GRAPEVINE FAITH LEADERS
WELCOME
Grapevine Faith Christian School offers a unique educational experience that has a profound impact on both students and families. We are pleased that you are considering a Christ-centered education at Grapevine Faith.
ELEMENTARY
Elementary teachers partner with parents to help them fulfill the biblical mandate to train their children in Truth. We educate and challenge students in a loving and caring environment with an emphasis on student differentiation. This affords our elementary teachers the opportunity to work individually with students in a manner that best suits each child’s learning style, laying the foundation for their development as an authentic Christian leader.
JUNIOR HIGH
Students face new challenges in junior high and need a specific kind of support for their educational progress. Our experienced junior high faculty recognizes these hurdles, and strategically motivates students to see them as opportunities for academic and leadership development. Our junior high discipleship program allows students to have a staff member mentor them throughout the school year. Curriculum is designed to build critical thinking, provide hands-on learning, encourage healthy interactions with peers, and instill responsibility. Faith junior high prepares students spiritually, physically, emotionally, and socially for the transition to high school.
HIGH SCHOOL
High school faculty and staff challenge students to accept the calling to authentic Christian leadership. We believe a rich combination of opportunities - strong academics, dynamic creative arts, competitive athletics, solid biblical instruction and personal involvement in missions - help students develop their God-given leadership gifts. Students enjoy the confidence in God's plan for their lives as they discover their best fit college and cross the stage at graduation knowing they are equipped for the challenges and opportunities they will face in college and beyond.
$120,483,902 GFCS Classes of 2007-current
& CANADA
SUBMITTED SCORES TYPICALLY
FAITH STUDENTS SCORE 39% ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
FAITH FACTS
Faith is an independent, interdenominational, biblically based school system. We have approximately 845 students that represent more than 15 denominations and over 100 churches. We are a private school and are not affiliated with any church or denomination. We are not funded by the state of Texas. All of our funding comes from tuition and fees as well as private donors.
Our Typical Class Size
El e m e nta r y
Pre-K
10 students per class
Kindergarten
14 students per class
1st-5th grade
18 students per class
Jr. High
Maximum 21-23 students per class
High School
Maximum 23-25 students per class
Homeschool
Grapevine Faith has a homeschool program in our Elementary and Jr. High. Elementary students come one day a week for co-curricular classes. Classes include Chapel, Library, Spanish, Science, Art, Music, and P.E. Jr. High students may enroll in up to three classes. Students attend every day for the block of time their classes are held.
Calendar
36 Weeks, 4 Grading Periods, 2 Semesters
School Hours
Pre-K-5th grade
8:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m
Elementary Homeschool
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
6th-8th grade
8:10 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
9th-12th grade
8:15 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Elementary students may be dropped off as early as 7:30 a.m.
Jr. High and High School students may be dropped off as early as 7:45 a.m.
Afterschool Care is available for an additional charge. It is provided until 5:30 p.m. for students in Pre-K-5th and 6th-8th grades.
Our Teachers
The strength of any school is its teachers. At Faith Christian School, we hire teachers who are fully committed to Jesus Christ and feel a call to teach. They must have a 4 year degree from a recognized school and state certification. Additionally, Faith teachers participate in a continuing process of professional development, particularly focused on their growth in biblical infusion in curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
Uniforms
Students at all grade levels wear uniforms. Complete details can be found in the handbook.
Sports Offered
Kindergarten – 6th grade: youth football, basketball and cheerleading
Jr. High (7th-8th grade): cross country football, volleyball, basketball, baseball, swimming, soccer, track, cheer, tennis, golf, softball
High School (9th-12th grade): cross country, football, volleyball, basketball, soccer, swimming, golf, baseball, softball, track, tennis, cheer
Parent Involvement
Grapevine Faith has an active PTF (Parent/Teacher Fellowship). This organized group of parent volunteers works in cooperation with teachers to better the school through prayer, service, and volunteer work. The Student Registration Fee pays for membership in PTF for all families.
Lunch
Grapevine Faith has a hot lunch program on campus that begins on the first day of school. Students may set up a lunch account or pay daily for their lunch. Students may also bring lunch to school.
Grapevine Faith does not discriminate based on race or ethnic origin in the admission of students and hiring of faculty and staff.
Grapevine Faith is a believer school. This means at least one parent/ guardian is a professing Christian.
CORE VALUES
Accreditation/Certification
Truth, Wisdom, Honor
Grapevine Faith Christian School has been accepted as a Candidate School for accreditation by the Council for Educational Standards and Accountability (CESA). CESA is an organization founded in 2011 and is committed to academic rigor and programmatic excellence as inherent to the process of Christian schooling and discipleship. CESA comprises more than 80 member and candidate schools from across the United States. CESA partners in accreditation with Cognia, the largest accrediting body in the world. Cognia accredits 32,000 schools, over 4 million educators, and more than 20 million students across the United States and over 70 other nations. Cognia was established in 2006 by the merger between the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA-CASI) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Committee on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS-CASI). Cognia expanded through the addition of the Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC) in 2011. The state of Texas does not directly accredit private schools. Rather, the Texas Education Agency has a committee, the Texas Educational Private School Accrediting Committee (TEPSAC), which recognizes accrediting agencies. Cognia is recognized by TEPSAC as a proper accrediting agency.
