FAQs

If you still have questions after reading about The Archē Difference, feel free to check out what Classical Christian Schools has to say.

School hours are 8am-2:45pm Monday-Friday.

It is our intention to have a before and aftercare program running for the school year. Due to enrollment needs, we currently only offer After Care from 2:45-5:30pm. This program is not funded by the school and only gets funds by having enrolled families. We cannot guarantee that we will be offering the program until after the July 1st enrollment deadline. Once we are able to see the amount of participation and know it will bring in enough funds to support the hiring and operation of the program for the school year we would be able to make the decision to run the before and aftercare program.

Archē Classical Academy values parent involvement! The bible tells us that God has given the authority to parents to educate their children. We know that we are operating under that delegated authority, and we want to see parents involved in their child’s education as much as they are able. Whether that means coming in as a guest lecturer to share your specialty, doing a craft. helping in the lunch room/recess, coming along to field trips, working one on one with students, or copying papers for teachers, we want you to be present in our school. Clearances are required to be on file for parents and volunteers.

Discipline

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6

Classical Christian education uniquely recognizes that education is the process of training student affections. We want students to love our rules, love our standards, love their neighbors, and most importantly, love God. To love God, a student must love what God loves. God has set forth authority in the lives of students, and these authorities set up standards. The school and its rules are part of that structure. To bring students to love our standards, we disciple them in love, as Christ loved and trained his disciples. This involves a close, loving community and high standards. Discipline is based on biblical principles and administered with love and consistency in light of the student’s behavior and attitude. In imitating what God does with His people, we strive to teach students how to behave with good character, practice with them in exhibiting good character so the student understands what is expected, reward students who show exceptional character, and discipline students who lapse until they reach a state of true, heartfelt repentance. In all of these steps, love and forgiveness are integral parts of the discipline of a student. The majority of discipline problems are handled at the classroom level.

We will remember that the ultimate goal in any conflict resolution is to restore relationships. Using the wisdom of Matthew 18:15, students should be taught methods and encouraged to work out small conflicts which arise in life on their own as much as possible. This can be done through role playing, discussions, stories the teacher reads, Biblical teachings, and so forth.

We do not provide our own transportation, however many of the surrounding school districts do provide transportation. You would need to contact the head of your districts transportation department to set this up. We compiled a list below with the contacts we have been given.

Ruth Hasenbein

South Middleton School District
Transportation Coordinator
4 Academy Street, Suite 100
Boiling Springs, PA 17007
Phone: (717) 258-6484 ext. 2317

Lynne Wicker

Northern York County School District
Transportation Coordinator
Phone: (717) 432-8691 ext. 1106
Email: [email protected]

Scott Kelley

West Perry School District
Phone: (717) 789-3934 ext. 5612

Helen Fischbach

Carlisle Area School District
Transportation Supervisor
623 W. Penn St (District Office)
540 W. North St (Mailing Address)
Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: (717) 240-6800 ext. 16810
Email: [email protected]
Fax #: (717) 241-3253

Shelli Cohick Kent

Big Spring School District
Supervisor of Transportation & Food Services
45 Mount Rock Road
Newville, PA 17241
Phone: (717) 776-2408
Fax #: (717) 776-4428

Caitlyn Willmann

Cumberland Valley School District
Transportation Secretary
Phone: (717) 506-3317
Email: [email protected]