Who We Are
OUR MISSION
City Schoolhouse works to strengthen children and families by empowering them through active and individualized education, fostering a love of learning, and renewing their community through its people.
OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH
Our faith statement is the Apostles’ Creed, which is a summary of the most ancient and widely accepted, core beliefs of the Christian faith. City Schoolhouse seeks to live out traditional Christian morality and believes the Holy Scriptures are the divinely inspired word of God. Above all, we want our students to know that they are treasured and that they are created for a purpose. Our primary means of teaching this good news is to imitate the life and sayings of Jesus, and to explain him through our actions and presence. We believe that inviting students to feast at the table of learning, and serving them in their most challenging needs, is how we best embody the mission of Christ’s church to the world. Our faith enables us to embody the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which are: courage, strength, knowledge, wisdom, understanding, a sense of awe and reverence, and virtuous action (Isaiah 11: 2-3). We labor and wait, as these gifts grow within us, into the fruits of Christ-like character: “Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control. Against these things there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23). We welcome families professing no faith or other faiths, while respecting our Christian identity. Our instruction remains respectful toward other faiths, while maintaining the truths of our Christian faith.
ABOUT US
City Schoolhouse is a neighborhood private school where students come to learn academic, social, and practical life skills. Class sizes range from 10-15 students with two teachers. We teach in developmental age groups, and our teaching is inspired by successful Montessori teaching techniques as well as other best practices for hands-on learning. We incorporate day-to-day practical living skills that our students often do not learn at home in our daily curriculum.
We are provisionally accredited by Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS).
We want all our students to be in a place where, despite their circumstances, they are treasured -- a place where they know they are created for a purpose.
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We are unique because we are not just there for the student, but also for their family and community.
We bring the families into the class and allow them learning and growing opportunities as well.
We are teaching our students the importance of kindness, respect, and responsibility to themselves and their neighbors that is lost on so many of us today.
We use a whole-child approach — many children need auxiliary services to help them be successful students and members of society so we provide therapeutic services in the areas of speech, occupational, physical, and mental health therapy. These physical and psychological barriers can limit success and we want “boundless” learners.
Over time, the ripple effects of bringing people together to develop these individuals, the buildings around them, and the neighborhoods they fill, can bring light to an entire city for generations.
Cost: We are a "pay-what-you-can" school -- what you can not pay in treasure, you contribute in time or talent to support the school community.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY
City School, Inc. admits students of any race, color, nationality, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
City Schoolhouse is a fiscally sponsored project of the Christian Ministry Alliance. The Alliance is a U.S. registered 501c3 tax-deductible charity with the Internal Revenue Service and has a Candid Platinum Seal (formerly GuideStar), the highest rating available for nonprofit transparency and accountability. [Tax ID: 46-3408177]
Interim Head of School
Christina Poole - Co-Founder, Mom of 7, Child and Family Advocate
Board of Directors
Jeff Poole | President & Co-Founder, J.D. Director, Tax Consulting Solutions, Experian
Jody Wurtenberger | Vice-President, CPA, retired Humana Consultant
Jennifer Thacker | Secretary
Gil Roberts | Treasurer, Partner & Director of Client Services, Brick Bridge Consulting
Dr. Melissa Tucker | Chair, Department of Education, Boyce College
Marcy Young | PHR, Founder & CEO HR Alliance
Advisory Board
