TREE OF LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

'Tree of Life Christian Schools' is a private school system located in Columbus, Ohio.

Contents

History

Mission Statement

Courses Offered

Athletics

External links

History

In the spring of 1978, members from the Linden Church of Christ, Beechwold Church of Christ, and Minerva Park Church of Christ came together to form the first school board of what was then called Linden Christian School. Over the years, Northeast Church of Christ, Indianola Church of Christ, Westerville Christian Church, North Park Church of Christ, Discover Christian Church, Hilliard Church of Christ and Worthington Christian Church joined the effort.
The initial student body was 47 students, pre-school through grade three.
Jayne Marrah, Tree of Life's first administrator, began with four other faculty. The school grew to over 80 staff.
Initially housed in the Linden Church of Christ, the school now has four locations. Three of those are sponsoring churches who provide facilities to the school rent-free. The fourth location on Northridge Road was an empty Columbus public school, purchased in 1984 for $275,000. A regulation-sized gymnasium was completed in 1992 and a Library/Media Center in 2000. The four branches are referred to as Dublin, Indianola, Westerville, and Northridge. Dublin and Indianola contain grades pre-school through five, Westerville only pre-school, and Northridge six through twelve.
The school was accredited by the Association of Christian Schools, International (ACSI) in 2002.

Mission Statement

The mission statement for Tree of Life is "Educating in God's Truth... Discipling in Christ" and is not only the basis for the curriculum, but every aspect of the school.

Courses Offered

Tree of Life has a gradually increasing number of Advanced Placement (AP) and Honors courses, as well as many other challenging classes.

★ AP Calculus

★ AP Spanish

★ AP Chemistry

★ AP English

★ AP Government

★ Honors Geometry

Athletics

Tree of Life has a well established athletic program which includes ten varsity sports. The Trojans wear green, navy blue, and white, and compete in the in the Mid-Ohio Christian Athletic League (MOCAL) along with Delaware Christian, Fairfield Christian, Gahanna Christian, Grove City Christian, Madison Christian, and Northside Christian.
The boys' basketball team has won 6 consecutive MOCAL championships, and boasted a 60 game conference winning streak from 2001-2007. The baseball team has also been successful, winning 3 straight conference titles from 2004-2006.
Boys' varsity sports: Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Cross Country, Golf
Girls' varsity sports: Basketball, Softball, Soccer, Volleyball, Cheerleading

External links

★ Official Website

★ Basketball coaches Joe Arndt and Jim Morgan