Academics & Activities
Students who attend HCS grow in faith and character as they nourish their minds through our Christian-based academic program.
HCS is split into 5 classroom areas:
Pre-K (downstairs)
Lower Learning Center (K-3rd, downstairs),
Middle Learning Center (4th-5th, upstairs),
Middle School (6th-8th, upstairs)
Upper Learning Center (9th-12th, upstairs)
Pre-K
We have two options for Pre-K:
Half Day: 8:00 - 11:30am
Full Day: 8:30am -3:30pm
Children must be 4 years old by September 1st.
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Four-year-olds love to learn about Jesus and His love for them. Our safe, nurturing environment is a special place where children can feel the encircling love of God.
HCS Pre-K is an academic Christian preschool for four-year-old children who have reached their 4th birthday by September 1st of the current year.
Curriculum
Preschool is a very exciting time for children as they become more self-aware and learn to interact and develop friendships with their peers. During this year of growth, we prepare our littlest learners for the "Beginning-to-Read" program, which they will participate in during Kindergarten.
Curriculum: The Beginning ABC’s of ACE (Accelerated Christian Education), which is a phonics reading program. Students learn the sounds of the alphabet, using all five senses in artwork, games, songs, jingles and motions. Number recognition and counting, and recognition of shapes and colors are also among the skills that are taught. All of the curriculum is biblically sound and gives emphasis to good character development.
Snacks: The teacher will create a calendar where each week a family will take a turn providing snack for the class.
Schedule: The Pre-K class follows the same calendar schedule as the rest of the school.
Please contact us to learn more about this wonderful program for your little ones.
Half Day: 8:00 - 11:30am
Full Day: 8:30am -3:30pm
Children must be 4 years old by September 1st.
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Four-year-olds love to learn about Jesus and His love for them. Our safe, nurturing environment is a special place where children can feel the encircling love of God.
HCS Pre-K is an academic Christian preschool for four-year-old children who have reached their 4th birthday by September 1st of the current year.
Curriculum
Preschool is a very exciting time for children as they become more self-aware and learn to interact and develop friendships with their peers. During this year of growth, we prepare our littlest learners for the "Beginning-to-Read" program, which they will participate in during Kindergarten.
Curriculum: The Beginning ABC’s of ACE (Accelerated Christian Education), which is a phonics reading program. Students learn the sounds of the alphabet, using all five senses in artwork, games, songs, jingles and motions. Number recognition and counting, and recognition of shapes and colors are also among the skills that are taught. All of the curriculum is biblically sound and gives emphasis to good character development.
Snacks: The teacher will create a calendar where each week a family will take a turn providing snack for the class.
Schedule: The Pre-K class follows the same calendar schedule as the rest of the school.
Please contact us to learn more about this wonderful program for your little ones.
Kindergarten
Our all-day kindergarten program builds upon what the children learned in preschool with the “ABC’s of ACE Learn to Read” program--a full-color phonics curriculum that students progress through based on the mastery principle. Kindergarteners enjoy hands-on learning activities as they develop reading and math skills through art, music, and movement in a Christian environment.
Kindergarten Social Skills:
Develop better self-control skills such as sitting still and listening quietly.
Learn how to follow directions.
Become more skilled at cooperating with others.
Discuss families, holidays, and other things about their worlds.
Kindergarten Reading and Writing:
The base of our program is the ABC’S of ACE phonics reading program. With this lively, entertaining program, children learn to read using stories, songs, and activities that surround their animal friends.
Review letters of the alphabet and corresponding sounds.
Learn lowercase and uppercase letters.
Learn 80 sight words—such as "the", "and", "is", “too”, “of”, and “as”.
Learn stories, songs, rhyming words.
Talk about stories after reading them (a demonstration of reading comprehension): predict what may happen next; try to guess what characters might be thinking or feeling; re-tell what happened in the stories.
Kindergarten Math:
Count things around the classroom
Learn how clocks work and how to tell time
Identify basic shapes such as circle, square, triangle, etc.
Recognize numerals up to 20 and beyond.
Writing numbers 1 to 20 (fill in missing numbers, etc.)
Count by 5s and 10s.
Count from 0 - 100.
Tackle basic addition.
Understand concepts such as "more than" or "equal to" and “big & little”.
Understand the concepts of writing numbers, tally marks, and creating number sets.
Create patterns with small objects and sort into groups by color and size.
Identify coins (be able to distinguish between pennies, dimes, etc.).
The Kindergarten math curriculum focuses on allowing students to develop a common understanding of how math concepts relate to their world. Mathematics is more than facts and computation. In kindergarten, students build a “hands-on” and “concrete” sense of number, value, and mathematical thinking.
Kindergarten Science:
Explore their world through observation and experimentation. Teach them to use their natural curiosity to help them learn about their world.
Discover what animals and plants need to live and grow, and changes in the seasons and weather.
