Is Your Child Struggling in School?

 Five years ago, fifth grader Richard Amey was attending public school in Castaic and was struggling to keep his grades up.
“We had been praying for him and battling with him and the teachers, trying to turn things around,” said his father, Tim. “When school ended, we knew we had to make a difficult choice between a public or private middle school. We felt strongly that we needed to do something to take care of him.”
During this time, one of Tim’s prayer partners, a former teacher at The Master’s University, was praying with him about the struggle. Then “two weeks before school was to start we toured SCCS and knew that was our choice,” said Tim.
The Amey family had a compelling experience as an answer to prayer. “After we had been attending SCCS for six months, I learned that Richard’s teacher was my prayer partner’s granddaughter, Ms. O,” said Tim. “Ms. O turned everything around for Richard. From the minute we started at SCCS she was praying for us. She would email me any day there were challenges or struggles and thankfully these were very infrequent, but very helpful. She engaged him, challenged him, loved him and prayed for him and was committed to see that what was inside of him would come back out.”
Richard is now in the 9th grade and their younger son William is in the 5th. Their experience at SCCS has been consistent, year after year. “The love that the teachers have for our kids is amazing,” said Tim. “Their faith and commitment is nothing I have ever seen before. SCCS partners with families by meeting our same level of passion for our children. My sons are growing as men. It really has been a game changer for us.”
Richard concurs, “I make mistakes like every other teenager. But, the teachers at SCCS give me grace. They don’t shame me. Second chances are worth a million to me.”
What matters most to the Amey family is what unites us all at SCCS and that is our faith in Christ.
“SCCS was not part of our original plan,” said Tim. “God delivered for us and has continued to do so.”
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