School Wide Objectives:
1. Grapevine Faith Christian School will infuse a biblical worldview into students and families in every aspect of their school experience.
2. Grapevine Faith Christian School will support families as they fulfill their biblical mandate for Christian education of children.
3. Grapevine Faith Christian School will encourage staff, students, and families to be actively involved in and committed to a Bible-believing local church body.
4. Grapevine Faith Christian School will hire and retain professionally equipped Christian role models who pursue life-long learning.
5. Grapevine Faith Christian School will provide a challenging, Christ-centered and biblically based curriculum.
6. Grapevine Faith Christian School will encourage and provide ministry opportunities to the local community and beyond.
7. Grapevine Faith Christian School will exercise biblically based stewardship of resources.
STATEMENT OF FAITH
» We Believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, immutable Word of God (II Timothy 3:15, II Peter 1:21).
» We Believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:1, Matthew 28:19, John 10:30).
» We Believe in the deity of Christ (John 10:33); His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:35); His sinless life (Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 7:26); His miracles (John 2:11); His substitutionary atoning death (I Corinthians 15:3; Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 2:9) His resurrection (John 11:25; I Corinthians 15:4); His Ascension to the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19); and His personal return in power and glory (Acts 1:11; Revelation 19:11).
» We Believe in the absolute necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit for salvation because of the exceeding sinfulness of the human nature; and that people are justified on the single ground of faith and the shed blood of Christ and that only by God’s grace and through faith alone we are saved. Believing in and accepting Christ brings about a vital living personal relationship to every believer (Romans 10:9-13; John 3:1619; John 5:24; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:8,9; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:5).
» We Believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation (John 5:28-29).
» We Believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 8:9; I Corinthians 12:12,13; Galatians 3:26-28).
» We Believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life (Romans 8:13,14; I Corinthians 3:16; I Corinthians 6:19-20; Ephesians 4:30; Ephesians 5:18).
» We Believe that the term marriage has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture (Genesis 2:18-25). We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other (I Corinthians 6:18, I Corinthians 7:2-5; Hebrews 13:4). We believe that God’s command is that there be no sexual intimacy outside of or apart from marriage between a man and a woman.
» We Believe that God wonderfully foreordained and immutably created each person as either male or female in conformity with their biological sex. These two distinct yet complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God (Genesis 1:26-27).
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We Believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life (Psalm 139).
Our Statement of Faith is not exhaustive of all of our beliefs. The Bible, as the inspired and infallible Word of God, speaks with absolute authority regarding the proper conduct of mankind and is the unchanging foundation for all belief and behavior. The Grapevine Faith Christian School Board of Trustees holds final interpretive authority on biblical meaning and application with regard to faith, doctrine, policy, practice and discipline.
$62,582,879 GFCS Classes of 2007-current
HIGHLIGHTS
ADMISSIONS PROCESS
Online application
Admissions testing - varies by grade. Contact admissions office for details.
Student Code of Conduct and Essay for those entering 6th through 12th grade
Recommendation forms:
Pastor
Principal
Teacher - one for students entering Pre-K through 5th grade; two current-year teachers of core subjects (English, Math, Science, History) for students entering 6th through 12th grade
Birth certificate (copy is acceptable)
Immunization records due upon enrollment
School records - release of records for current year and previous three years’ report cards and any testing results
Parent interview - once the above are complete, the principal’s assistant will call to schedule your parent meeting with the principal. An admissions decision is made after the interview.
First pool applicants are those who have completed the admissions process by the end of February.
First pool admission decision notifications are sent in early March.
Applicants are considered year-round on a rolling basis, space permitting.
to develop and graduate authentic Christian leaders. Students of all grade levels and abilities can find a place to get involved, whether that’s serving on Student Council, being a Bible Buddy, competing with Math Club, leading worship in chapel, or planning a trip to Europe. There’s something for everyone at Grapevine Faith.
Leadership
The central goal at Grapevine Faith is to provide students with opportunities to practice servant leadership. This process begins as soon as a student enters Faith.
Elementary students follow a scripture-infused “Leader in Me” program. Opportunities such as Leadership Rally Team, Science Lab, Art and Library Assistants, Afternoon Traffic Patrol, Chapel Technology, Lion Business Academy, Safety Patrol and Pre-K helpers provide real life leadership application.
Junior high students organize Pre-K and Kindergarten Field Day, manage the Winder Wonderland gift shop, and attend the Lift Tour sponsored by Student Leadership University.
Junior high Student Council members help with school functions and facilitate a Thanksgiving basket outreach for the local community.
High school students are given significant tasks which include organizing and executing class trips, chapels, conferences, and travel across the globe.
High school students hold leadership positions in Student Council, Student Congress, and National Honor Society.
• Bible Buddies
• Helping Hands
• STEAM Club
• Math Club
• Student Council
• Student Congress
• Leader in Me
• Drum Line
• Art Club
• Tech Theatre Club
• Student Ambassadors
• National Honor Society
• Lion Leadership Program
• Emmanuel Mission School
• Speech and Debate Team
• Spanish National Honor Society
• Infusion Dance Club
• International Thespian Society
• Chapel Worship Team
• Leadership Rally Team