Academics
High School
The high school years narrow the focus to college readiness in both academic level and process.
With a 100% college acceptance rate, it is critical students be prepared for success in the college environment and beyond.
King’s Ridge students develop accountability with time management, self-advocacy and research, writing and study skills, and technology operations that lay the foundation for college-level work. In addition, self-awareness allows students to understand that each person has something to offer in collaborative settings.
Students are encouraged to stretch their minds beyond their comfort levels and take risks knowing it may lead to learning discoveries while developing their character and integrity by following the Honor Code.
2024-2025 KRCS College Profile
King’s Ridge students develop accountability with time management, self-advocacy and research, writing and study skills, and technology operations that lay the foundation for college-level work. In addition, self-awareness allows students to understand that each person has something to offer in collaborative settings.
Students are encouraged to stretch their minds beyond their comfort levels and take risks knowing it may lead to learning discoveries while developing their character and integrity by following the Honor Code.
2024-2025 KRCS College Profile
But it goes beyond that.
King’s Ridge students take basic knowledge and apply it to observing the world around them, asking questions, and connecting what they know with what might be, and beyond that, the learning takes off. These self-directed learners leverage technology and understand how God has an integral presence in their everyday world. In today’s smartphone, text-filled, social media world, there is an increasing need to elevate the benefits of relationships and teach empathy. Whether it be amongst two or twenty, this sense of community is critical to belonging.
The term “college prep” becomes very real as students research colleges that will serve as both an ideal fit and a culture that offers relevant experiences and networks to provide them avenues for their next unique paths.
A tailor-made college application process is developed with the student and family in mind. Even before high school begins (in the eighth-grade year), King’s Ridge students begin following a college application timeline. Through a relational apprenticeship model, students are counseled on focusing efforts and strategically planning a path that will place them in the best position possible to achieve their goals. On a parallel track, parents meet with the college counselor to understand their role in the college application process.
Internships and mentors are identified during these years to assist students as they recognize their gifts and talents. Students also partner with Christian Life Associates, who act as role models to guide them in their Christian walk toward faith and servant leadership through community service and mission trip opportunities.
The KRCS Graduate
Excerpt from KRCS Graduate John Lay's Speech at Baccalaureate 2024
I think I speak for all of us when I say we are both excited and a little nervous about going to college. Proverbs 19:21 states, "Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails."
While reflecting on this, I remembered a conversation with Mr. Boaz during my second-period AP Psychology class this year. On this particular day, I walked in and told him I hadn't studied for the test that I was about to take. I said I either knew the material or I didn't. He responded with something along the lines of, "Well, you must be suffering from learned helplessness."
I hadn't heard of this term before, so I asked him what it meant. He just stared at me. It turns out that was a question on the test. Now I understand that learned helplessness is an individual's wrongly perceived belief that external events control their lives and that they have no control over what happens to them. So, they give up.
In a sense, learned helplessness is not entirely incorrect. We cannot always control external events – such as natural disasters, deaths, or the actions of others. However, we can always control our reactions.
The faculty at King's Ridge Christian School have guided us in this, making it their personal mission to teach us how to react with reason, judge fairly, and think critically. As we step into the future, we can control our character, and by following God's guidance, we can become the people we are meant to be.
King's Ridge Christian School
2765 Bethany Bend, Alpharetta, GA 30004 | Phone: 770.754.5738 | Fax: 770.754.9785
