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St. John's Lutheran School is
one of over 1632 Lutheran Day Schools operated by congregations of the
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. It includes preschool, kindergarten, and
grades 1 to 8. St. John’s teaches all subjects and conforms to the
standards required for public schools and has these distinctive
characteristics: 1. Teachers are certified by the State of Michigan. 2. Many of the teachers were professionally trained in synodical colleges and universities. 3. Christian children from Christian homes. 4. Sponsorship by St. John’s Lutheran Church. 5. Accountability to the Department of Education of the Michigan District of Lutheran Schools. 6. A curriculum permeated by a Christian philosophy of education including daily instruction in religion and continuous training in Christian living. St. John's Lutheran School has operated continuously since 1946. It presently has an enrollment of 95 student in day school and 56 children in preschool. CONTROL OF THE SCHOOLThe policies and activities of the school are controlled and guided by the Board of Day School Education of St. John’s Lutheran Church. The members of the Board of Day School Education are elected by the congregation. The principal, preschool director, and the pastors are advisory members. This board together with the teacher staff and pastors is entrusted with the management and administration of the school and is held accountable to the congregation. St. John’s Lutheran Church recognizes that the prime responsibility for bringing up children “in the nurture and admonition of the Lord” rests with the parents. It is also realizes that the church has been commanded by its Founder to “teach all nations…whatsoever I have commanded you.” To help parents carry out their God-given duty and at the same time fulfill its own responsibility, St. John’s Lutheran Church maintains a Christian Day School. St. John’s strives to fulfill a fundamental need, which the Christian realizes is essential for a happy, successful, temporal and eternal existence. St. John’s Lutheran School strives to educate the whole child: spiritually, emotionally, mentally, academically and physically. Spiritually - St. John’s strives to have the children meet Jesus as their personal Savior, have Him be the most important thing in their life, and have them strive to take care of their eternity by maintaining regular worship and a daily prayer life. Academically - St. John’s Lutheran School strives to maintain an environment, which consistently evaluates the changes in the educational genre and with regularity evaluates the teacher materials used by the students so that the students will continually advance academically. Emotionally - the children would know that Jesus is a source of comfort in times of need and is always there to guide them no matter what the circumstance. Physically - the children would use their God-given talent for furthering the Kingdom of God, instill in them a positive, healthy attitude about themselves, others and their faith.
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