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King's Ridge Christian Holds Open House on Sunday

The non-denominational K-12 school invites visitors to meet faculty, parents and students for the admission event.

invites the community to an admission Open House on Sunday, Jan. 29. The opening program will start in the Student Center, located next to the athletic field, at 2 p.m. with campus touring from 2:30-4 pm. Faculty, parents and students are eager to meet with campus visitors.

King’s Ridge Christian School is a non-denominational college preparatory preK-12 grade school that is fully accredited by SACS/SAIS. All students are trained to become effective speakers and performers by participation in chapel, drama, music, class presentations, public speaking class, student organizations and Tiger TV, a daily, student-lead news broadcast. Athletics start in a Lower School Jr. Tiger intramural program and extends to a full range of GHSA high school sports.

All students in the pre-K program participate in the special class curriculum and are taught by certified educators. This curriculum includes art, music, physical education, Spanish, full media center participation and Christian education.

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At King's Ridge, a pre-First program is offered for those students who may be ready for a first grade curriculum but may need an extra year to socially mature. After school care is offered by experienced educators.

Student-teacher ratio is a key factor determining the amount of attention students can receive in the school setting. School administrators say the low teacher-student ratio of 1:8 sets the foundation for a school “where students are known.” Each class has a targeted class size:

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  • preK – 14 students,
  • Kindergarten – 18 students,
  • pre-First – 14 students,
  • grades 1-5 – 20 students
  • grades 6-12 – 20 students.

All Lower School classes have a teaching assistant.

High school enrollment will continue to grow with a projected opening of phase one of a new high school building scheduled in fall 2013.

Visitors are also welcome to attend admission tours held during the school day. Admission applications are currently being accepted for fall 2012. Contact 770-754-5738 x136 for additional information.

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