Contra Costa Christian's Independent Study Program exists to bring the Christian community together to help Christian families educate their children from home. Our goal is to work with the homes and churches to produce graduates who love God, view the world from His perspective and are academically and spiritually equipped to be godly members of society.

CCCS is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and holds membership in Christian Schools International (CSI).

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General Information

The Independent Study Program (ISP) is for Christian families who choose to home school their kindergarten-12th grade children. At Contra Costa Christian Schools (CCCS), we believe that home schooling is one valid way to educate children, and, in some cases, may be the most appropriate way to educate your children.

PHILOSOPHY
Home schooling is one way to meet the Biblical mandate to train up children. It takes into account the gifting of the home teacher, the lifestyle of the family and the needs of the individual student.
As in all areas of life, home teachers should be accountable to someone and should be able to seek guidance and help from that authority. That authority should be able to encourage and guide the home teacher with help in many different areas.
CCCS recognizes the unique contributions home schooling makes to our communities. To help parents realize their Christian educational goals within their homes, CCCS will provide the home teacher and the individual student with as many services and opportunities as possible to aid in the fulfillment of the Biblical mandate of training a child with a solid Christian education.

MISSION STATEMENT
CCCS exists to bring the Christian community together as a corporate (society) to operate schools for children from Christian homes. To accomplish this, we employ teachers who will instruct children in all disciplines of life. Our goal is to work with homes and churches to produce graduates who love God, view the world from His perspective and are academically and spiritually equipped to be godly members of society.

BACKGROUND
Contra Costa Christian Schools was started in 1978 to educate the children of the Christian community. Students at CCCS come from families who profess a faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and who attend churches that are in agreement with the school’s statement of faith.
CCCS recognizes a covenant relationship, which God has established with believers and their children. In view of this relationship, CCCS affirms that Christian education is primarily the parents’ responsibility. The teachers, staff and administration of the school see themselves as an extension of the home in assisting the parents in educating their God-given children. The ISP, therefore, is an alternative way of educating children, which fits into the school’s philosophy and goal.

SERVICES OFFERED
• Relationship with the school’s ISP coordinator maintained by regularly scheduled meetings.
• Resource support provided by curriculum counseling through scope and sequence information and textbook rental or purchase when needed.
• Maintenance of records and test scores.
• Review of monthly goals and accomplishments.
• Participation in the national testing program conducted on campus. This enables parents to discover their child’s achievement as compared to national and local norms.
• Opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities such as sports, drama, and special interest clubs.
• Opportunity to take classes on campus that might be beyond the scope of the home teacher (e.g. foreign languages, band, choir, chemistry, P.E., etc.)
• Access to campus teacher in-services.
• Participation in field trips that apply to your field of study at the discretion of the campus teacher and ISP coordinator.
• Access to library services in cooperation with the librarians.
• High school transcripts provided for colleges and employers.
• College counseling for entrance requirements, financial aid, career placement and scholarship information.
• Graduation diploma awarded from CCCHS upon completion of required courses.
• Advice on ordering curriculum as well as possible discounts by ordering curriculum through the school.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The total process of education at CCCS seeks to establish the student in his position in Christ by developing and relating the whole person to God in all facets of life and in every area of his education. Therefore, the requirements for admission to the ISP are the same as those for admission to the campus program:
• Have an active church life
• Work together with the school to provide Christian nurture
• Maintain Christian standards, policies and procedures
• Support decisions made by the school as they relate to children
• Support the school in prayer
• Become involved in school events and affairs
• Faithfully meet financial obligations to the school

ACCREDITATION
CCCS is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The schools hold membership in Christian Schools International (CSI).

Opportunities and Services
• Relationship with school's ISP coordinator maintained by regularly scheduled visits
• Resource support provided by curriculum counseling through scope and sequence information and textbook rental or purchase
• Maintenance of records and test scores
• Review of monthly goals and accomplishments
• Participation in the national testing program conducted on campus
• Opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities such as:
Sports

Drama

Special interest clubs
• Opportunity to take classes on campus
• Access to campus teacher in-services
• Participation in field trips that apply to your field of study
• Opportunity to participate in school functions such as
PIP
Fundraisers
Parent in-services
Fellowship activities
• Assignment guidance through the availability of the "homework line"
• Access to library service
• High school transcript provision to colleges and employers
• College counseling
• Graduation diploma

Contact

Sue Solnok, ISP Coordinator
Contra Costa Christian Schools
2721 Larkey Lane
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
(925) 934-4964 Ext. 240
email: ssolnok@cccss.org