Education requires the acquisition of knowledge.

Children enrolled at school do NOT belong to the school. Emmanuel Christian School respects parental freedom.

March 24th, 2023 Weekly Update from Headmaster Batten.

Many people who choose to homeschool or enroll their children in a private school do so as a matter of values. Adding a microschool option gives families at Emmanuel Christian School greater freedom!

Students with eyes full of wonder and bellies full of laughter will change the world (thanks, N.D. Wilson)!

The curriculum is not just the books we use and the classes we teach. It is the life course upon which we set our graduates. Emmanuel Christian School aims to graduate good people, useful citizens, and faithful disciples.

In a world that rebels against God’s creation, Emmanuel Christian School insists that girls are girls.

God created manhood, and it was good. The path to manhood runs through boyhood. At Emmanuel Christian School, boyhood is something we want to cultivate into healthy manhood.

Math is a human endeavor, and we should pursue it to better know God and how He has revealed Himself.

Dear ECS Family,

As we noted yesterday, the HOPE Scholarship has been upheld as constitutional by the WV Supreme Court! This is a huge win for which we thank God. We also want to thank the West Virginia Christian Education Association for putting together an amicus brief in defense of the HOPE Scholarship on behalf of Christian schools. We do not currently have many details regarding what getting the program back up and running will look like, but we will try to update you as we learn more.

Dear ECS Family,

As you know, Monday, September 5th is Labor Day. We will not have school. Classes will resume on Tuesday, September 6th. Enjoy the three day weekend!

We are pleased to announce the release of our 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin (see attachment). These coins are for sale in the School Office for $12 while supplies last. They are 2 inches by 2 inches, and come in a PVC pouch. We thank God for granting us 50 years of working with students and families to deliver a Christian education.

Dear ECS Family,

As you know, Monday, September 5th is Labor Day. We will not have school. Classes will resume on Tuesday, September 6th. Enjoy the three day weekend!

We are pleased to announce the release of our 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin (see attachment). These coins are for sale in the School Office for $12 while supplies last. They are 2 inches by 2 inches, and come in a PVC pouch. We thank God for granting us 50 years of working with students and families to deliver a Christian education.

Dear ECS Family,

Welcome back and thank you all for a great first week!

We have an update on the HOPE Scholarship situation. The WV Supreme Court of Appeals did not grant a stay of the injunction. However, they did grant expedited review of the case, and have taken jurisdiction of the case from the Intermediate Court. While we would have liked for them to grant the stay (Justices Armstead and Bunn would have granted it), we are excited they granted expedited review. That review will follow this timeline:

Our early enrollment period ended with very strong numbers! Thank you all for your attention to that. We are now in open enrollment! If you know of a friend or family member looking for a classical Christian education please refer them to our new website (www.emmanueleagles.com). Speaking of our new website, our school spirit store is open! You can find a variety of ECS-branded casual wear, accessories, and other items. Next year we will have school spirit day on Fridays, and students will be permitted to wear spirit wear (from any era in ECS history) on those days.

Our 8 oz Easter Egg fundraiser ends next Friday, March 18th. Please make sure all forms and payment is turned in by this date. The 3rd quarter (9 weeks) also ends next Friday, March 18th. Please ensure all missing work is made up and turned in. Report cards should be distributed the following Friday, March 25th. Re-enrollment remains open, and we have begun accepting applications for new students. Note that when re-enrollment is completed by March 15th (this upcoming Tuesday) the re-enrollment fee is waived and the existing tuition schedule is locked into place. Our standardized testing is scheduled for April 11th-15th. It is imperative all students be present that week. Only medical absences with a signed doctor's note will be excused during the week of standardized testing, and then the testing will have to be made up.

We are well into re-enrollment! Please note that March 15th is the last day to re-enroll under the existing tuition schedule AND to have the normal enrollment fee waived. Thank you to all who have re-enrolled! Please spread the word about our school to your family and friends who may be looking for a Christian education. As we continue our transition to classical I believe you'll see the benefits of this approach. To that end, I am attaching our Logic and Rhetoric School curriculum map, so you can see what we are working toward. Note that it's a work in progress, but broadly represents our goal as we pursue ACCS accreditation. If you have any questions or concerns about re-enrolling, please contact us. Our objective is to partner with you for the entirety of a child's education. Once our Grammar School curriculum map is more complete I'll be sharing that as well.

Dear ECS Family,

As you know we have a scheduled noon dismissal today, Friday, February 25th, 2022. The early re-enrollment period remains open through March 15th. Please let us know about any questions you have with respect to re-enrolling.

Conflict is inevitable, there will always be some type of conflict until Christ returns and all things are restored and made new. There is simply no way around it. Conflict, on its own, is not evil. There are conflicts that God Himself has commanded, such as the conflict good people will fight with evil, the conflict between the Christian and his flesh, the conflict between faithfulness and unfaithfulness, and so on. We must engage in such conflicts if we are to obey Christ and His commandments.

I have previously discussed the nature, necessity, and content of family worship. What I want to do here is simply list several potential family worship resources, with short annotations. I will break these resources up by category.

In my first post in this series, we discussed the nature and necessity of family worship. Family worship, as we defined it, is the cultivation of love for the Triune God, through singing, prayer, and reading and instruction in Scripture, as a husband and wife (and children when applicable). This post will be more practical, discussing the content and structure of family worship. It answers that nagging question, “what do we do in family worship?”