Our Mission and Vision statements are statements that provide guidance for us as a school. I would like to take some time to unpack our Mission Statement:

Our Mission

Working together as a family to educate students on the firm foundation of Christ

A key ingredient so valuable to our school is the notion that we work together as a family.

One of the things I often hear from our families is that they love the close-knit feel of our school. Parents often hang out by the playground as the kids play together when the weather allows, and get to know each other.  This is important as we work together! One of the things that I emphasize with new parents is to encourage them to find ways to be a part of the story of Valley Christian School. We want our parents to feel like they are a part of the school in ways that go beyond simply dropping their children off in the morning and picking them up at the end of the day! It is in working together that we can be the body of Christ and represent what we are called to be.

         We are also a school that seeks to educate our students on the firm foundation of Christ. Yes, we are a school that teaches the academic subjects, and we want to do an excellent job of that (more on this in a later blog post). However, we are more than a school that educates. We are a school that teaches our students within the context of what we believe as Christians. ALL of life belongs to God. We have the joy of being able to educate our students within in this context. They are made in the image of God! We live in a world that the Lord has made. So, when we study math, we are not only studying math we are also uncovering how God has created order in our world. When we study history or social studies, we are learning about how we fit into this world that God has made for us. When we study science, we see how marvellously God has created the world. Indeed, the sky and earth shout out to us about our Creator. These are the things that we have the joy to teach our students. When we understand our firm foundation in Christ then we understand how we can live in this world which has so many confusing ideologies that compete for attention.

         It is always our desire that our students understand who they are in Christ and then how they can live this out in the world God has created. It is a noble and beautiful calling! We are honoured to work this out in a small way here at Valley Christian School.

Soli Deo Gloria

Ron Donkersloot