This annual report summarizes Seattle Classical Christian School's (SCCS) growth over the past 5 years from a startup with 4 kindergarten students to a thriving school with over 80 students from preschool to 5th grade. Key highlights include expanding grades and programs, hiring a headmaster, and launching a new website. The school aims to remain in downtown Seattle as it works towards adding middle school and graduating its first class. Financially, the school had $481,706 in revenue and $405,067 in operating costs for 2014-2015.

1. ANNUAL REPORT
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helping families
afford sccs
our future
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portrait of
a graduate
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letter from
the president
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mission
statement
four pillars
of sccs
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stewarding
our resources
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who we are
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who we are
cont’d

3. letter from the president
Dear SCCS Family,
We have had a wonderful year. It seems hard to
believe that only five years ago we were a
start-up school with four kindergarten students
and one teacher in a single classroom of Seattle
First Presbyterian Church. Since then we have
added more grades and hired additional superb
teaching staff. We have developed art, music,
and PE programs that help cultivate well-round-
ed students. We have launched a brand new
website to better serve our current and prospec-
tive families. And this fall we were able to
welcome Luke Davis as our first full-time head-
master.
We have accomplished these things through wise stewardship of resources,
prayerful consideration and, above all else, abundant grace from God. As a
board and as a school, we can feel the subtle but steady transition of SCCS
from a start-up endeavor to a thriving school in the heart of the city. We
thank you for your past support and invite you to look with us to the future
as we continue to grow, mature and build a new kind of school in the city of
Seattle.
In Christ,
Lara Rickard
President of the Board
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4. mission statement
Our vision is to glorify God through Christ-centered education. We
strive to serve parents by providing a biblical, classical, and comprehensive
curriculum. By instilling a lifelong passion for learning, we aim to
cultivate faithful servants who love God with all their heart, soul,
mind, and strength.
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5. Rooted in Christ
We believe that the Gospel is central to everything that we do.
We hold scripture in the highest regard. We desire that our
students develop a biblical worldview.
the four pillars of sccs
Partnered with Parents
We believe that parents are primary in their children’s education.
Our teachers understand that they are one of the instruments of
change and grace in a child’s life.
Joyfully Academic
We want our school environment to foster joyful learners who
experience learning as a form of worship. We desire that
students be both challenged and encouraged.
Connected to the Community
We desire to foster close community within our student body
including parents and families. We want to be involved neigh-
bors, gratefully taking advantage of our city’s resources.
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6. students per year
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2014
2012
19
4
2011
who we are
13.5average
class size
18class size
maximum
8:1student to teacher ratio (Pre-K)
9:1
student to teacher ratio (K-5)
80+
2015
4
2013
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7. Magnolia
who we are cont’dStud
ent body make up 20
14-2015
seattle
neighborhoods
represented
Kindergarten 16
1st grade 14
2nd grade 11
3rd grade 9
4th and 5th grade 6
Pre-Kindergarten 22
5
Queen Anne
Belltown
Columbia City
West Seattle
Renton
Bellevue
Northgate
Downtown
Bainbridge Island
Laurelhurst
Greenlake
Maple Leaf
Lake City
Bitterlake
Ballard
Central District

8. stewarding our resources
TOTAL $405,067
operating costs
2014 - 2015
Program $313,090
Management $80,211
Fundraising $11,766
revenue
2014 - 2015
Tuition and fees $359,646
Gala contributions $52,055
Other contributions $70,005
TOTAL $481,706
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9. helping families afford sccs
Average
amount of schola
rshippereligible
familyin2014-2
015
$6,008
Average
amount of schola
rshippereligiblestudentin2014-
2015
$4,005
Percentage of families
receiving scholarship in
2014-2015
26%
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10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
80000
FY15FY14FY13FY12
Scholarships Awarded
$35,584
$47,314
$72,094
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10. our future
committed to staying as close to downtown as possible
full grammar &
middle school by
2019-2020
graduating
first class by
2023-2024
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11. portrait of a graduate
We aim to graduate young men and women who think clearly and listen
carefully with discernment and understanding, who reason persuasively and
articulate precisely, who are capable of evaluating their entire range of experi-
ence in light of the Scriptures, and who do so with eagerness in joyful submis-
sion to God.
We aspire to find them well prepared in all situations, possessing both infor-
mation and the knowledge of how to use it. We desire that they be socially
graceful and spiritually gracious, equipped with the tools of learning, desiring
to grow in understanding, yet fully realizing the limitations and folly of worldly
wisdom.
We expect that graduates are imbued with the unique benefits of attending a
school located within the heart of the city: that they possess a growing aware-
ness of a wide range of people and their unique perspectives, that they would
be engaged in the fine arts, and that they would appreciate the collective
aspects that make up a given culture. Moreover, we desire them to recognize
worldly influences as distinct from biblical ones and to be steadfast in their
pursuit of good.
We desire that they have hearts that have been wholly transformed by the
Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our hope is that they are joyful believers, eager and
equipped to courageously share the gospel with those who are stumbling
toward destruction. We desire that they possess all of these things with a
demonstrated character, humble attitude and a servant’s heart that seeks to
glorify God in all things.
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