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1letter from the president 2mission

statementfour pillars of sccs3

stewardingour resources64who we are 5who we are

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letter from the presidentDear SCCS Family, We have had a wonderful year. It seems hard to believe that only five years ago we were a start-up school with four kindergarten students and one teacher in a single classroom of Seattle First Presbyterian Church. Since then we have added more grades and hired additional superb teaching staff. We have developed art, music, and PE programs that help cultivate well-round-ed students. We have launched a brand new website to better serve our current and prospec-tive families. And this fall we were able to welcome Luke Davis as our first full-time head-master.We have accomplished these things through wise stewardship of resources, prayerful consideration and, above all else, abundant grace from God. As a board and as a school, we can feel the subtle but steady transition of SCCS from a start-up endeavor to a thriving school in the heart of the city. We thank you for your past support and invite you to look with us to the future as we continue to grow, mature and build a new kind of school in the city of Seattle.

In Christ,Lara RickardPresident of the Board

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mission statementOur vision is to glorify God through Christ-centered education. We strive to serve parents by providing a biblical, classical, and comprehensive curriculum. By instilling a lifelong passion for learning, we aim to cultivate faithful servants who love God with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength.

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Rooted in ChristWe believe that the Gospel is central to everything that we do. We hold scripture in the highest regard. We desire that our students develop a biblical worldview.

the four pillars of sccs

Partnered with Parents We believe that parents are primary in their children’s education. Our teachers understand that they are one of the instruments of change and grace in a child’s life.

Joyfully Academic We want our school environment to foster joyful learners who experience learning as a form of worship. We desire that students be both challenged and encouraged.

Connected to the CommunityWe desire to foster close community within our student body including parents and families. We want to be involved neigh-bors, gratefully taking advantage of our city’s resources.

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students per year64 20

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2012 19

42011

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13.5averageclass size

18 class size maximum

8:1student to teacher ratio (Pre-K)

9 : 1

student to teacher ratio (K-5)

80+2015

4

2013 42

Magnolia

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ent body make up 2014-2015

seattle neighborhoods

representedKindergarten 16

1st grade 14

2nd grade 11

3rd grade 9

4th and 5th grade 6

Pre-Kindergarten 22

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Queen Anne

Belltown

Columbia City

West SeattleRenton

Bellevue

Northgate

Downtown

Bainbridge Island

Laurelhurst

Greenlake

Maple Leaf

Lake City

Bitterlake

Ballard

Central District

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TOTAL $405,067

operating costs2014 - 2015

Program $313,090

Management $80,211

Fundraising $11,766

revenue2014 - 2015

Tuition and fees $359,646

Gala contributions $52,055

Other contributions $70,005

TOTAL $481,706

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helping families afford sccsAv

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e amount of scholarship per eligible family in 2014-20

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$6,008

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mount of scholarship per eligible student in 2014-201

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$4,005

Percentage of familiesreceiving scholarship in

2014-2015

26%

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30000

40000

50000

60000

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FY15FY14FY13FY12

Scholarships Awarded

$35,58

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$47,31

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$72,09

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our future

committed to staying as close to downtown as possible

full grammar &middle school by2019-2020

graduating first class by2023-2024

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portrait of a graduateWe aim to graduate young men and women who think clearly and listen carefully with discernment and understanding, who reason persuasively and articulate precisely, who are capable of evaluating their entire range of experi-ence in light of the Scriptures, and who do so with eagerness in joyful submis-sion to God.

We aspire to find them well prepared in all situations, possessing both infor-mation and the knowledge of how to use it. We desire that they be socially graceful and spiritually gracious, equipped with the tools of learning, desiring to grow in understanding, yet fully realizing the limitations and folly of worldly wisdom.

We expect that graduates are imbued with the unique benefits of attending a school located within the heart of the city: that they possess a growing aware-ness of a wide range of people and their unique perspectives, that they would be engaged in the fine arts, and that they would appreciate the collective aspects that make up a given culture. Moreover, we desire them to recognize worldly influences as distinct from biblical ones and to be steadfast in their pursuit of good.

We desire that they have hearts that have been wholly transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our hope is that they are joyful believers, eager and equipped to courageously share the gospel with those who are stumbling toward destruction. We desire that they possess all of these things with a demonstrated character, humble attitude and a servant’s heart that seeks to glorify God in all things.

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