Colorado Springs Christian Schools is a 501c3 private Christian school system in the cities of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Woodland Park, Colorado.[2] It has a "Colorado Springs Campus" at 4855 Mallow Road, and a "Woodland Park Campus", at 1003 Tamarac Parkway. It includes Pre-K to high school level education. It has two middle schools and includes Colorado Springs Christian High School.

It was founded in 1971.[3][4]

As has happened for many private schools, CSCS has grown during COVID-19. CSCS re-opened earlier than public schools in its area.[5] CSCS' students' problems dealing with Covid were addressed in a 2021 event.[6]

The Woodland Park campus was opened in 2005 as a K-5 school, and added 6th, 7th, and 8th grade levels successively in 2019, 2020, 2021.[7]

Notable alumni

  • Zach Filkins, lead guitarist of pop rock band OneRepublic[8]
  • Ryan Tedder, lead vocalist of OneRepublic. Filkins and Tedder were students in their senior year at CSCS when they joined up to form their first band, which evolved into OneRepublic.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Active-killer drill at Colorado Springs Christian School in Woodland Park". KRDO. July 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Steve Rabey (May 1, 2022). "Colorado Springs Christian Schools celebrates 50 years". Colorado Springs Gazette.
  4. ^ Ashley Eberhardt (May 13, 2022). "Colorado Springs Christian Schools celebrates 50 years". Fox21.
  5. ^ Debbie Kelley (October 25, 2021). "Christian schools note growing enrollment as parents seek alternatives to public schools". Pikes Peak Courier.
  6. ^ Josh Helmuth (May 17, 2021). "The School Buzz: Colorado Springs Christian Schools celebrates artistic students to cap off hard pandemic year". KRDO.
  7. ^ Norma Engelberg (April 28, 2021). "Colorado Springs Christian Schools-Woodland Park to add eighth-grade, become a middle school". Pikes Peak Courier.
  8. ^ a b "Did you know these musicians got their start in Colorado?". 9News.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.

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