Academics

Bible: Daily Bible study, devotionals and weekly chapels are designed to help students develop a Christian world view and a love for God with a greater understanding of His attributes as God develops faith in them.

Reading: CCS believes that our primary academic instructional responsibility is the task of teaching each child to read. Research, experience and common sense tell us that children learn to read more effectively when they first learn the relationship between letters and sounds. This is known as phonics. We employ an intense, systematic phonics program for kindergarten, first, and second grade that consists of continuous review and incremental development.

Language Arts: The language arts–listening, speaking, reading, and writing–impact every aspect of our lives. Our curriculum integrates these four components since they flow naturally from one to another. Each grade level contains a readiness unit that introduces or reviews the writing process, basic listening, speaking and thinking strategies, and fine motor skills.

Mathematics: The two most important aspects of our mathematics program are the incremental development of mathematics and continuous practice. We believe the most effective way to teach mathematics is to use repetition extended over a considerable period of time.

Science: Our goal is to give students a first-hand knowledge of life, earth, and physical science from a clear Christian perspective. We attempt to help children understand that science is a way of thinking–a method of thought–which applies not only to explorations of the physical universe but to all other realms of intellectual inquiry.

Social Studies: Social studies should introduce children to their world–its past and present. Key components include civic, historical, and geographic literacy.