An excellent nurturing environment academically and spiritually. The teachers and staff see each child as unique and will work with parents on helping their child achieve to his/her highest potential. As with any educational setting, parental involvement will make a great difference in a child's success.
... Read more I believe the teachers and staff at this school highly desire success academically and spiritually for each of the children in their care. I have found the teachers and staff more than willing to work alongside me in the education and nurture of my children. Probably the best review - My kids love going to school! Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/21/08
What an amazing group of people that run this school. We are from a non-denominational church and love the sweet Baptist spirit that engulfs this place. Very aggressive academics and love for my kids will keep us there until graduation
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Posted by a parent on 05/09/08
I wouldn't want to go anywhere else. Not only have i made lifelong friends there, but they have facilities that would rival a public school on a smaller scale. The computer lab is possibly better than that of public schools. Student involvement in extra curricular activities is high, and the instruction
... Read more by teachers is at times the greatest. The faculty is concerned about every student, and will do everything they can to help them if they are struggling acedemically or emotionally. Read less
Posted by a student on 11/30/07
FBCS has had its issues over the years, but the present administrator has straightened a lot of things out, mainly due to his attentiveness to concerns and his willingness to get into the day-to-day school operation. One unfortunate trend is to hire part-time teachers (often seminary students) to teach
... Read more various classes. These teachers usually have no experience teaching, and have no time to meet with parents (some haven't even bothered to show up for parent-teacher conferences), and occasionally have unrealistic expectations. I'm sure this approach saves the school money, but results in poor quality education and major frustration in some cases. If your child is below average or has special needs, he or she will fall through the cracks at this school. The emphasis at this school is affordable education, so the type of student that is self-motivated will do well here, but one that requires help won't find it. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/11/06
The academics at Fourth are superb! I had four children attend during their primary years - and I was very pleased with the academic discipline. It was safe and sheltered environment - and affordable. As parents of children of color, in the city, it was particularly important to find a place that
... Read more would see our children as capable and would set high standards for them, expecting they would achieve - and each child did, without exception - scoring in the top 5% when ranked against children nationally in all academic disciplines - the children were very well prepared for challenging academic disciplines, college entrance exams - and for college. Excellent - just excellent! I would send them again! Read less
School Profile for Fourth Baptist Christian School
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Computer Science
Computer Science
Vocational Education
Food Nutrition, Keyboarding/Typing, Phys Ed, Word Processing
English
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Gifted and Talented
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specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
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Plymouth schools — Fourth Baptist Christian School is located at 900 Forestview Ln N, Plymouth MN 55441. 900 Forestview Ln N is in the 55441 ZIP code in Plymouth, MN Fourth Baptist Christian School is a Private school that serves grade levels PK - 12.
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