Hope Christian School
Contact info:
Telephone: 205-664-2232
E-mail: info@hopechristian.net
Administrator's Name: Connie Atchison, contact Dawn Burchfield, Office Manager for application information
Website URL: www.hopechristian.net
Location (mailing address): Post Office Box 563, Alabaster, AL 35007 - Located in Pelham, AL - 13 miles South of Birmingham
Office hours (for phone contact): Tuesdays 1:00 pm -4:30 pm; Wednesday thru Friday 10:30 am to 4:00 pm.
Sponsoring church: Hope Church of Pelham
Enrollment area: Statewide - primarily the following counties: Blount, Clay, Chilton, Cullman, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, & Walker County
Statement of Faith: Required
HSLDA: strongly recommended
General description (or Mission Statement): Hope Christian School is both an administrative overseer (conventional school) and an enabler (home education). Hope is a ministry designed to serve the needs of the home. In this way, Hope offers families the accountability and structure of a private school, while insuring parents the influence of a home education format.
Requirements:
- Attend 3 meetings with the HCS Administrative Staff during the school year.
- 175 days of schooling - 3 to 4 hours of on task work per day, depending on age and grade level.
- A lesson plan book would need to be kept, which is checked in January at the required meetings.
- Report cards are turned in every 9 weeks, a template is provided (electronic versions available as well).
- A transcript for High School students must be turned in by January 10th (1st Semester) and by June 10th (Second Semester/Final).
- Parents of a High School Senior are required to attend a Senior meeting the year their child graduates.
Fees: For the 2008/2009 School Year - Registration $65.00 before June 1st, $75.00 between June 2nd & July 31st, $85.00 August 1st or later
Services: Each family is placed in a "support group" located in their area. Each group has a leader and an assistant and they coordinate group activities. We also offer school wide activities that are available to enrolled students.
Some of the benefits of enrolling with HCS are:
- A system of encouragement & support
- A means of accountability
- Member of State/National Christian School Associations
- Member of Athletic & Academic Associations
- Tier 1 school with all four branches of the U.S. Military (ASVAB required)
- Home School Legal Defense: Annual Group Rate $95
- ACT/SAT (College Boards) information & High School Code
- The maintenance and processing of Academic Records
- A Review Library of Curriculum
- Approved Curriculum provider list
- Orientation Clinic for New Families
- Annual Convention with Vendor Hall & Book Sale
- Workshops/ training seminars (i.e. High School & Scholarship)
- Annual standardized testing offered
- PLAN (pre-ACT)
- PSAT (pre-SAT)
- Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
- Report Cards
- Graduation Ceremonies/Diplomas
- Valedictorian/Salutatorian Honors
- The provision of transcripts for scholarships and college application
- Communication, Newsletters and updates via E-Mail
Following are a few of the activities HCS currently offers:
- High School Labs (Physical Science, Chemistry, Biology Dissection & Photography)
- Key Club
- Jr. & Sr. Beta Clubs
- Christian Honor Society
- AWANA's
- Boy Scout Chapter
- 4-H Club
- Chess Club
- High School Fellowship Club
- Entrepreneurial Business School
- Girl's Teen Bible Study offered by Senator Erwin's wife, Mrs. Shelia Erwin
- Aquatic Adventure Day (Discover Scuba & Environmental Class)
- Geography Bee (State & National Competition)
- Roller & Ice Skating
- Children's Theatre & Wee Folks Tickets
- Senior Memory Book publication
- Elementary & High School Choir Drama & Theatre Workshops
- Homeschool Band /Pizza Hut/ Book It Program
- PALA (Presidential Active Lifestyle Award)
- PVSA (Presidential Volunteer Service Award)
- Rifle Team (ranked 1st place at State in 2005 & took medals in the 2007 Jr. Olympics)
- Sports Programs: Football, JV & Varsity Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball, Girls Volleyball, Golf, Softball, Baseball, Tennis, SCUBA, & JV & Varsity Cheerleading
These activities vary from year to year depending upon the support and participation of the parents in these activities. *Some of the above services and activities have a fee associated with participation in them.
Additional Info: For a Policies & Procedures Handbook, approved curriculum list, & request for application, please contact Dawn @ info@hopechristian.net or visit the "Fees & Services" page of our website @ www.hopechristian.net.
Information here last verified on 04/02/08.
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