Motivation
The Christian parents who started the Richmond Christian
School were convinced of the necessity of their children
attending a school where God's Word was foundational to
everything being taught. They, as well as today's
parents, desire that their children be educated in a
school where teaching is consistent with that of the
home and church. The home, the church and the school
have a God-given responsibility to bring up children "in
the nurture and admonition of the Lord' (Ephesians 6:4).
We strive to place God and His infallible Word at the
centre of all subjects studied, instruction given, and
policies developed.
History
On September 27, 1957, the Vancouver Christian School
opened a Richmond campus in two rooms at Cambie and
River Road. In 1959, a building at the corner of
Blundell and No. 2 Road was constructed to serve both as
a Christian School and the Richmond Christian Reformed
Church. In 1966, the Richmond Christian School was
formed as a separate association from the Vancouver
Christian School. During the same year the Richmond
Christian Reformed Church moved into new facilities.
In
1985, the Richmond Christian School Association voted to
sell the property at 8180 No. 2 Road and to purchase
property at 5240 Woodwards Road. The school was
completed in 1986.
A second Christian School, called Seacliff Christian
School, was established in 1975 by the Evangelical
Education Society. This inter-denominational school
originally enrolled grades 1-7, but expanded to include
K-12. It was founded and developed while using the
facilities of the Richmond Bethel Church.
In June of 1992, God opened the door to combine the two
school communities into one, providing a quality,
Christ-centred education for K-12. With this
amalgamation, almost 400 students were enrolled at the
Elementary and Secondary campuses. When we consider the
ways in which God has faithfully blessed Richmond
Christian School, we are called to praise "Him who is
able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or
imagine." (Ephesians 3:20)In August of 2006, we
celebrated the ground-breaking for a new Secondary
School at 10260 #5 Road in conjunction with the annual
back-to-school BBQ. With Secondary School enrolment
exceeding 250 students a new facility was certainly
required. The existing secondary school facility was
re-designated to accommodate a new Middle School, for
students in grades 6, 7 and 8. In September 2008, the
Middle School and Secondary School opened their doors.
As a result, the Elementary School was able to expand
and offer three classes per grade. The establishment of
the three campuses was further evidence of God’s
blessing upon RCS.
We are grateful to God for His goodness and that He
has enabled Richmond Christian School to provide a
quality Christ centred education for so many families.
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