Trinity Lutheran School
Trinity Lutheran School is an extension of the home, existing to:
- Supplement the parents, not take the place of them
- Aid parents, not to oppose them
- Strengthen parent/child ties, not to weaken or destroy them
Trinity Lutheran School employs a classical education method of teaching which strives for:
Organization
Trinity Lutheran School is an educational mission of Trinity Lutheran Church, LC-MS, with the congregation as the final authority for the school's management and maintenance.
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Administrator is the authority and is responsible to the elected Board of Education
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School established in 1991 with preschool through 8th grade
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Multi-grade classrooms in grades 1 through 8
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Small classes
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Trinity Lutheran School admits students of any race, color, or national origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, athletic and other school administered programs.
Curriculum
Trinity follows a long tradition of Lutheran Schools who provide excellence in education.
Since the fall of 2000, our school began the
transition into a Classical approach to education which strives for academic
excellence, behavioral discipline, Christian content, and direct instruction
methodologies. Classical Education is
based on the understanding that children develop intellectually in different
ways at different ages of their life.
Therefore, the child’s education should correspond to the different
stages of the child’s intellectual development.
All subjects are taught using a variety of textbooks and methods, but
teachers strive to teach everything from a Christian viewpoint. Christian textbooks will be used when appropriate.
“Classical
education goes against the grain of much contemporary culture. It makes pampered children work hard. It forces the television generation to
read. Teachers will have to convince
students that the good, the true, and the beautiful have more value than the
glittering prizes of pop culture and the easy answers of relativism. And yet wherever classical education has been
tried, students have learned to think broadly, deeply and creatively. They have learned to live up to their
responsibilities and to recognize the possibility of greatness within
themselves.” (Dr. Gene E. Veith, Jr., Classical Education, Towards the Revival
of American Schooling)
The
most foundational time in a child’s education is called the grammar (knowledge)
stage (preschool through 5 th grade).
The child’s intellectual development is at a stage where they have the
ability to remember large amounts of information. In the grammar stage, the facts of each
subject are taught, repeated, and recited by the child so that they may be committed to memory and used all their
lives. The next stage is the logic (understanding) stage (6 th
through 8 th grade). At this
age level, children usually begin to question everything they have
learned. Therefore, the educational
approach is dialogue between the student and the teacher so that the student
may develop their critical thinking skills. Children who have been instructed
in the grammar and logic of the basic subjects begin high school with a precise
ability to reason and to desire to express themselves. The high school level is called the rhetoric
(creativity) stage. For further and indepth understanding of Classical Education,
we recommend these books: Wisdom and Eloquence by Littlejohn &
Evans, The Well Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer, The Educated Child
by William Bennett.
Areas of Instruction include:
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Mathematics (Saxon method)
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Language arts, including Shurley grammar and the Spalding method of phonics for writing and reading
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Latin beginning in 3rd grade
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Science
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History/Geography
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Religion
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Weekly classes in computers, music, art, and physical education
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Logic
Worship
The children participate in daily devotions and weekly chapel services. In addition to worshiping God, the children learn respect for God's house, develop positive worship attitudes, and learn hymns and forms of worship.
Staffing
Qualifications of teachers
Trinity Lutheran School requires all
of its teachers to be certified by the State of Wyoming and/or rostered by the Lutheran
Church-Missouri Synod. It is the policy
of Trinity that all full-time teachers have a Lutheran Teachers Diploma (or are
working towards such certification). The theological training helps teachers
integrate their Christian faith in the teaching of academic subjects. In such
instances where an LC-MS certified or rostered teacher is not available, the
vacant position will be filled with the most suitable replacement until an LC-MS
certified or rostered teacher can be secured. All
non-degreed teachers are required to maintain a current Wyoming State
Substitute Teacher’s Certificate and will be supervised by a rostered teacher.
Transportation
Bus service is provided to students in Kindergarten through the 8th grade through School District #25. Students may also take advantage of services offered by the Riverton Senior Citizen Transportation by calling 856-3546.
Registration
Registration begins in the spring of each year. Contact Susan Tucker or Phyllis Zenk at the school at 307-857-5710.
Tuition Fees
Call the school at 307-857-5710 to ask about current fees.
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School Hours
7:40 A.M. -- Faculty Devotions
7:45 A.M. -- Doors open
8:00 A.M. -- K-8 classes begin
8:00 A.M. -- Morning Preschool classes begin
11:00 A.M. -- Morning Preschool classes dismiss
12:30 P.M. -- Afternoon Preschool classes begin
3:15 P.M. -- Afternoon Preschool classes dismiss
3:00 P.M. -- Grades K-8 dismiss
3:10 P.M. -- All students should be picked up |
