ANNUAL REPORT
2024-2025
A Word from our Head of School – Cristi Cooper, PhD
Since stepping into this role in July, I’ve been deeply moved by God’s faithfulness in every corner of Seattle Classical Christian School—the teachers who love their students, families who invest generously, and students who share joy in their learning. This community reflects His goodness. Looking back on this past year, there is much to celebrate. Record enrollment reflected growing trust in our Christ-centered education marked by truth and excellence. Student clubs grew as students found fresh ways to create and discover. Our first international trip invited students in our upper grades to see the world and live as servant leaders. And through our first year of concurrent credit, Rhetoric students earned college credit while deepening their pursuit of wisdom and virtue. Each of these milestones tells a story of growth rooted in grace. God is forming students here—shaping their minds, hearts, and habits for His glory. It is an honor to serve this flourishing community. Thank you for your prayers, encouragement, & generosity as we build the city of God together in Seattle.
A Word from our Board Chair – Dan Grimm
Our vision is that SCCS would “send generations of resilient Christians into the world, equipped to pursue, advance, and uphold God’s vision for human flourishing.” This year we are taking joyful steps toward that vision. We welcomed Dr. Cooper to lead us with faith, wisdom, and excellence. Join me in praying for God’s blessing over her, her family, and her leadership. This spring, we will take another: our first graduates! Praise God. Many labored, prayed and gave to form the Class of 2026 into servant-leaders who love goodness, truth and beauty. And yet – just like our Kindergarteners (Class of 2039) – we have many steps of growth ahead. The need for this kind of education, in Seattle and beyond, has never been greater. Thank you for your partnership in this good work. Together, let’s fill this beautiful hall in the center of Seattle with students. Let’s fill these students with knowledge, wisdom, and virtue. And, by His grace, let us do this for generations to come, until our Lord returns.
DOES CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN EDUCATION MATTER?
The University of Notre Dame and Cardus, a foundation that tracks the outcome of school segments of alumni aged 23-44, found these staggering and substantial outcomes in a recent expansive study comparing experiences of nationwide alumni from 1) public schools, 2) private, non-religious college prep schools, 3) Catholic schools, 4) protestant Christian schools, and 5) Christian Classical Education Schools.
As we forward to our first graduating class in 2026, we must ask: does our unique foundation rooted in the gospel coupled with our unique methods (Socratic discussion, memory recitation, fostering wonder, practice and discipleship) and our unique content (studying the greatest minds in history, integration of topics across subjects and keeping the Bible at the center of all things) actually make a difference in the long run?
This research seems to confirm what history has repeatedly demonstrated—classical Christian education can influence the course of a home, a community, or a nation.
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forming servant leaders who love goodness, truth, beauty: