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| Fort Worth Christian School | |
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| Location | |
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6200 Holiday Lane , 76180 United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°51′25″N97°13′10″W / 32.856847°N 97.21945°W /32.856847; -97.21945 |
| Information | |
| School type | Private |
| Motto | Empowering Students for a Lifetime of Faith, Service, and Leadership for Christ |
| Established | 1958 |
| President | Dr. Terry Rodgers |
| Principal | Nick Hinrichsen (Upper School) Chris Dodd (Middle SChool) Nate Stanford (Lower School) |
| Teaching staff | 44.3 (2019–20)[1] |
| Grades | Preschool–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 745 (2024-25)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.3 (2024–25)[1] |
| Campus size | 40 acres |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Athletics | TAPPS 5A |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Yearbook | The Cardinal |
| Website | fwc |
Fort Worth Christian School is a privateChristian preparatory school inNorth Richland Hills, Texas. Established in 1958, the school serves students in preschool through grade 12.
On February 27, 2010, the 43rd President of the United StatesGeorge W. Bush spoke at the Annual FWC Cardinal Gala at the Omni Hotel inFort Worth, Texas.[2]
All high school and middle school students are given a personalChromeBook. In the elementary school, students useiPads to assist in their learning.[2]
Fort Worth Christian School first opened its doors in the fall of 1958, offering kindergarten through eighth grade and a junior college, then adding a grade every year, and finally adding a preschool. In 1972, the school phased out the junior college.
The school is accredited by the Council on Educational Standards and Accountability (CESA). The school is a member of the National Christian Schools Association, the Texas Association of Non-Public Schools, the Texas Christian Schools Association, the Texas Independent School Consortium, and theTexas Association of Private and Parochial Schools.
The school sits on more than 40 acres in the geographic center ofNorth Richland Hills. Major facilities on campus include the Campus Center (Opened in 2003), Center for Science and Technology, Administration Building, The Cardinal Gym, The Mitchell Gym, Gene and Dorthy Barrow Field, and Keck-Horton Field (Baseball), and The Performing Arts Center.
In addition to its college-prep curriculum, Fort Worth Christian offers Advanced Placement and dual enrollment courses. All grades have a Bible class included in each student's schedule, along with daily chapel provided by the faculty and staff.[citation needed]
Fort Worth Christian offers Dual-Credit, AP, and Pre-AP classes in the social sciences, language, religion, and fine arts area. The Dual-Enrollment (Dual-Credit) classes enroll students in the class with Texas Wesleyan University and Colorado Christian University, giving them college credit. Fort Worth Christian offers multiple language courses:
English courses include:
Social science courses credited include:
Biblical courses for credit include:
Fine Arts credits include:
Electives:
As previously mentioned, Fort Worth Christian offers Dual-Credit, AP, and Pre-AP classes in the math and science area. The Center for Science and Technology has 3 science labs and 2 computer labs. Math courses offered for credit are:
Science courses offered for credit include:
Technological courses include:
Students also publish a yearbook, The Cardinal. Student government consists of Student Council officers and class representatives from each grade level. National Honor Society members are selected from the student body based on grades and citizenship.
Students go on several class-related field trips, such as to NASA at theJohnson Space Center near Houston, Texas and to theInternational Thespian Society in Austin, Texas.
Fort Worth Christian also offers students the opportunity to join service trips in Tanzania, Thailand, Nicaragua, Denver, East Texas and Peru). Fort Worth Christian also participates in an array of academic, literary, and musical state meets (e.g.,TAPPS,TCSIT, etc.).
Fort Worth Christian School is a member of theTexas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Fort Worth Christian Cardinals teams compete in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track, and volleyball. Fort Worth Christian also has an Arts and Theatre department, located in the Campus Center.
State championship titles earned by the school include:
