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Admissions Information
Application Process
- Call us at 301-840-9830 to set up an interview with the principal.
- Parents and prospective student(s) meet with the principal for the interview.
- At the interview, the principal shares the school's vision, mission, and program; and provides the parents with the application information.
- Parents submit their application packet along with the Application Fee (see below).
Tuition 2024 - 2025
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Application Fee: Grades:
Tuition: |
$200
Kindergarten through 12th grade $7500 per year ($750 per month for 10 months, August through May) Families are encouraged to apply for financial assistance based on need from the Student Champions Fund. |
Blackbaud Tuition Management (formerly Smart Tuition)The Parent Portal to Blackbaud Tuition Management for efficient tuition management.
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Non-Discrimination Policy
Living Grace Christian School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, and other school-administered programs.
Student Champions Fund
The “Student Champions Fund” is designed to help parents who cannot pay the full tuition to be able to send their children to the school. We encourage families and individuals to give to the “Student Champions Fund.” We desire that no family be excluded from the school due to financial hardship. Checks to help families through the Student Champions Fund should be made out to Living Grace Christian School with "Student Champions Fund" written in the memo.
We have adopted the philosophy of “ministry over money.” Because we believe that this kind of an education is a need for children and that God provides our needs, we believe that each family can trust God to provide this need. For families experiencing financial hardship, we encourage them to apply for financial assistance based on need. The family makes an application to an outside company, which makes an objective assessment of the family’s ability to pay and gives a recommended amount of financial assistance.
In addition, we encourage parents to pursue their home congregation for need-based financial assistance in order to be able to send their children to the school. We believe that pastoral leaders will be interested in providing help to families who desire to provide their children with a consistency of education from all three major influences in their lives: home, congregation, and school.
We have adopted the philosophy of “ministry over money.” Because we believe that this kind of an education is a need for children and that God provides our needs, we believe that each family can trust God to provide this need. For families experiencing financial hardship, we encourage them to apply for financial assistance based on need. The family makes an application to an outside company, which makes an objective assessment of the family’s ability to pay and gives a recommended amount of financial assistance.
In addition, we encourage parents to pursue their home congregation for need-based financial assistance in order to be able to send their children to the school. We believe that pastoral leaders will be interested in providing help to families who desire to provide their children with a consistency of education from all three major influences in their lives: home, congregation, and school.
Financial Assistance Application
Click on the FAST logo for the Financial Assistance Application.
Pastoral Tuition Discount
Pastors receive an automatic ten percent discount on their children’s tuition. In addition, they may apply for need-based tuition assistance.
Living Grace Christian School Endowment Fund
The Living Grace Christian School Endowment Fund is designed to support the long-term advancement of the school. A savings account has been established for this purpose. Checks should be made out to Living Grace Christian School with “Endowment Fund” written in the memo.
Parent Participation Plan
Because the mission of Living Grace Christian School is to partner with parents to raise up champions of God and because we believe that parents have been ordained by God as their children’s primary teacher, we work hard to involve parents in their children’s education. Specifically, we hold to the following values:
- In working with parents, we seek to have an attitude of service. As we partner with parents in the training and teaching of their children, we do so with a sincere and sensitive focus to reasonably do what we can to help the parents in the educational process. (Phil. 2:5-7; Gal. 5:13-15; 1 Pet. 4:7-11; Matt. 20:20-28; Eph. 4:11-13)
- We aim to communicate with receptivity, accessibility, and openness. Our posture is to be one which invites parents to communicate with us. We are committed to the principle of speaking the truth in love. Regular interaction, both written and oral, with parents is a priority in helping our students to succeed. (Matt. 18:15-20; John 1:14; 1 Cor. 13; Prov. 22:11; 1 Tim. 3:1-3; 1 Tim. 4:12; Titus 1:7-8; Titus 2:6-8; Prov. 16:13, 21, 23, 24, 28, 32; Col. 3:12-17; Col. 4:5-6; Eph. 4:14-16)
- We view parents as participants in the educational process. Likewise, we aim to encourage parents to see themselves as participants in their children’s home learning, in volunteer school service, and in attending team meetings and school functions. (Deut. 6:4-9; Eph. 6:4; Prov. 22:6; Ps. 78:1-8).
- We seek to foster an environment clearly supportive of parents. Both for teachers and for administrative staff, we view parents as a priority even amid our busy schedules and workload. Parents are major partners in the Lord’s ministry at Living Grace Christian School. When parents visit the school, they should be greeted warmly by us, feel welcomed by us, and leave us having been served and blessed by us.
- We seek to encourage parent participation in the school setting through a proactive action plan. We aggressively seek parents’ assistance as volunteers and actively promote parental participation and attendance at both special events and team meetings.