Zeeland Christian School

Zeeland Christian School (ZCS) is a K-8 Christian school in Zeeland, Michigan.

History

It was established circa 1915.[1]

In a period prior to 1954, some classes were held at Cherry Avenue School and Third Christian Reformed Church. In 1954 the school added five classrooms.[2]

Prior to 1965 the school only included up to junior high school and referred students to Holland Christian High School, the senior high school of Holland Christian School. The Zeeland Christian School high school was scheduled to open in 1965, but the plans were scrapped.[3]

The school has a special education program for children with learning disabilities. By 2008 it began a 16,500 square feet (1,530 m2) expansion, paying $2 million from a $3 million capital campaign, partly to better accommodate that program.[4]

As of 2017 it had 1,101 students, making it Michigan's second largest private school by enrollment in a single campus, if preschoolers are included.[5] From the 2009–2010 school year to the 2014–2015 school year, the enrollment count minus preschoolers increased by 10%.[6]

Curriculum

The school began an immersion program for the Mandarin Chinese language for grades K-8. The first students to graduate from the program did so in 2020. The high school also has Mandarin courses, some for students with a high degree of fluency.[7]

Beginning in 2006, Zeeland Christian also has a Spanish Immersion Program, beginning in Threeschool, and extending up to 8th grade, with the first class graduating in 2014.[8]

References
  1. "About ZCS". Zeeland Christian School. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  2. "Classes Open in Zeeland Christian School Annex". The Holland Evening Sentinel. Holland, Michigan. 1954-02-13. p. 1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  3. "Local Christian School System Largest of Its Kind". The Holland Evening Sentinel. Holland, Michigan. 1963-05-15. p. 38. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  4. "Zeeland Christian expansion called 'a blessing'". MLive. 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  5. Mack, Julie (2017-05-20). "Michigan's 75 largest private schools by 2016-17 enrollment". MLive. Retrieved 2020-05-01. - Updated October 4, 2017
  6. Mack, Julie (2016-01-27). "Michigan's 25 largest private schools and their enrollment trends". MLive. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  7. "ZCS celebrates first Mandarin Immersion graduates". Holland Sentinel. 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  8. "Zeeland Christian Spanish Immersion". Zeeland Christian. Retrieved 2022-07-11.

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