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Northwest Christian School is an established leader in private Christian education. NCS Online provides the same high-quality Christian education in a fully online format.
With a strong history of world-changing alumni, a thriving on-campus culture, demonstrably strong academic outcomes, and a vibrant spiritual atmosphere, Northwest Christian School has been educating students for more than 40 years. In addition to traditional learning, our fully online school provides a rigorous, affordable, Bible-based program of education for K-11th grade students. Our curriculum is developed in-house by experienced Christian educators and aligns with our on-ground curriculum.
With a strong history of world-changing alumni, a thriving on-campus culture, demonstrably strong academic outcomes, and a vibrant spiritual atmosphere, Northwest Christian School has been educating students for more than 40 years. In addition to traditional learning, our fully online school provides a rigorous, affordable, Bible-based program of education for K-11th grade students. Our curriculum is developed in-house by experienced Christian educators and aligns with our on-ground curriculum.
NCS Online provides a rigorous, affordable, customizable online education rooted in Biblical worldview and established Christian community and culture.
Program Highlights
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Biblically Integrated Curriculum
NCS Online Curriculum is Biblically integrated and aligns with state standards. It is developed in-house by experienced educators the NCS way. It aligns with NCS On-Ground curriculum. -
Asynchronous
NCS Online is an asynchronous program that allows students and families flexibility within their day and week, however, the program offers structure through daily and weekly due dates. Students do not have to log on at any certain time for face-to-face real time zoom meetings, instead they can work through their coursework on their own schedule within the constraints of daily and weekly due dates. -
Academic Format
NCS Online utilizes course facilitators to facilitate learning and guide students through curriculum. Facilitators set up weekly content, set due dates, grade assignments, offer feedback, and check-in with students and parents to ensure students are successful in course completion. NCS Online requires learning coaches (at home adults responsible for accountability and support for student learners). -
Lesson Format
NCS Online utilizes a variety of instructional components including videos, interactive media, physical textbooks (K-5th) and digital textbooks (6th-9th). -
Assessment
NCS Online facilitates assessment through project based learning, writing, proctored traditional tests, and proctored standardized tests. Proctored standardized tests include DIBELS (K-5th), Galileo (K-9th) and PreACT (9th).
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NCS Online is Affordable
ESA Covers 100% of Tuition
The Arizona Department of Education administers Arizona's ESA (Empowerment Scholarship Account) program. This program allows parents of qualified students to utilize public monies to purchase education services from private schools - meaning this money can be used to cover the entirety of NCS Online tuition!
To learn how your student can be an NCS Online student at no cost to you, visit the links below or contact our admissions team, admissions@ncsaz.org.
To learn how your student can be an NCS Online student at no cost to you, visit the links below or contact our admissions team, admissions@ncsaz.org.
What Sets NCS Online Apart?
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Highly Ranked by Ranking Arizona magazine and the Phoenix Business Journal
For the past ten consecutive years, Northwest Christian School has been picked by both Ranking Arizona magazine and the Phoenix Business Journal as the "top private school in the state." -
Accredited by ACSI and Cognia
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NCS is the only "Exemplary Accredited" ACSI School in Arizona
NCS is the only “Exemplary Accredited” ACSI school in Arizona and one of just a dozen exemplary accredited ACSI schools in the world. -
Online Students Have Access to On-Ground Culture via NCS FLEX
Northwest Christian School Online students who choose to participate in the NCS FLEX program will have access to elements of the thriving NCS on-the-ground culture: athletics, after school clubs and programs, chapels, and a whole host of school events. -
Frameworks, a Biblical Worldview Initiative
Beginning in August 2021, secondary Northwest Christian students -- both online and on-campus -- will have access to the Frameworks, a Biblical worldview initiative. This new program will bring together nationally recognized authors, pastors, university professors, and subject matter experts from diverse fields like healthcare, law enforcement, scientific research, the military, and more to help students grasp a Christian worldview in whatever field of study they desire to pursue. More information here! -
Online now expanded to Grades K-11
The Northwest Christian School Online offer expands to 11th grade.
Additional Information
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- NCS Online Family
"We have truly appreciated our time with you. You have been very helpful, accommodating, and kind to our family. (Our Student) loved her experience with NCS online. It was very easy for her to navigate. Communication was extremely convenient and prompt. We truly appreciate all you have done to help (her) so far. It has been a blessing."
- NCS Online Family
"Our learning coach was wonderful. She was kind, patient, helpful and always readily available to assist with any question or need we had. She provided me with additional tools and tips to troubleshoot areas where my son was having difficulty. She made the transition to online learning smooth, checked in with me regularly to see how we were doing and made me feel comfortable to contact her any time I needed."
NCS Online Testimonial - The Alvarez Family
NCS is a private Christian school with a mission to provide an educational program which upholds high standards of scholastic and behavioral excellence and furnishes instruction in Bible-based Christian faith.