The Private School Advantage:

Accountability                      Tuition driven schools demand and deserve the highest levels of accountability
                                                between families and the school. Private schools also tend to foster a family
                                                atmosphere whereby everyone knows one another and has everyone’s best
                                                interest at heart.

Accessibility                        A smaller school population necessarily means greater access and easier
                                               channels of communication between parents and administrators and teachers.
                                               The same holds true for students and their individual teachers as well. 

Comfortability                     Although we do not desire for students to become complacent in their own comfort
                                               zone, it is clear that smaller classes and surroundings enhance a more
                                               comfortable learning environment.               

The Christian School Advantage:

Biblically Based                Students will learn to see the world through the filter of a biblically based lens. 
                                              There is no truth outside of God and His Word. Consequently, every aspect of
                                              SMLCA will stand on the principles set forth from God’s Word.

Christian Curriculum       There is an abundance of excellent and highly effective Christian based curricula, as
                                              well as secular curricula that can be taught from  a biblical worldview.
                                              SMLCA is in the process of assimilating the best for its needs. 

Faithful Faculty                  To a large degree, teachers are the school.  Our faculty will not only be excellent in
                                               their discipline, they will be faithful to affirm all the values instilled in the students
                                               at home.  We will be guided by the old adage, "Students don't care what we know
                                               until they know that we care."

Integrity Institute                SMLCA students will begin each day in the Integrity Institute where they will
                                               participate in an exclusive curriculum designed around the four principles of the
                                               school’s mission: becoming physically fit and academically acute while learning
                                               to be selfless servants and acquiring a mind for the Master.

Power of Prayer                  SMLCA will be a praying community. It’s been said that as long as there are exams, 
                                                students will pray in school! However, we will seek to instill a “pray without 
                                                ceasing” mindset amongst the students.                     

Joy of Jesus                         Although hard work and discipline in schools will never be replaced, we see no
                                                 reason that learning is mutually exclusive of fun and joy. In fact, one of our principles
                                                 is that it should be a sin for school to be boring. Paul said to be joyful always…
                                                 we shall strive to be!

Exceptional Extra-curriculars:        

Electives                              We believe the local area to be inundated with exceptional opportunities
                                                in the arts and music. Our goal is to utilize the wealth of local talent but strive to go
                                                beyond the normal offerings.

PE/Athletics                         We strongly believe that a balanced and well rounded educational experience 
                                               demands rigorous and physically challenging opportunities. We also strongly
                                               believe that the concepts acquired through team sports – hard work, dedication,
                                               loyalty, commitment, self-sacrifice, teamwork – are all biblical principles and are 
                                               vital to be successful in today’s society.