When parents are looking for a faith-based education for their children, what are the criteria you need to consider? Public schools offer a certified, well-trained, teaching staff and curriculum that prepares kids for their future education and life. Private Christian schools generally have smaller class sizes, a loving environment, an emphasis on God’s Word and prayer, and a community atmosphere that includes parents, staff, and students. Westgate combines the best of both!

WESTGATE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

• uses modern curriculum that makes kids think and solve problems.
• is non-denominational – teaching the truth of God’s Word but leaving answers to doctrinal questions to the parents and their church.
• employs certified teachers for classrooms and specialty areas like art, music, PE, Spanish, and computer.
• employs teachers who are capable of helping students to see God at work in everything they study – from reading selections, to math, to science, to history/geography/economics, and Bible.
• teaches creation and teaches students how to defend their stand on the subject in scientific terms.
• makes prayer a natural individual and/or group response to difficult or praiseworthy situations.
• employs teachers who do their best to honor God with their service to children and families.
• welcomes parents because the school sees the family as the children’s most important teacher, as scripture states.
• partners with parents as their children learn and grow.

If this is what you are looking for – Westgate Christian Academy is that school. Our goal is to partner with parents as children grow academically, in faith, and in character. We care about both their minds and their hearts! Please explore our website and if you still have unanswered questions, please contact us using: 636-442-8000 or our contact form.

Take a mini-tour of Westgate. We hope to meet you soon!

Westgate offers an open house every Thursday between 9:00 and 12:00. We’ll have people available to give you a tour of the facilities and answer your questions. We also welcome students who would like to shadow a Westgate student for a day so they get the feel of school life at Westgate!

Psalm 78:3-4
“Listen, dear friends, to God’s truth, bend your ears to what I tell you … We’re not keeping this to ourselves, we’re passing it along to the next generation - God’s fame and fortune, the marvelous things he has done.”

School Colors
Green reminds us that just as the evergreen tree does not die in winter, we have eternal life in Christ.
Gold is the measure of wealth throughout the Bible, yet wisdom is more precious and cannot be purchased with gold. (See Job, Chapter 28) God tells us this about wisdom - “The fear of the Lord that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”

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Westgate Lions :: Proverbs 28 “The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.”

What Makes Westgate A “Christian School?”

In accord with the beliefs stated above, the following practices will characterize daily school life at Westgate:

1. Staff will be selected who demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control in their daily lives. The Westgate staff is comprised of people seeking to live according to God’s plan through the strength of the Holy Spirit.
2. Staff will demonstrate a trust in God’s love for us and His Word as they pray with, and for students, and the daily concerns they bring to school.
3. Discipline will be done in a spirit of character building. God uses the events of our lives to shape us into His likeness. Children need to learn that God always loves us, but our actions carry consequences that are sometimes inescapable.
4. Elementary and Middle School students will have the opportunity to worship once each week. Elementary and Middle School chapel services will be separate. Parents are always welcome to join us for Chapel.
5. All students will study God’s Word on a daily basis.
6. A Biblical perspective will be shared with students in discussions that take place in all subject areas. We believe God’s Word is relevant to every issue we face and every academic discipline. It is our goal for students to realize this and emerge from Westgate with an informed Biblical perspective.

A commitment to excellence will be reflected in the following:

1. North Central Accreditation - Westgate sought and achieved accreditation in school year 2006-2007. This accreditation status insures accountability to an organization with high academic standards, and makes mandatory continual improvement to our program.
   1. What is the North Central Association? Founded in 1895, the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI) is a non-governmental, voluntary organization that accredits more than 9,000 public and private schools in 19 states, the Navajo Nation, and the Department of Defense Dependents’ Schools worldwide. For over 100 years, the NCA focus has been to advance the quality of education. More about NCA CASI can be learned at the following website: www.ncacasi.org
   2. NCA accreditation was granted to the Elementary and Middle School programs, and Early Childhood accreditation will be added in future years.
   3. The Early Childhood program will also be licensed by the State of Missouri after Westgate occupies permanent quarters.
   4. Starting in 2007, NCA is merging with another well known accrediting agency and the new name will be AdvancEd.
2. Westgate teachers in elementary and middle school will be certified by the State of Missouri to teach the subjects to which they are assigned. In those rare cases where teachers are working toward certification, progress toward their degree/certificate will be continuous and monitored.
3. Administrators will hold the appropriate degree/certification to qualify them for the duties they perform.
4. Where possible, experienced teachers and administrators will be sought.
5. Board members will be responsible for policy development, financial oversight, and supervision/development of personnel. Board members will serve three year terms with a two-term limit. Board members will be sought who “like the staff” demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit in their daily walk with God. Board members will demonstrate knowledge of God’s Word, and seek to make decisions for the school directed by a Biblical world view. Fifty percent or more of the Board members will be current patrons of the school, and others will be community members with special business/financial/educational backgrounds who desire to serve God through sharing their expertise with the Westgate Board.
6. Because NCA accreditation is a dynamic process that continually causes the school to evaluate its programs and improve offerings, the current Board, and future Boards, will continually be challenged to be good stewards of the resources available as they provide an ever improving program to students and families.