School Events
- Christmas Break
December 23 - January 03
- Classes Resume
January 06
- Lambs Choir and Junior Choir Performance
January 12 09:00 am - 10:30 am
- Open House
January 12 11:30 am - 01:00 pm
- Teacher In-Service Day
January 17
Profiles
Fortunate to be apart of Ascension!
We are so fortunate to be a part of the Ascension family and to be able to benefit from its commitment to educating our children and their willingness in assisting you to do so!
Mission & Philosophy
The mission of Ascension Lutheran School is to raise caring servants to extend life in Christ to diverse people by equipping students for a life of Christian discipleship enabling them to acquire knowledge, work habits, thinking skills, and processes needed to help them to become productive, respected citizens.
We are dedicated to accomplishing this mission by providing a positive, Christ-centered environment in which each child can realize his or her fullest potential. We believe that this is best accomplished when caring Christian teachers work together in partnership with the home for the well-being of the child.
Statement of Belief
We believe:
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That Christian education is a vital aspect of God's mission, commanded by Christ Himself.
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That Christian education is committed to provide a complete education for God's children by meeting their spiritual, academic, social, emotional, and physical needs.
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That the purpose for Christian education is to create a learning environment based on the Christian faith.
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That God's children need to learn their proper relationship to God and all humanity.
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That effective education is carried on through quality learning programs that relate the Christian faith in every aspect of life.
Purpose
It is our purpose...
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To educate not only for time, but also for eternity.
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To strive for the highest academic standards, while reaching for the highest standards of God’s Word.
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To provide a holistic education for God's children’s spiritual, academic, social, physical, and emotional needs.
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To teach the Lutheran doctrine and to nurture the Christian faith through instruction in God's Word.
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To provide quality and experiential learning programs that relates the Christian faith in every aspect of life.
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To foster a positive home, school, and church relationship.
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To promote awareness of and respect for cultural diversity.
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To provide children opportunities for Christian worship.
Goals
It is our Goal...
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To help the children know God as their Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier, as is taught in the Holy Scriptures.
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To develop in children the attitudes of love, respect, concern, and forgiveness in relationship to all peoples.
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To show children that the body and mind are marvelous gifts from God which are to be kept holy, for service to God and the benefit of others.
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To help children develop critical thinking, reasoning, problem solving, and communication skills.
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To provide a quality education that emphasizes proficiency in all academic disciplines.
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To encourage the children to develop an appreciation of the Fine Arts.
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To guide the children in the use of social skills this will develop positive relationships.
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To help children attain a positive self-concept.
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To help children grow in responsible citizenship.
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To encourage children to participate faithfully in church and Sunday school.
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To teach children that Jesus is their personal Savior and in Him is eternal life, for He is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6).