Evansville Christian School
Encyclopedia
Evansville Christian School, also known as ECS, is a private, Christian school with several locations throughout the Evansville, tri-state area in Southwestern Indiana
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ECS is fully accredited by the Indiana Department of Education
, the Association of Christian Schools International
, and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement.
. The school has access to several soccer fields located on the grounds of Crossroads Christian Church.
The school's curriculum is based on the Indiana Academic Standards> integrated with Biblical
principles. In addition to traditional courses, ECS’ curriculum includes Bible, phonics-based reading, 4-block literacy, Accelerated Reading, ICT
, music, band, art, library, physical education, drama, speech/debate
, and Spanish
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Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
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History
Evansville Christian School was founded in 1975. In 1990, it incorporated as a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation with an independent board of directors. In 2002, the school started its second campus serving Evansville's Northside. Over the years, ECS has experienced a significant increase in activity and enrolment, with there being approximately 600 students in full time enrolment as of 2011.ECS is fully accredited by the Indiana Department of Education
Indiana Department of Education
The Indiana Department of Education oversees primary and secondary education in the U.S. state of Indiana. The department is managed by the Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction, an elected office currently held by Dr. Tony Bennett...
, the Association of Christian Schools International
Association of Christian Schools International
The Association of Christian Schools International is an association of evangelical Protestant Christian schools.-Purposes:ACSI, a protestant association for Christian schools, impacts nearly 23,000 schools and transforms the lives of more than 3.9 million students worldwide...
, and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement.
Grounds and Location
ECS' "East Campus", serving K-8th grade students, is located on Lincoln Avenue inside Bethel Temple Community Church. The "North Campus", serving K-3rd grade students, is located on Millersburg Road inside Christian Fellowship ChurchChristian Fellowship Church
Christian Fellowship Church is a non-denominational mega-church located in Evansville, Indiana. David Niednagel, the current senior pastor, founded the church in 1974. As of August 2007 the church has an average weekly attendance of 2,800 adults. "...
. The school has access to several soccer fields located on the grounds of Crossroads Christian Church.
Curriculum
Evansville Christian School is structured in teams across both facilities to meet the needs of Kindergarten (offering both full- and half-day), Elementary School (1st-4th grade), Intermediate School (5th and 6th grade), and Middle School (7th and 8th grade) students. ECS operates a departmentalized format for grades 5-8.The school's curriculum is based on the Indiana Academic Standards> integrated with Biblical
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
principles. In addition to traditional courses, ECS’ curriculum includes Bible, phonics-based reading, 4-block literacy, Accelerated Reading, ICT
Information and communication technologies
Information and communications technology or information and communication technology, usually abbreviated as ICT, is often used as an extended synonym for information technology , but is usually a more general term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of...
, music, band, art, library, physical education, drama, speech/debate
Debate
Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
, and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
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