Elementary Programs
Kindergarten – 6th grade
Elementary school isn’t just about learning the basics. We want our students to have the chance to grow their abilities in a wide variety of areas. At Muskegon Christian School, we cover the core areas including Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, Bible and also offer:
Specials: Spanish (K-6); Computers (K-6); Art (K-6); Music (K-6); PE (K-6); Band (5-6)- Spanish Immersion program, beginning in Preschool and Kindergarten and continuing through 6th grade. Our Spanish Immersion students are able to maintain and develop their Spanish language skills at our partner school Western Michigan Christian High School in grades 7-12
- Teaching for Transformation in all grades K-6th
- Educational Support Services Academic support for qualifying students
- Extra-Curricular opportunities such as after school basketball and running clubs
Curriculum
Our curriculum is not textbook dependent but based on the knowledge, skills and the Christian perspective that we want the students to acquire.
- We have a K-12 Director of Curriculum who oversees and develops our curriculum. We are on a 5-year cycle of reviewing each of the curricular areas.
- At MCS, we pride ourselves in exceeding academic expectations, while teaching and applying a Christian perspective in all we do in and outside the classroom. We use standardized testing such as ACT and SAT scores and other State and National standards as we develop a Christ-centered and academically challenging curriculum.
- Northwestern Education Association Measures of Academic Progress (NWEA-MAP Test): Standardized test scores support the fact that MCS offers a high-quality academic experience. While we do not make standardized test taking a focus of our curriculum, MCS consistently scores well above the average and is consistently the highest or among the highest in the area.
Kindergarten
Our Kindergarten and Spanish Immersion Kindergarten programs meet full days Monday through Friday. Students must be 5 years old by September 1st to qualify for Kindergarten. Spanish Immersion students follow the same curriculum standards as their English counterparts.
Please see our Spanish Immersion page for more detailed information about our Spanish Immersion programs.
Kindergarten Objectives
- Spiritual Development: We want every child to learn who God is and how much He loves them! We will learn Bible stories, memorize Bible verses, participate in daily devotions and prayer, and participate in our all-school weekly Praise services and Family groups.
- Reading Readiness: We’ll focus on letter formation and spacing, letter sounds, sounding out words, sight words, literature and language experiences, shared reading, journaling and more.
- Math Readiness: Your child will learn patterns, shape and size attributes, position and comparison words, counting forward to 100, counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s, recognizing patterns, time to the hour and ½ hour, money, measuring, graphing, estimation, addition, and subtraction
- Social Skills: We will focus on relating in a loving, Christ-like manner and will work to demonstrate politeness, kindness, sharing, acceptance, respect, and responsibility while developing independence.
- Extra Curricular: physical education, music, library, field trips, art, school programs, and festivals.
Is Your Child a “Young Five?” & Wondering Which Program is Right for Your Child?
Even though the cut off for Kindergarten is September 1st, we are happy to meet with you to evaluate what options at MCS will be the best fit for your child. Every child is unique! We offer flexible programming to help best fit your child’s academic needs and offer 5-day (half or full day) options including surround care. For more information, please call the Muskegon Christian School office at 231-773-3221 or email us.
