OUR STORY

Seattle Classical Christian School (SCCS) was established in 2011 by four families seeking to provide their children with a Christ-centered education that embraced the classical method. These founding families were committed to educating their children within the urban core of Seattle, where they lived, worked, and worshipped.

At its inception, SCCS filled a unique niche in Seattle's educational landscape. With no public schools downtown and all Protestant Christian schools located outside the city center, these families chose to stay in the city rather than move to the suburbs. They invested in their community by founding SCCS in a historic church building and establishing a school that reflects their commitment to Christ-centered education. The first Kindergarten class began with one teacher, four students, and a small but bright classroom on the main floor of Seattle First Presbyterian Church.

Several building locations and many students later, SCCS remains the only Classical Christian school within Seattle city limits and continues to fill a unique role for families seeking an education that cultivates wisdom, virtue, and faith in the urban core.

OUR MISSION:

SCCS builds the city of God by forming servant leaders who love goodness, truth, and beauty.

OUR VISION:

Our vision is to send generations of resilient Christians into the world, equipped to pursue, advance, and uphold God’s vision for human flourishing.

We seek to glorify God through Christ-centered education. We strive to partner with parents by providing students with a biblical, classical, and comprehensive curriculum. By instilling a lifelong passion for learning, we aim to cultivate faithful servants who love God with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength.

Four pillars of SCCS

Seattle Classical Christian School has chosen four foundational principles—four pillars—on which to build our school.

Rooted in Christ

We believe that the Gospel—the good news about what Jesus Christ has done to reconcile sinners to God—is central to everything we do.

We hold Scripture in the highest regard.
We desire that our students develop a biblical worldview.

Partnered with parents

We believe parents are primary in their children’s education. Our efforts at school are intended to underscore your efforts to pursue your child's heart and mind at home.

Our teachers understand that they are one of the instruments of change and grace in a child’s life. They believe that caring for the heart is part of developing the mind.
We believe that the finest learning occurs when parents play an active role in their children’s education. Our teachers foster this environment through intentional communication, parent volunteer opportunities and more.

Joyfully academic

We want our school environment to foster joyful learners who experience learning as a form of worship.

Obtaining a classical education is rigorous yet rewarding. We desire that students be both challenged and encouraged in their studies.
We believe our students should take part in “the Great Conversation” by studying “the good, true and beautiful.” By examining the best examples of art, literature, science, and more, we help students learn to think, inspire them to act, and help them identify God’s ability to redeem all brokenness.

Connected to the community

We desire to foster close community within our student body, including parents and families.

We want to be active in our community, serving those who live and work around our school.
We want to be involved neighbors, gratefully availing ourselves of our city’s wonderful opportunities.

Students become life-long learners as they are given the “tools of learning” through the classical approach.

Our Biblical Convictions

We believe that the Bible clearly instructs parents to “bring (children) up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Eph 6:4). Therefore, we seek to teach and discipline in a manner consistent with the Bible and a godly home environment.

We believe that God’s character is revealed not only in His Word, but also in every facet of creation. Therefore, we teach that all knowledge is interrelated and can instruct us about God. (Rom 1:19-20)

God wants us to love Him with our minds, as well as with our hearts, souls, and strength (Mark 12:30). Therefore, we seek to individually challenge children at all levels, teaching them not just information, but instead how think and love well.

We want to help parents teach their children that all they do should be done “heartily, as unto the Lord” (Col 3:23). Therefore, we seek to encourage quality academic work and maintain high standards of conduct.

We are striving for a full K-12 program because we believe that as long as a child is under the parents’ authority and undergoing formal education, he should be trained biblically (Deut. 6:6,7; Prov. 22:6).

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