Hope Christian School

Contact info:
Telephone: 205-664-2232 (FAX: 205-663-0287)
E-mail: info@hopechristian.net
Administrator's Name: Connie Atchison, contact Dawn Burchfield, Office Manager for application information
Website URL: Hope Christian School
Mailing Address: Post Office Box 1743, Pelham, AL 35124
Location: 419 Philippians Blvd., Pelham, AL 35124 - 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 4 times per year, 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 2013/2014 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 these activities include:

• Annual Convention with Vendor Hall & Book Sale
• Workshops/ training seminars (i.e. High School & Scholarship)
• Annual standardized testing offered
• PLAN (pre-ACT for 10th grade students)
• PSAT (pre-SAT for 11th grade students)
• EXPLORE TEST (pre-ACT for 7th - 9th grades)
• Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
• Report Card & Transcript Templates for submission
• Graduation Ceremonies/Diplomas
• Valedictorian/Salutatorian Honors/Leadership Awards
• The provision of official transcripts for scholarships and college application.
• Communication, Newsletters and updates via E-Mail, Facebook, Twitter & HCS Blog

Following are a few of the activities HCS currently offers:

• Art Classes (Art Elective)
• Self-Reliance/Back to Basics Monthly Seminars (Home Economics)
• Clubs: 4-H Club, Astronomy Club, Rocket Club, Chess Club, Jr. & Sr. Beta Clubs, Christian Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Key Club, Student Government Association & Teen Eagle
• Children's Theatre & Wee Folks Group Tickets Available
• Craft Classes (Home Economics)
• Drama & Theatre Workshops & Annual Play
• Elementary Orchestra
• Geography Bee (State & National Competition)
• High School Labs (Physical Science, Chemistry, Biology Dissection & Photography)
• Homeschool Band
• Pizza Hut/ Book It Program
• Presidential Awards Available: Presidential Active Lifestyle Award, Presidential Volunteer Service Award, Presidential Outstanding Academic Achievement, Presidential Outstanding Academic Excellence, Citizenship Award
• Senior Memory Book publication
• Sewing Classes (Home Economics)
• Alabaster Tutorial Sponsored High School Co-op Classes (alabastertutorial.com)
• Sports Programs: Football, JV & Varsity Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball, Girl's Volleyball, Girl's Softball, Baseball, Track, Tennis, Girl's Soccer and JV & Varsity Cheerleading

35,000 Square Foot Building with the following classrooms:

• Library: Curriculum to review or to purchase (used books); books to check out
• Audio Visual/Photography: Filming and Photography
• Art: Oil Painting, Drawing, Ceramics
• Music: Orchestra
• Life Sciences (Origins, Biology, Anatomy, Marine, etc.)
• Physical Sciences (Physical, Chemistry, Earth, etc.)
• Home Economics/Crafts (Sewing, Quilting, Needlework, etc.
• 3 General Classrooms/Club Rooms: 2 small, 1 large

Other rooms in the facilities:

• Large Fellowship Hall
• Full Kitchen for Cooking & Canning Classes
• Auditorium (holds 300)
• Nursery and 4 Staff Offices

The above 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 @ Hope Christian Academy.

Information here last verified on 08/19/13.

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