Rutland Area Christian School is an independent, interdenominational, coeducational Christian school, operated cooperatively by an association of members. It offers pre-school, elementary and junior high education of high quality, guided by the principles and values revealed in the Bible, God's written Word.

The school is committed to the historic Christian perspective of life as set forth in the Bible, recognizing God as the Creator of all things, and Jesus Christ as the Son of God and Savior. It holds that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, that fellowship with God is the basis of true community, and that each student is uniquely created by God as a physical, intellectual, social, emotional and spiritual being and is thus endowed with particular talents.

In accordance with its character as a Christian educational institution, Rutland Area Christian School defines its mission in terms of the following goals:

1. To provide its students with a traditional and diverse educational experience that meets the highest standards of excellence.

2. To integrate its curriculum at all levels and in all subject areas with a Biblical perspective on truth and reality.

3. To provide opportunities for social and spiritual growth, as well as academic progress.

4. To develop personal and caring student-teacher and parent-teacher relationships.

5. To encourage parent involvement in the educational experiences of their children, impressing on them the responsibility of the education of their children.

6. To maintain and apply standards of discipline that are consistent, fair and respectful of the dignity of each student, and that aim to contribute to the student's spiritual and social growth.

7. To encourage students to come to and grow in a personal commitment to Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

"Let every student be plainly instructed and consider well the main end of his life and studies is to know God and Jesus Christ...and therefore to lay Christ in the bottom as the only foundation of all sound knowledge and learning."

Harvard University Charter, 1636

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