Academics

In order to graduate students who glorify God and enjoy Him forever and embody as fully as possible our portrait of a graduate, Detroit Christian School is committed to providing a Christ- centered and classical education. DCS partners with parents and churches in their responsibility to train up their children in the Lord by laying a strong foundation built on Biblical truths with the help of classical academics. Being both distinctly Christ-centered and intentionally classical informs the content taught, methods used, and disposition expected within our school.

Christ-centered

All knowledge is God’s gracious revelation of His goodness and points us to Him who is worthy of our worship. We study content through a Logocentric view in which God’s sovereignty is revealed through all subject areas. DCS students learn to gaze upon what is true, good, and beautiful.

Classical

We rely on time-tested, proven methods including memorization, recitation, imitation, and practice. A truly classical education aims to grow a child in wisdom and virtue through the study of the liberal arts. A student’s classical educational journey follows the stages outlined by the Trivium: Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric.

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Collaborative Schedule

Our academic program is structured around three days of in-class instruction on new content and concepts. The other two days of the week are Independent Study Days (ISDs). At the grammar school level, ISDs require parents to provide a literature rich environment, practice memory work in all content areas, reinforce math facts, help write rough drafts and final copies, and awaken wonder and curiosity in their children through nature study. This schedule also allows students to have time for constructive play, academic games, music practice (if applicable), long chunks of time for reading and listening to good books, outdoor play, and many extracurricular activities.

The collaborative schedule of learning allows us to carry out our mission by promoting:

  • Parents get to participate in an influential and personal way in their child’s education. Sharing this responsibility with parents eliminates unnecessary wasted time in the classroom and allows students the opportunity to practice skills and recite memory work at their own pace.

  • Students benefit from the consistent one-on-one attention with people who know them best. Extra time for practice and regular, individualized attention for each student fosters a learning environment in which academic excellence and high expectations are a norm.

  • With more time as a family unit, parents are able to walk alongside their children as their hearts are being shaped. This often takes place through sibling relationships, implementation of home responsibilities, and carrying out purposeful family routines that point a child’s heart to Jesus. These discipleship opportunities reinforce the virtues and habits that are being introduced at school, forging a powerful partnership between the family and the school.

  • Regaining evenings and creating flexibility for two out of five school days makes it easier for students to participate in other extracurricular activities that contribute to their overall formation (church, sports, music, art, museums, serving neighbors, etc.)

  • More families are able to have access to a private, Christian, classical education because tuition costs are significantly lower.

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