Academics
The value of an education at Grace Lutheran School is immeasurable. School graduates enter their high school years with outstanding academic preparation, leadership skills, and confidence in their ability to succeed. With newly integrated technology, a variety of extracurricular activities, and a favorable student/teacher ratio students have the opportunity to excel in many areas. The secular textbooks we use follow the recommendations of the Florida Textbook Commission. This enables Grace to transfer students in and out with no difficulty. A list of all textbooks used at our school is available upon request from the school office or can be found in the new student packet. In the preschool, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and elementary grades each class is self-contained. The upper grades/middle school basically follows the same pattern, but some classes are departmentalized. The school exceeds the minimum requirements of the State in regard to daily academic content. The curriculum stresses the basic academic subjects: language arts, social studies, mathematics, sciences, and the arts. If staffing/financing is available, foreign language is also taught.
The curriculum of a school day may be compared to a blueprint that contains plans and specifications stated in terms of things to be accomplished. The standards and the requirements of the State of Florida and Integrating the Faith Curriculum Guide for Lutheran elementary schools, as approved by the Board of Parish Services of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and National Lutheran Accreditation Association serve as guides for the elementary curriculum.
Construction of our curriculum is based on the concept that education involves the development of the whole child. We offer an educational program from preschool through the various grade levels designed to promote the maximum development of each child, and to provide a strong foundation for subsequent education that will result in effective and productive lives.
Basic to the curriculum is instruction in teaching the faith as drawn from the Bible. This instruction through the power of the Holy Spirit shows students the way of salvation and brings them closer to their Savior; as they progress through the grades they learn more and more about Jesus. Systematic memorizing of the Christian doctrine, prayers, hymns, and Bible verses strengthens the student’s understanding of his Christian faith.
All students take part in religious experiences, such as weekly Chapel services, daily devotions, prayers, and special Christian service projects and worship programs. All secular subjects are taught with a Christian approach and from a Christian viewpoint.