Home Schooling at FCS

History of the Ministry

Freedom Christian School was founded by Pastor Richard Krage in 1974. What began on a family farm in a house church the call to serve the Lord developed into the ministry that it is today. Long before construction began, many parents had enrolled their children and prayers of faith were offered up that God might complete His miracle.

Within nine months the Lord supplied the staff, students, and the original school building all as a result of fervent prayer. Since that time, our great God has continued to show Himself strong on our behalf and has blessed us with new buildings, additional staff, and expanded curriculum, and more students.

Since 1974 Freedom Christian School has offered parents the continuous availability of an affordable Christian education for their children. While new technologies have come and gone, one thing that has not changed is our commitment to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Why Homeschool?

We sincerely believe that it is a parent’s God-given directive to educate their children in the way of the Lord. In addition, a Biblical worldview is an essential foundation for all aspects of education.

We partner with many parents in this ministry through Freedom Christian School. For nearly 50 years Freedom Christian has offered parents the opportunity to send their children to a Christian school that provides Biblically-based education.

Sometimes, however, families choose to take a more active role in their children’s education and we could not be more fully supportive of this decision. In addition a traditional classroom setting is not always the best fit for a family according to life’s circumstances.

For these reasons our ministry has developed several homeschool programs to further help these parents educate their children.

Our Partnership with Parents

We expect a lot from our parents, and we expect even more from our home school families. We are fully committed to see your children succeed academically and to grow and develop to their fullest potential.

Homeschooling takes commitment and responsibility, and it is not something to be entered into lightly. You do not have to do all the teaching; the materials are carefully designed to do that. As a home school parent, however,  you will be superintendent of your child’s education and your child’s teacher. This requires a significant investment of time and effort. Our programs are designed to help you succeed in educating your child(ren). The responsibility to follow the state of Michigan educational laws is yours. However, FCS is here to help guide and assist you in that responsibility.

We expect you and your student(s) to make significant progress each and every quarter as you complete your educational journey. The home school program’s school year will, for the most part, follow the Freedom Christian School calendar.

Financial Information

(These amounts effective as of 8-1-22)

We offer three different programs for our homeschool families, each having a unique level of involvement.

LEVEL 1 – Enrolled

Tuition is charged once the registration fee is paid and the completed application is received.  Registration (or re-enrollment) is $25 per year per student or a maximum of $50 per year per family. The tuition schedule includes $700 a year per student, or $900 per year for two students, + $100 added per year for each additional student (4 students = $1100, etc).

Tuition for Level 1 covers the following: academic assistance, on site testing, record keeping, achievement testing (required Iowa test), involvement in FCS athletics or classes, report cards, and diploma. Tuition can be paid quarterly which is due by September 1, November 1, February 1, and April 1. It can also be paid monthly. Score keys are to be returned to receive your $20 deposit back (or the deposit may be applied to the next year’s charges).

LEVEL 2 – Registered

Tuition is charged after the registration fee is paid and the completed application is received. $25 registration (or re-enrollment) per year per student or $50 registration per year per family. Tuition is $150 a year per student or $300 a year per family. Approximately $200-$400 more is needed for curriculum per child. Level 2 offers record keeping only.

LEVEL 3 – Curriculum Only

FCS offers you the opportunity to order curriculum through us at the discounted rates we have contracted with publishers. Yearly administrative fee of $50 per family and $200-$400 is approximately the amount needed for curriculum per child.

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PLEASE NOTE: For quickest results in enrolling for homeschooling a diagnostic test for each student should be completed by following this link: https://www.acediagnostictest.com/diagnostictest/

Remember to enter the school’s administrator email address which is ccoleman@freedomchristianschool.org so that we receive the results. This testing service is free.