Learn about the parts of the body and the senses.
Become familiar with elements that make up our planet (earth, sand, rocks, water, etc.).
What You Can Expect at HCS Kindergarten - Lots of Fun!
Kindergarten is a special time when teachers intentionally nurture a lifelong love of learning. At HCS, we do this by making learning engaging and enjoyable. Story time, art projects, field trips, special visitors, learning games, board games, puzzles, and large-motor activities are all important parts of our curriculum. Your child will have so much fun that they may not even realize how much they are learning!
Kindergarten students participate in several field trips throughout the year, and parents are welcome to attend. Transportation to and from field trips is provided by the HCS school bus.
Our PE program encourages teamwork, flexibility, improved hand-eye coordination, and individual growth. Kindergarten students have PE twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On those days, students should wear their PE clothes to school.
A joint Chapel time is held with the Preschool, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade each Thursday morning. Scripture memorization is also a large part of our learning. We believe that the Word of God is not only food for our souls, but that memorization is also “exercise for the brain.”
Kindergarten students enjoy a daily snack break. The teacher will create a snack calendar, and families will take turns providing snacks to share with the class.
The HCS kindergarten program is designed to thoroughly prepare students for our first-grade program and provides an excellent foundation for success in any first-grade setting.
Lunch: Students bring a packed lunch each day. Warm items may be sent in a thermos. Each Thursday, students may purchase pizza from Little Caesars (cheese or pepperoni) for $1.50 per slice. Funds can be added to your family’s lunch account through the school website or by sending cash with your student.
Kindergarten Social Skills:
Develop better self-control skills such as sitting still and listening quietly.
Learn how to follow directions.
Become more skilled at cooperating with others.
Discuss families, holidays, and other things about their worlds.
Kindergarten Reading and Writing:
The base of our program is the ABC’S of ACE phonics reading program. With this lively, entertaining program, children learn to read using stories, songs, and activities that surround their animal friends.
Review letters of the alphabet and corresponding sounds.
Learn lowercase and uppercase letters.
Learn 80 sight words—such as "the", "and", "is", “too”, “of”, and “as”.
Learn stories, songs, rhyming words.
Talk about stories after reading them (a demonstration of reading comprehension): predict what may happen next; try to guess what characters might be thinking or feeling; re-tell what happened in the stories.
Kindergarten Math:
Count things around the classroom
Learn how clocks work and how to tell time
Identify basic shapes such as circle, square, triangle, etc.
Recognize numerals up to 20 and beyond.
Writing numbers 1 to 20 (fill in missing numbers, etc.)
Count by 5s and 10s.
Count from 0 - 100.
Tackle basic addition.
Understand concepts such as "more than" or "equal to" and “big & little”.
Understand the concepts of writing numbers, tally marks, and creating number sets.
Create patterns with small objects and sort into groups by color and size.
Identify coins (be able to distinguish between pennies, dimes, etc.).
The Kindergarten math curriculum focuses on allowing students to develop a common understanding of how math concepts relate to their world. Mathematics is more than facts and computation. In kindergarten, students build a “hands-on” and “concrete” sense of number, value, and mathematical thinking.
Kindergarten Science:
Explore their world through observation and experimentation. Teach them to use their natural curiosity to help them learn about their world.
Discover what animals and plants need to live and grow, and changes in the seasons and weather.
Learn about the parts of the body and the senses.
Become familiar with elements that make up our planet (earth, sand, rocks, water, etc.).
What You Can Expect at HCS Kindergarten - Lots of Fun!
Kindergarten is a special time when teachers intentionally nurture a lifelong love of learning. At HCS, we do this by making learning engaging and enjoyable. Story time, art projects, field trips, special visitors, learning games, board games, puzzles, and large-motor activities are all important parts of our curriculum. Your child will have so much fun that they may not even realize how much they are learning!
Kindergarten students participate in several field trips throughout the year, and parents are welcome to attend. Transportation to and from field trips is provided by the HCS school bus.
Our PE program encourages teamwork, flexibility, improved hand-eye coordination, and individual growth. Kindergarten students have PE twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On those days, students should wear their PE clothes to school.
A joint Chapel time is held with the Preschool, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade each Thursday morning. Scripture memorization is also a large part of our learning. We believe that the Word of God is not only food for our souls, but that memorization is also “exercise for the brain.”
Kindergarten students enjoy a daily snack break. The teacher will create a snack calendar, and families will take turns providing snacks to share with the class.
The HCS kindergarten program is designed to thoroughly prepare students for our first-grade program and provides an excellent foundation for success in any first-grade setting.
Lunch: Students bring a packed lunch each day. Warm items may be sent in a thermos. Each Thursday, students may purchase pizza from Little Caesars (cheese or pepperoni) for $1.50 per slice. Funds can be added to your family’s lunch account through the school website or by sending cash with your student.
Grades 1-8
Students in the first through eighth grades use the computer-based Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) curriculum. ACE breaks down the conventional textbook style and divides it into individualized learning tools called PACES (Personal Accountability Character Enhancement Series). Each PACE is a bite-sized, achievable, work text that equates to a chapter in a textbook.
Each grade level includes 12 PACES in each subject and integrates scripture, Biblical truths, and Christian character traits. Students begin at their performance level and progress through the mastery program, which is designed to continually teach new concepts while building reading skills.
Since 1970, A.C.E. PACES have proven effective tools for goal setting and achieving academic excellence and spiritual maturity. Students who have completed our K–12 program are well-prepared for and excel in higher education. In addition, our students participate in teacher-led classes, such as music and Physical Education.
Lunch: Students bring a packed lunch each day. Warm items may be sent in a thermos. Each Thursday, students may purchase pizza from Little Caesars (cheese or pepperoni) for $1.50 per slice. Funds can be added to your family’s lunch account through the school website or by sending cash with your student.
Each grade level includes 12 PACES in each subject and integrates scripture, Biblical truths, and Christian character traits. Students begin at their performance level and progress through the mastery program, which is designed to continually teach new concepts while building reading skills.
Since 1970, A.C.E. PACES have proven effective tools for goal setting and achieving academic excellence and spiritual maturity. Students who have completed our K–12 program are well-prepared for and excel in higher education. In addition, our students participate in teacher-led classes, such as music and Physical Education.
Lunch: Students bring a packed lunch each day. Warm items may be sent in a thermos. Each Thursday, students may purchase pizza from Little Caesars (cheese or pepperoni) for $1.50 per slice. Funds can be added to your family’s lunch account through the school website or by sending cash with your student.
Our Upper Learning Center classroom consists of grades 9-12.
In addition to the PACE and Ignitia coursework, we have all-class hands-on activities year round.
High School
Students in high school take classes through Ignitia, an online curriculum offered by Alpha Omega Publications--an excellent Christian curriculum provider. High school students also enjoy Bible and other elective subjects and may enroll in elective classes (not taught at HCS) at the local public school.
Diploma Programs
Students may choose to follow the diploma program best suited to help them achieve their post-graduate goals.
- Basic
- Honors Prep
- College Prep
- General Prep
- Vocational Prep
Off-Campus Classes
We require our students to take all of their core academic courses through HCS (math, language arts, science, SAS, health). Students may enroll in courses at another facility provided we do not offer the course at HCS. Attending an off-campus class must not interfere with the student’s academic performance at HCS.
Field Trips
Field trips provide an educational excursion and incentive for students to work hard on their academics.
From time to time, we will take all-school field trips or class field trips. We will also schedule field trips as a reward for students who qualify academically.
From time to time, we will take all-school field trips or class field trips. We will also schedule field trips as a reward for students who qualify academically.
Athletics
Developing well-rounded students goes beyond academics. Students who attend HCS may participate in sports led by HCS coaches or choose to join a team at a local public school or club program.
With parental, instructor, and coach approvals, students in grades four through twelve may choose to participate in our extracurricular sports programs. We consider academic balance vital to earning the privilege of participating in our extracurricular sports programs, and we expect our athletes to maintain acceptable spiritual, academic, and behavioral standards, including recitation of the previous month’s Scripture.
Extracurricular sports activities may vary from year to year based on student interest and the number of participants. We will recognize our athletes at a sports award night each spring.
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS
As an associate member of OSAA, HCS high school students may elect to participate in athletics at their local public school. To maintain eligibility, students must practice academic balance (including memorization of the previous month’s Scripture verse), good attendance, and good attitude.
Extracurricular sports activities may vary from year to year based on student interest and the number of participants. We will recognize our athletes at a sports award night each spring.
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS
As an associate member of OSAA, HCS high school students may elect to participate in athletics at their local public school. To maintain eligibility, students must practice academic balance (including memorization of the previous month’s Scripture verse), good attendance, and good attitude.
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Transportation
HCS does not provide daily transportation to and from school. Students must be dropped off and picked up by a parent or designated adult. Anyone picking up your child must be listed on your registration form or approved in advance by phone, and must provide identification. For safety reasons, we cannot release students to unauthorized individuals.
Hours
Monday through Thursday.
School Hours are 8:0am - 3:30pm.
Doors open at 7:30am for drop-off.
Pickup is at 3:30pm.
HCS does not provide daily transportation to and from school. Students must be dropped off and picked up by a parent or designated adult. Anyone picking up your child must be listed on your registration form or approved in advance by phone, and must provide identification. For safety reasons, we cannot release students to unauthorized individuals.
Hours
Monday through Thursday.
School Hours are 8:0am - 3:30pm.
Doors open at 7:30am for drop-off.
Pickup is at 3:30pm.