Great Lakes Christian High School is a private high school in Beamsville

Beamsville, Ontario

The community of Beamsville is part of the town of Lincoln in the province of Ontario in Canada. It is located along the southern shore of Lake Ontario and lies within the fruit belt of the Niagara Peninsula...

, Ontario

Ontario

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History

Great Lakes Christian High School began operation in 1952 on the former estate of S.T. Creet, who had purchased the property from the estate of Senator William Gibson in 1918]. Mr. Creet was a businessman in Ontario's Niagara Peninsula

Niagara Peninsula

The Niagara Peninsula is the portion of Southern Ontario, Canada lying between the south shore of Lake Ontario and the north shore of Lake Erie. It stretches from the Niagara River in the east to Hamilton, Ontario in the west. The population of the peninsula is roughly 1,000,000 people...

 with connections from Lewiston, New York

Lewiston, New York

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 to Toronto

Toronto

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. He and a friend, Mr. Williams, and built the Deer Park Golf Club in Grimsby, and he was also a member of the Toronto Board of Trade

Toronto Board of Trade

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. He was taken around the Niagara Peninsula in 1918 by an immigration minister to find a home large enough for his family. He bought the property of Senator Gibson based on the size of the home and its beautiful elm trees. Creet had many renovations done to the house and brought it into the twentieth century with kitchen improvements and installing plumbing. The school was started by members of the Church of Christ to help train future leadership for the church.

Now

In 2008 the name was changed to Great Lakes Christian High School.
The High School now has a student body of about 110 students. The academic, residential and extracurricular programs are outstanding. There are about 30 international students at the school and they hold 15 different passports.
Although the school was started by members of the Church of Christ — all faith backgrounds are welcomed and encouraged to develop their relationship with God.
Great Lakes Christian High School fosters excellence in education while equipping learners to seek, serve and become like Christ.