Contra Costa Christian's Private School Satellite 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).

Sue Solnok, ssolnok@cccss.org (925) 934-4964 x 240 Mrs. Solnok, Director of our Satellite Program, started her journey with the homeschool community seventeen years ago. As a mother of two young men, she started the journey of teaching her children at home, having no idea that her journey would end twelve years later. It was during those twelve years, that she realized her love for mentoring other mothers and she started the mentoring program at Homebuilders in East County. It was a natural extension to then join the community of homeschool families at Contra Costa Christian Schools. Mrs. Solnok loves to use her gifts of mentoring and teaching to help parents realize their goals for each of their children. She missed teaching children so much that in 2008 she developed and taught classes specifically designed for homeschool students (Art in Nature and English Literature for the young child). These classes were so loved they’ve been continued through 2009-2010 with new and exciting literature to be studied . Prior to her homeschool journey, Sue worked in her community as a bookkeeper and personal secretary to a Vice President at the New York Life Insurance Co. She attended both Westmont College and Simpson University and majored in Psychology and Drama. If you have any questions regarding the opportunities available at Contra Costa Christian, please contact Sue (contact information above).

General Information

The Private School Satellite Program (PSP) 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 is where our home school director comes into play, as the authority at our school, she supports and encourages our homeschooling families.
The Contra Costa community recognizes the unique contributions home schooling makes to our community. 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.

SERVICES OFFERED
• Relationship with the school’s PSP director, 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.
• Opportunity to participate in on campus classes (up to 3) when desired.
• Opportunity to participate in classes and clubs that are also specifically designed just for our home school students (Art in Nature, English Literature for the young child, Scrapbooking, Knitting & Spinning, Study Buddies).
• 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 PSP director.
• 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.
• Participation in the on campus graduation ceremonies, with a diploma awarded upon completion of required courses.
• PIP
• Fundraisers
• Fellowship activities
• 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 PSP are the same as those for admission to the campus program:
• Maintain 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

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Contact

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

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