| If you are a parent trying to decide on a private school | | | | other private schools since they usually are supported |
| for your child, you may want to seriously consider | | | | by a local church and consider their schools a part of |
| sending your child to a Christian school. There are | | | | their outreach ministry. Most also offer financial aid to |
| many Christian schools across the country and they | | | | help those who might not otherwise be able to afford |
| are affiliated with many different Christian | | | | private school. |
| denominations. Probably the most well-known Christian | | | | One thing your child will get at a Christian school is an |
| school is the Catholic school network affiliated with the | | | | excellent education. Christian schools are held to the |
| Roman Catholic Church. However, you will find | | | | same standards as public schools so the classroom |
| non-denominational Christian schools as well. In our part | | | | time is very similar to public schools. However, Christian |
| of the country, the Mennonite church has a large | | | | schools will also have Bible teaching as part of their |
| number of Mennonite schools. | | | | curriculum. But you will also find English, Math, Science, |
| Many people erroneously assume that if they are not | | | | Art, Social Studies, History, Home Economics, and |
| a Christian that they can not attend a Christian school. | | | | other classes that your public school offers. They will |
| Or, that you can't attend a Christian school of another | | | | also offer many of the same sports such as |
| denomination. This is entirely untrue. Most, if not all, | | | | basketball, field hockey, soccer, track and field and |
| Christian schools accept students of all faiths and | | | | others. |
| beliefs. Some schools may require that you attend a | | | | Attending a Christian school is like attending a public |
| church on a regular basis or attend a church of the | | | | school with the added benefit of having Bible teaching. |
| same faith. However, most Christian schools only | | | | Also, since it is a private school, the class sizes may |
| require that you have the same or similar Christian | | | | be smaller and the teaching may be better for this |
| beliefs that they do. | | | | reason. And since Christian schools are run with Biblical |
| Christian schools are typically priced a little lower than | | | | principles, discipline problems may be lesser. |