I am Sandra Hamilton. I am excited to be teaching Kindergarten 3 and 4 this year. I love working with these special little people with all their energy and enthusiasm for learning. In K-3 we concentrate on learning to recognize our numbers and the alphabet, as well as colors and shapes. We also learn to count things and to color. K-3 students start the day with Bible. We learn that God has made us all unique and for His glory. With play we learn to get along with one another and to share. We have classes in the morning, with play and restroom breaks in between. Then we take a nap between 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
K4 (4 YEAR OLD KINDERGARTEN)

The K4 class phonics continues thru 2nd grade. The sounds, pictures, and method of teaching remains the same but excellerates and the material grows with each added year. The K4 class learns to identify, count, as well as the value of each number through games, demonstrations, and Seatwork. We start teaching cursive writing in the K4 class to prep them for K5. We have language lessons, music, and other fun subjects also. The curriculum starts with the children having a lot of movement time, slowly decreasing to more seatwork at the end of the year.


Announcements

Kindergarten
We accept 4 year olds that will turn 5 by October 31st into our 5 year old kindergarten. We also have sturctured kindergarten classes for 3 and 4 year olds.

Discounts
We have discounts for two or more children in the family. We also have pastorial, military and single parent discounts.

Transportation
We have transportation available from Waukegan, North Chicago, Beach Park, and Zion to Zion Christian School and back on a first come, first serve basis. The cost varies per location and per ride to, from, or both ways.

Computers
We will give a tax write off for your old computer with XP operating system. We will accept keyboard, monitor and mouse.




MISSION STATEMENT

It is the Mission of Zion Christian School to provide the people of our diverse low-income community, whose children attend our school, with a higher standard of education emphasizing academic excellence thereby enabling them to secure and improve their community socially, economically, and spiritually.
In accomplishing this mission, the Church School is utilizing the “A Beka Book” curriculum produced at Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, Florida (established in 1974) due to the reputable history it has earned since it was first incorporated into the education of children in 1954 in Pensacola Christian Academy (formally, Pensacola Christian School). The A Beka Book curriculum has earned the respect of teachers across the country for its tendency to far exceed the requirements of public school systems. When compared by the Stanford Achievement Tests, students taught under this curriculum acquire consistently higher scores than the overall national test average, which includes scores from students of public schools as well as other private schools.
Zion Christian School will operate and maintain its goal to offer our children a learning opportunity that is not only free of gang and drug activities but that will also enhance their emotional growth and education, development opportunities in Physical Education, Technical Sciences, and the Arts. This will enable them to meet the challenge of an increasingly competitive environment.
Zion Christian School is a daughter organization of Lighthouse Baptist Church under the General Not for Profit Corporation Act of the State of Illinois in 1974, and is a 501 (c) (3) organization.