Foundation
The entire school comes together each morning for opening. This may include Bible stories, scripture memory and learning about Christians around the world. Prayer requests are shared and students and teachers pray for one another, beginning the day with a focus on Jesus. Griffin Christian School employs a variety of learning experiences for our students, but every subject is taught from a biblical world view, built upon the firm foundation of Scriptural truth.
Curriculum
We use a combination of curriculum: AOP (Horizons and SwitchedOn online), Jolly Phonics, and BJU Press are the primary curriculum companies used at Griffin.
History
Griffin Christian School is named after William P. Griffin, a former pastor of Fox Valley Baptist Church who went home to be with the Lord in April of 1998. Pastor Griffin was called to the pastorate in 1966 after serving as a missionary in Brazil. From the beginning of his pastorate, it was an intention of Pastor Griffin to open a school on the FVBC property to provide a Christian education alternative for the greater Dundee/Carpentersville area. Before any action on this could take place, the Lord led Pastor Griffin back to the mission field in 1973.
Although he was back on the mission field, Pastor Griffin's vision remained alive with the church. After his departure, the church building was expanded to include classrooms and a gym. In May of 2004, FVBC formally approved the establishment of the school.
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