Dear MCS Parents,

Welcome 2017! With the arrival of the New Year, it is time to re-enroll for the 2017/18 school year. The Mariners Christian School staff and I are so excited to see what God has in store for our school during the coming year and I want to thank you for your partnership. Your trust and support is never taken for granted. Thank you for choosing MCS!

Mariners Christian School strives for excellence in four equally important areas: Spiritual formation, academic excellence, whole-child development and a Christ-honoring environment. The exemplary reputation of the school within these four areas is entrenched in legacy. It is exciting to see MCS Vision 2020 (click) taking shape. Our staff is poised to build upon our strong reputation and continue to create a truly unique and nationally recognized Christian education experience for our students and their families.

Nearing the halfway mark of the year, I could not be any more proud of our teachers and staff. They are outstanding professionals who are giving a tremendous amount of time to be truly engaged in learning new techniques to benefit our students and their learning process. Our classroom environments are moving forward in their use of assessments to determine readiness, tailor instruction to mastery levels within their classes and exploring instructional strategies to further enhance student engagement and ownership in their learning. As we progress in these instructional frameworks, the excitement is building for the possibilities God has in store for our students through an ever increasing individualized learning environment for our students at MCS. Not only will this be seen in the content areas, but also within the further development of the innovative spirit within our students.  We continue to chart growth in providing students opportunities to be engaged in unique experiences to harness passions, interests and curiosities. Armed with a developed love of the Word of God and Biblical Worldview our students will be ready to make an impact on this world for His Kingdom.

It is our goal to provide an outstanding educational experience for all students while maintaining affordability for all of our families. This year the Finance Department, the Parent Led Finance Committee, the MCS School Board and I have worked hard to refine our budget in effort to prepare for programming enhancements and continue our commitment to our MCS Staff to be compensated within 15% of their market rate comparison for this area.  As is the case every year, there is an increase in tuition cost for the 2017-2018 school year. Our research reveals that our approved MCS 2017/2018 rate (Elementary K-5th Grade - $9,790 and Middle School 6th-8th Grade - $10,630) is still lower than comparable non-church affiliated Christian schools and well below our local comparison private schools 2015/2016 rates. In an effort to have you fully prepared for the 2017-2018 school year, please view the 2017-2018 Student Fees (same as this year) and the 2017-2018 School Calendar.

As a current school family, you have priority in re-enrollment during the month of January. A separate e-mail with enrollment instructions will be sent from the Admissions Office this week to the parent who has re-enrollment responsibility. Only one parent should complete the re-enrollment process for each student. If you intend to return to MCS, please complete the online re-enrollment process by Tuesday, January 31, 2017.

It is our mission to ensure that students continue to grow academically and spiritually as we help them to develop their God given talents and interests. Working in partnership with you, our staff is poised to reach this goal.