Welcome Letter
Growing Christian Leaders - What a lofty goal LWCS has pursued for nearly 60 years! At the high school level, we have the opportunity of preparing those leaders to launch out into adulthood by focusing on four critical areas of student development.
LWCS students are challenged to pursue excellence in their Christian faith. Through integrating the Biblical worldview in every class, engaging chapels, close-knit small groups, service projects, and extracurricular activities led by Christian coaches and mentors, students have the opportunity to see the Chrstian life lived out before them and are nurtured to grow in their own walk.
LWCS students are challenged to pursue excellence in the classroom. Our teachers are an amazing group of highly qualified professionals who are passionate about Christ, passionate about your children, passionate about their content areas, and passionate about their craft. Our classrooms are focused and conducive to learning and our course offerings, curriculum, and technology integration are at the forefront of the field.
LWCS students are challenged to pursue excellence in being self-reflective. The Bible implores all individuals to live a life of purpose and substance. During students' four years in high school they will be asked to wrestle with challenging questions such as “Does God exist?”, “What is my purpose in life?”, “How does my purpose connect with my vocational pursuits?”, and “How do I secure stable social relationships?”, to list a few.
LWCS students are challenged to develop into leaders within their community. While LWCS has been developing Christian leaders for nearly six decades, we are upping our commitment to the cause by offering a cutting edge leadership program that provides over 50 hours of leadership training to participating students per year, opportunities for students to grow outside of the classroom by progressing through strategic competencies, gain hands-on experience by holding leadership positions through our numerous extracurricular offerings, and demonstrate mastery through a capstone project.
Impacting families, churches, the marketplace, communities, and the world for Christ is a Biblical imperative. LWCS students are afforded the opportunity to grow into individuals who are capable of those very things. We are thankful that you have chosen to partner with us during these critical years of development.
Blessings,
Dustin Bowlin
Secondary Principal
Middle School academics
Middle School PROGRAM
Grades 6-8
The Middle School is a structured yet relaxed environment where each student is challenged through world-life Christian instruction. The students challenge authority and crave acceptance and approval by their peers. Each student will develop habits of positive, productive behavior, both as a student and as a Christian citizen. While work will be presented in ways appropriate to the developmental age and learning style of the students, a high expectation will be held for all. The students are taught a strong base of skills and knowledge to last a lifetime. The Middle School philosophy emphasizes a variety of subject material through electives. This is different from a junior high approach in which everything is taught on a mini-high school approach.
In preparation for the transition to high school, faculty and staff work together to nurture and develop students' academic, personal, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual growth. The reading and foreign language option is expanded while the offering of a wide range of electives gives the students opportunity to better understand social challenges and individual choices. Electives which are offered include Art, Drama, Spanish, Home Economics, Chorus, Band, Yearbook, and Physical Education/Health. Various classes include community service projects that reach outward into the neighborhood.
History/Social Studies
Sixth grade Social Studies includes the study of Western history Middle Eastern civilizations to the Middle Ages. There is a particular emphasis on the Egyptian, Greek, and Roman civilizations. Specialized projects accompany each unit. Seventh graders study World Geography using research and critical thinking skills. Eighth graders study American history from the Colonial period to the present. Various projects and a research paper culminate their study.
Language Arts
Literature provides the basis for the Middle School Language Arts curriculum. The teaching and learning of reading and literary skills are used, including analyzing, evaluation, and responding to text. Text consists of fiction in all genres nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Students will also read novels throughout the year to enhance their study of theme and genre. Grammar, writing, spelling, and vocabulary skills are derived through explicit instruction. Sixth grade specifically uses accelerated reading in their evaluation of novels read in their classes including individual and group work
Math
Middle School Math is a transition from the basic operations to preparation for algebra. Sixth graders review the basic operations while working with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. Seventh graders are introduced to basic algebra concepts and problem solving. Eighth graders build a solid foundation for high school algebra. Students are placed in classes that challenge them at their ability level. This means that some students will be working with material that is a year above their current grade level concluding with some eighth graders completing the first course of high school algebra.
Science
The sixth grade begins with an introduction to the scientific method and incorporating this method into their classes. Students spend this year with an introduction to life science, earth science, and physical science. Topics which are well studied include environmental science, motion, forces, and energy, as well as weather and climate. The seventh grade studies are based on a year of life science including populations and ecosystems. Classification becomes our next field of study with a look into the unseen world: bacteria, viruses, molds, and fungi. The students utilize this unit to become familiar with the microscope. Our study then progresses towards the plant and animal kingdoms. Our year comes to a close with an introduction to genetics. The eighth grade emphasizes earth and space. The curriculum touches on most aspects of the earth, such as ecology, geology, weather and climate, and the Earth's waters. The course discusses how life and the Earth have changed. Also, the students will be utilizing a "hands on" approach in dealing with the experiments in the class.
Bible
The Middle School Bible curriculum is based on the Christian Schools International (CSI) curriculum. The sixth grade students study the creation of people and earth to the beginning of the kings. Seventh grade students finish the study of the Old Testament and eighth grade students study the New Testament as well as church history. We require that students not only study the curriculum, but apply that knowledge of the Bible to the world in which they live. Videos, research, and trips to the assisted living facilities compliment this curriculum.
Iowa Test Results
Media Resource Center
Welcome to the Media Resource Center
Our mission is to form connections with the classroom and help our students become lifelong learners.
The Media Center is open 7:30AM – 3:30PM throughout the school year.
Library Resources
Check out the Library of Congress Web Page for many links to help you in writing research papers: https://catalog.loc.gov. This library contains 17 million catalog records for books, serials, manuscripts, maps, music, recordings, images, and electronic resources in the Library of Congress collections.
Also, check out the Palm Beach County Web Page for many links to help you in writing research papers
Other Library Web Sites that you may find helpful, just click on logo:
Fine Arts
Music Performance ClAsses
The Fine Arts department at Lake Worth Christian School offers performance based classes in both vocal and instrumental education. Recognizing that talent is a gift from God, students are encouraged to develop those talents through participation in music classes. Instrumental music classes offered are Beginning and Advanced band for 6th grade students and Concert Band for 7th-12th grade students. Through mandatory participation in one of the Sixth grade bands, students are able to discover and develop their instrumental music skills on their chosen instrument in addition to studying elements of formal music theory. Students in the 7th-12th are given the opportunity to further develop their skills through a wide range of musical styles. Concert Chorus is offered to students in the 7th-12th grades. Students will focus on developing their vocal skills by studying a wide repertoire of significant vocal literature. Jubilate, our auditioned show choir, is selected from Concert Chorus members in the 9th-12th grades. The show choir meets weekly as an extracurricular activity.
Middle School Play
Each Spring, students in the 6th-8th grades are invited to audition to be a part of a musical theater production. Through participation in the production, students will gain knowledge and experience in the many elements of a dramatic production. Students are coached in the development of their acting, singing, and choreographic dance skills in a nurturing environment. Participation in the middle school play is an excellent opportunity for a student to develop their theatrical skills. Past shows have included Schoolhouse Rock Jr. Aladdin Jr., and Annie Jr.
