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Trinity
Lutheran
School
Trinity
Lutheran
School is an extension of the home, existing to:
Supplement the parents, not take the place of them
Aid parents, not to oppose them
Strengthen parent/child ties, not to weaken or destroy them
Trinity
Lutheran
School employs a classical education method of teaching which strives for:
Christian content
Academic content
Behavioral discipline
Direct instruction and methods
Organization
Trinity
Lutheran
School is an educational mission of
Trinity
Lutheran
Church, LCMS, with the congregation as the final authority for the school's management and maintenance.
Administrator is the authority and is responsible to the elected Board of Education
School established in 1991 with preschool through 8th grade
Multi-grade classrooms in grades 1 through 8
Small classes
Trinity Lutheran School admits students of any race, color, or national origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, athletic and other school administered programs.
Curriculum
Trinity follows a long tradition of Lutheran Schools that provide excellence in education. All subjects are taught from a Christian perspective. The curriculum meets the requirements of the State of
Wyoming and the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
Areas of Instruction include:
Mathematics (Saxon method)
Language arts, including Shurley grammar and the Spalding method of phonics
for writing and reading
Latin beginning in 3rd grade
Science
History/Geography
Religion
Weekly classes in computers, music, art, and physical education
Logic
Worship
The children participate in daily devotions and weekly chapel services. In addition to worshipping God, the children learn respect for God's house, develop positive worship attitudes, and learn hymns and forms of worship.
Staffing
Qualifications of teachers
All K-8 teachers shall be certified by the State of Wyoming and/or rostered by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. In the circumstances where this is not possible, a certified or rostered teacher on staff serves as a supervising teacher to the individual lacking such credentials.
All teachers holding a bachelor's degree in education are required to obtain a Wyoming State Teacher's Certificate within the first twelve months of employment. This certificate is to be kept current while the teacher is employed by Trinity Lutheran Church and School.
Hot Lunch Program
Hot lunches are available daily at St. Margaret's School one block away.
Transportation
Bus service is provided to students in Kindergarten through the 8th grade through
School District #25. Bus service is also available from Lander.
Registration
Registration begins in the spring of each year. Contact Dean Schaibley or Phyllis Zenk at the school at 857-5710.
Dress Code
SCHOOL HOURS
7:40 A.M. -- Faculty Devotions
7:45 A.M. -- Doors open
8:00 A.M. -- K-8 classes begin
8:15 A.M. -- Morning Preschool classes begin
11:00 A.M. -- Morning Preschool classes dismiss
12:30 P.M. -- Afternoon Preschool classes begin
3:15 P.M. -- Afternoon Preschool classes dismiss
3:00 P.M. -- Grades K-8 dismiss
3:10 P.M. -- All students should be picked up
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