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2022 KCFM Private Education Guide
2022 KCFM Private Education Guide
Jan 01, 2022
6600 Lucille Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93308
(661) 393-3566
Rusty Rhodes, Principal
Olive Knolls Christian School is looking for parents who want to build resilient and capable kids of character – a Christ-called character.
The culture we live in does not want to pay the price to grow resilient children who will mature into prepared, confident, and moral adults. The price seems too steep. It requires adults to allow their children to struggle. It’s the struggle to learn a new academic skill; it’s the struggle of working through difficult relationships with their peers; it’s the struggle that comes through all their endeavors to excel that will transform them so that they experience lives of happiness, meaning, and success.
But the struggle, the pain, the strenuous effort, needs to happen within a happy environment of caring adult partnerships – parents, faculty, and staff – in order to bring about the victory we envision for our children.
OKCS is that school for the few parents who are not afraid to guide their children through the normal pains of life – instead of avoiding them! OKCS is that safe environment where children will learn NOT to live as victims. Instead, no matter what circumstance your child faces in life, and no matter what sort of hand your child has been dealt, your child will know that he/she is strong enough to overcome it! We build resilient and capable kids of character! – a Christ-called character! Is this what you want for your child? Then Olive Knolls Christian School may be for you.
Olive Knolls Christian School was established in 1979 and has an accreditation from both ACSI and WASC.
3555 Landco Ste A
Bakersfield, CA 93308
(661)381-1503
Lydia Stroud - Superintendent
Providence Classical Academy may be new to town, but our curriculum and our methods are time-tested and traditional. Classical Christian Education is a movement to recover the traditional goals, contents, and methods of education that Western Civilization developed over the centuries and have largely been neglected in our own day. The mission of Providence Classical Academy is to provide the children entrusted to its care with an education grounded in the Christian scriptures and the Western tradition, with the goal of forming godly, virtuous, self-governing men and women.
Full-time day school is available for grades Pre-K through 8th. We are also happy to offer a homeschool support program for parents who are interested in classically educating their children at home, including the opportunity for homeschoolers to join our day school students on campus on Fridays for chapel and enrichment studies.
We invite you to learn more about our school by attending one of our upcoming Parent Information Nights.
• January 20, 2022
• February 24, 2022
• March 28, 2022
Visit us at bakersfieldclassical.com for additional information.
Legacy Christian Academy
Bakersfield, CA 93308
(661) 393-1783
Paula Cowan - Administrator/Head of School
Legacy Christian Academy educates all learners through a comprehensive, dually accredited K-12 program which includes all core academic subjects as well as art, music, physical education, and a variety of enrichment courses.
Legacy advances students in their areas of giftedness while supporting any learning challenges. We believe all children can thrive in the University-Model®. Legacy Christian Academy utilizes professional educators partnering with parents to provide a distinctive, Christ-centered education. K-12 students attend classes 2-3 days per week and complete teacher prepared lessons on “their satellite” home days. Legacy teachers design weekly lesson plans; train and equip parents; and provide individualized support to families in a unique partnership. Legacy gives the gift of time back to families. Time to grow spiritually, time to thrive academically, and time to be a family.
As parents we disciple our children to grow as God has designed, not as our world’s culture would direct them. As children get older, their peers, teachers, and coaches play an important role in how they perceive the world. In addition to providing your children with the academic tools they need in life, our goal at Legacy is to disciple the next generation of Christ followers for a lifetime of leadership.
7220 Rosedale Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93308
(661) 477-8840
Teresa Grimm - Headmaster & Teacher
Founded by lay Catholics, Saint John Vianney Academy is a Catholic, classical education program serving families in the Bakersfield area. We strive to help children develop a sense of wonder, an appreciation of beauty, and a love of truth through age-appropriate activities. We read real books, perform messy science experiments, and generally engage our students with a plentitude of hands-on learning. We are faithful to the magisterium of the Catholic Church, and offer Sacramental preparation. Our homeschool, hybrid program serves children in preschool through twelfth grade. All of our teachers are faithful Catholics and enthusiastic about sharing the “lost tools of learning” through the classical method.
As a hybrid school, we provide in person classes Tuesdays and Thursdays for grades preschool through grade six. A syllabus is provided for the home days. For grades seven through twelve, we offer weekly on site classes for the subjects of Theology, Latin, Science, History, Literature, and choir.
For more information: contact program director Teresa Grimm at stjohnvianneybakersfield@gmail.com or call (661) 477-8840
Stockdale Christian School
Bakersfield, CA 93309
(661) 327-3927
Larry Ahl – Interim Head of School
Stockdale Christian School was established as a ministry of Bakersfield First Assembly and has served thousands of children over the past 40 years. Our mission is to work collaboratively with parents in educating students from a Biblical Worldview.
Enrollment is open for preschoolers (2 to 5 years old and Pre-kindergartners), full-day Kindergarten, elementary, and junior high. SCS also has a program called Discovery for students that have learning needs.
SCS is blessed to have a dedicated faculty and staff with extensive years of experience in education. The instructional program includes the major areas of study plus daily Bible classes. In addition, co-curricular areas include Art, Band, Spanish, Technology, Vocal Music, Athletics, and electives. The school is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
In addition, student care is available before and after school, a hot lunch program and an active parent group. Our Parent Teacher Fellowship (PTF), underwrites many of the school activities, field trips, and classroom materials.
You are invited to our Enrollment Open House on Saturday, January 29, 2022.
Please call or email Bridgette Logsdon to reserve your spot.
(661) 327.3927 / blogsdon@stockdalechristian.com
