First Christian School

Mark is finishing his sixth grade year at First Christian School in
Napa this week.

This blog developed from our family decision to send Mark to school
in Napa last fall. It has been a wonderful school year. The natural
chronological maturity that Mark has had this year was nurtured and
enhanced by his experience at First Christian. And what a year it has
been.

Mark is the only SDA in his classroom and it took a bit of adjustment
for him to realize he is a Protestant just like all the other
children. Many faiths, same core beliefs. There is also a Jewish
family in fifth grade behind Mark who have determined that this
school is the best fit for their family as well.

Mark has grown in so many ways. His self control and reduction in
emotional outburst has been wonderful to see. His self confidence
with subjects like math is growing and his personal desire to do well
in school is bringing up his grades. He is content to continue on
with seventh and eighth grades without attempting to accelerate into
eighth grade this next year. I am pleased with this since his age
will be just about perfect for starting high school, particularly if
he continues to desire attending Rio Lindo Academy.

His class took a class trip to Washington DC this year. We raised
over $1,000 as a family so he could go. The trip was wonderful and
there were no problems. This was the biggest test of maturity that
Mark has ever had and he passed with flying colors.

Now on into summer and what a summer it will be.