Online High School

A Day in the Life

There is no typical day for a Renton Christian Virtual High School student. All students share a common desire to learn from a Biblical worldview and a desire to learn independent study skills while working on rigorous, college preparatory courses.

Students will average approximately one hour per day per course, and additional time is needed for AP courses, plus other school activities. A full-time student taking five classes might expect to spend approximately 25-30 hours per week online, in off-line texts, participating in online chats, and completing school assignments. This can be considerably less time than a traditional school student spends who has to prepare in the morning, travel to and from school, and complete homework in the evening in addition to the school day.

What the school day looks like is determined by each student. Some online students will rise early and work continuously throughout the morning, and others start their day later and enjoy morning activities. Whichever the case, all of our VHS students typically settle into a daily routine after a few short weeks, once they determine what works best for them and for their families. Students can be involved in community and church activities, so they schedule their schoolwork at times that do not conflict with service projects and other opportunities. Students that travel set daily completion goals that keep them on schedule with their schoolwork, but also allow them the flexibility to sightsee and do "real world" learning throughout the day during daylight hours. Families can choose block schedules, modified schedules, flexible rotating schedules, etc. The point is – there is no set way to approach your day when you are an online student. It really comes down to what works best for you and for your family.

Our online students are students who are:

• Self-directed
• Self-motivated
• Have excellent language skills with the ability to communicate through the written word
• Enjoy connecting with others through technology and have a variety of pursuits such as travel, sports, and the arts
• Desire flexibility beyond the traditional classroom for a variety of reasons
• Have strong parental support and accountability

Every individual has a worldview, and every school educates students from a particular worldview. A worldview is a set of presuppositions and beliefs by which an individual sees the world. This affects how one thinks and acts. It impacts what a person believes about humanity, religion, government, economics, the environment, science, and history. There is no such thing as an "objective" or "values-neutral" education. Public schools operate from an atheist worldview in which prayer and the Bible are prohibited, assert the "belief" that the universe did not originate from a Creator, and that morality and truth are a matter of personal choice, rather than a fixed set of principles.

Renton Christian School teaches from a biblical worldview, which means that our primary goal is to fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus Christ by creating disciples who follow him (Matthew 28:18-20). A few presuppositions of our biblical worldview include

• All truth is God's truth.
• The Bible is God's Word and the cornerstone upon which all our education will be built.
• The full development of each student is best accomplished in partnership between home, church and school.
• Every human being was created by God, have fallen into sin, are in need of redemption through Jesus Christ, and have a hope for an eternal future with God.

Many of the greatest heroes of the Jewish and Christian faiths utilized their world-class education for the growth of God's kingdom: people such as Joseph, Moses, Daniel, Esther, and Paul the Apostle. God used their vast knowledge and position in society in order to open doors of influence that changed the world. The next generation of world leaders and influencers will be such as these. Our hope at Renton Christian is that many of them will be our own graduates!

Chapels

Weekly chapels are held for the secondary students at Renton Christian School in the North Auditorium each Thursday morning. Since spiritual development is a key component of student life at RCS, attendance at a certain number of chapels is expected each quarter. This provides students a venue to engage in worship and to participate in the spiritual growth of themselves and other students as well.