Monroe Christian School is a Christ-Centered Community
equipping God’s children for service in His kingdom.
It is time for a new “wine skin” (Mark 2:22) for a secondary school education !
Vision of our new paradigm:
Offer high quality Christian, secondary school education that is:
- Grounded in student development, discipleship, stewardship & service (D2S2)
- Exceeds minimum WA high school graduation requirements
- Aligned with knowledge, skills and competencies required for the 21st century
Key vision points:
Curriculum
Guaranteed – students learn the content expected of them
Viable – schedule provides an adequate amount of time to cover the curriculum
Rigorous – standards- and/or outcomes-based
Christian – fosters a Christian worldview
- on campus “core”: Bible, English Language Arts, Social Studies (including history, financial literacy, geography), Mathematics, Environmental Studies
- online “core”: sciences, foreign languages
- electives: option-rich online and community-based selection of electives (personal choice “à la carte”)
- flex & online lab classes
Key curricular thematic emphases – Living as stewards in/of God’s creation:
- knowledge of God and His world (Ps 111:2, 10)
- social justice (Mic 6:8)
- health literacy (1 Cor6:19-20)
- economic & financial literacy (Matt6:24; Heb 13:5)
- environmental & sustainability literacy (Ps 24:1-2)
- media literacy (Prov18:15)
- global awareness (Matt 28:19-20; Acts 1:8)
Instruction
- project-based learning
- deliberate content integration
- group discussions
- high degree of collaboration
- hybrid (online & in-class) teaching
- online lab
- authentic holistic assessment
- projects, presentations, portfolios
- service learning; mission/learning trip
- connections/applications between in-class experiences and the “real” world through field-trips, guest speakers, internships, off-campus learning
- Integrated use of Web 2.0 sources and technology
- 1:1 laptop / tablet
Focus on key fluencies required for the 21st century
- create
- collaborate
- communicate
- access & interpret information
- solve problems
- Biblically-based digital citizenship
Student Learning Experience
- “core” classes on campus
- “learning commons” for projects & collaboration
- online classes
- personalized learning plan
- strong student support system & advising
- multi-aged, competency-based classes
- students as learning mentors and mentees
- graduation requirements aligned with WA State Board of Education requirement
Teaching Faculty: 2-3 core curriculum teachers who possess:
- profound Christian education commitment
- deep content knowledge
- equipped for professional collaboration
- willing to deliberately integrate content
- serve as students’ teacher, facilitator, advisor
- guaranteed planning times
- Instructional coach and support resource
- Additional para-professional / parent supervisory support for learning lab
Towards a Christian High School for the 21st century 