Childhood (ECDP) through grade nine.
We are committed to training our children in the way they should go! (Proverbs 22:6)
We are affiliated with Prairie Centre for Christian Education, as well as the Association of Independent Schools and Colleges in Alberta (AISCA).
We are an alternative school within the public district. Here is our Partnership Agreement with the district.
Who we are and how we are different
Fort McMurray Christian School, as a fully accredited school, follows Alberta curriculum standards. In all subject areas, God is acknowledged as the creator and sustainer of the world. Students will develop an understanding of this awesome reality and the way that this affects living in this world. Christian teachers integrate a Christian perspective using their professional background and training, as well as curriculum resources produced by Christian Schools International and other Christian publishers. These fully trained, Alberta certified teachers encourage students in their God-given responsibilities and abilities. The grade integrated classrooms provide opportunities for students to learn responsibility and cooperation, but also to develop a spirit of community. Library visits, field trips, and assemblies enhance the students’ education. The low student-to-teacher ratio facilitates greater individual attention.
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Mission Statement
- To provide students with an education based on Scripture. The Christian perspective is integrated into every aspect of study.
- To acknowledge the Lordship of Christ and to develop the students’ understanding of their own relationship to God as well as their relationship to others and Creation.
- To provide an education that allows children to reach their potential academically, spiritually, emotionally, socially and physically.
- To direct students in the development of Christ-like character.
- To prepare students to be of service in the community.
Values
There is no neutral ground in the business of educating our children. All schools are based on a particular philosophy and promote certain values.
Fort McMurray Christian School is a testimony of God’s grace in our community.
- It helps children stand in awe of God and His creation.
- It explores the effects of sin and guides students toward Godly wisdom.
- It allows them to respond in service to God and to others.
Christian Education The core of Christian education is the education of the heart as well as the mind.
Parents lay the foundations of the Christian life in their home, while the Christian school expands the children’s horizons, deepens their insight, improves their abilities and guides them along the path that leads to wisdom.
Christian education is a careful training of each dimension of the child – physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social, aesthetic, and moral – with unity and consistency.