Educational Program Description

LBS is being established as a University-Model School offering a hybrid homeschooling approach.   Students will attend on campus instruction two-three days per week, with assignments provided for completion at home on the remaining days. The program is designed for homeschooling families desiring to have a teacher-led, on-campus addition to their home education routine. Our goal is to make homeschooling possible for more families by easing some of the pressure on parents. We desire to combine the best aspects of traditional education with the best aspects of homeschooling, giving each student a balance of education and parental involvement with a strong, Christian foundation.

Families have several enrollment options: File a private homeschooling affidavit, Enroll in a charter school, or Enroll into the Abeka Accreditation Program through the Lighthouse Baptist School. Please note that you may not use charter school funds to pay for enrollment or tuition of LBS since it is a Christian program. However, you may use charter funds for other approved extracurricular activities, educational items, and supplemental resources. If you are enrolled in a charter school and need help with non-faith based work samples, please contact the administration.

• Church-guided oversight of curriculum, grading, instruction, and spiritual leadership and examples.
• Traditional School activities help build interpersonal skills, build lifelong friendships, and provide good memories
• Combination of Campus and Home-based learning that fosters strong family bonds and develops personal responsibility in the child.
• Spiritual protection from government-mandated intrusions and secular curriculum

Primarily, LBS exists to minister to the members of Lighthouse Baptist Church. As such, our school does not practice “open-enrollment.” We hold to this policy because we believe that the best way to accomplish our mission is within the context of the local body of Christ because we share the same doctrinal beliefs and have a common philosophy of Christian living, family life, and purpose.

However, sensing what we believe to be a great need in the area of homeschooling, LBS has adopted a policy of enrolling Cooperating Families

A cooperating family is one that has met the following criteria:

• Referred by a family-member who is a current member of LBC.
• Currently and faithfully attends a church of like faith and practice.
• Parents are professing believers.
• Been approved at the discretion of the Pastor or designated appointee.