West Fallowfield Christian School partners with Christian parents and churches to provide a strong academic and spiritual foundation for students in Pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
The Academy at WFCS is a college-style model high school for grade 9. A grade will be added each year beginning with 10th grade in fall 2017.
Our school exists to nurture our children in faith-infused opportunities that are grounded in scripture and filled with prayer and praise.
Club or Organization: Band, Choir, Middle School Clubs, Ski and Snowboard Club
Arts and Music Programs: Drama Productions, music lessons
Recreational Athletic Programs: Archery Club
School Notes
West Fallowfield offers classes for students in Preschool (3 &
4 year olds) through the tenth grades. Little Falcons
Preschool offers full day class on T/W/Th. This multi-age
class meets from 9:00 to 2:45. The hands-on curriculum incorporates
reading readiness, math skills, language arts, pre-handwriting,
science, art, music, drama, physical education, devotions, Bible
and library. Students learn through center time, discovery play,
and hands-on activities, as well as fine and gross motor skill
development.
Kindergarten at WFCS is a full day program. It is currently
offered as four or five days a week. The Kindergarten core
curriculum includes reading readiness, mathematics, science, social
studies, language arts, handwriting, writer's workshop, arts &
crafts, book time/story time, open-ended play, chapel, devotions,
and Bible. Specials include music, art, library, physical education
and computer.
Interscholastic opportunities for middle school students are
available in the Fine Arts and athletics. Girls' athletics include
volleyball, soccer, basketball and track & field. Boys' athletics
include soccer, basketball, and track & field. In addition to the
core subjects, middle school students choose from a variety of
elective subjects and clubs to broaden their interests and
learning. All students participate in music and art
programs.
The Academy at West Fallowfield Christian School is a unique
high school experience offered for ninth, tenth and eleventh
graders. Twelfth grade is scheduled to be added in the fall
of 2019. The college-style model provides student accountability
and time management skills. It combines learning on campus two days
a week (electives on third day option). Teachers plan all lessons,
provide instruction, and assign work to be completed at home on
remaining days. Students will be graded and issued report
cards and will compile portfolios of completed work. At the
end of the year, achievement will be assessed by the evaluator of
the parents' choice.
West Fallowfield Christian School has a full comprehensive
Resource Room to offer academic and learning support. The Chester
County Intermediate Unit provides additional reading and speech
therapy support. Small class size also gives students the
opportunity to receive individualized attention.
Since 1941, West Fallowfield Christian School has been
providing quality, Christian education for families and students in
the surrounding communities. The school is enriched by its diverse
student body, which attends more than 38 churches in the Chester
and Lancaster County areas. Bus transportation is supplied for K-8
students residing in the Avon Grove, Coatesville, Octorara, Oxford,
Pequea, Solanco, and Unionville-Chadds Ford Districts.
WFCS admits students of any race, nationality, or ethnic origin
to all the programs, rights, privileges, and activities generally
afforded to students. The school does not discriminate on the
basis of race, national or ethnic origin, or gender in the
administration of educational policies, admission policies,
scholarship programs, athletics, or other school-administered
programs.
Financial grants are available for eligible families in the
Kindergarten through eighth grades.
The school is located at 795 Fallowfield Road in Atglen,
Pennsylvania. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact
the school at 610-593-5011 for more information or to schedule an
appointment. Readers may visit the school's website at
www.wfcs.org, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
At last we have a dedicated phone number for suicide and crisis support. The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is 988. More about it and suicide prevention here.
The average private school tuition in Chester County, PA is $20,007 for elementary schools and $32,425 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
