About
History
Founding
In 1989 our Founder, Margaret Bridges, felt God’s call to establish Christian Schools in parts of the world that were previously unreachable. Tabernacle School has partnered with several schools overseas to help spread the good news of Jesus, and we continue to identify opportunities to impact our world.
Restructuring
The school and church separated operations in 1996 and have continued to share use of the Tabernacle Church property. At the beginning of the 2009 school year, Mrs. Bridges retired from daily school services. We are grateful for the impact she has made as the Founder of Tabernacle School, and we continue to honor her vision and her love for children. A management team was formed to oversee the day-to-day operations of the school, while the school board continues to be responsible for Tabernacle's vision, mission and finances.
Present Day
Tabernacle School has flourished under our current leadership team. We are continuing to look for ways to improve our campus through the use of technology and the integration of teaching methods based on our philosophy of multiple intelligences. Each year we strive for excellence in education while fostering a loving family atmosphere where children grow and thrive.
Faculty
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Values
Excellence Based
Vitally engaged in producing life-long learners through teaching and modeling self-discipline. We identify each student’s unique God-given intelligence, through awards assemblies and instruction. We begin to outline the future and build their skills by introducing them to professions that match their abilities.
Evangelically Focused
Passionate about knowing Jesus and making Him known. Inclusive in our outreach. We have families from every religion. Through our interview process, we explain that JESUS is the central figure of our school. He is a Person, not a religion. We explain very honestly that their children will be taught to believe in Jesus and to love Him.
Truth Centered
Committed to an education that molds students’ hearts and minds for lasting impact. We believe in fostering an environment where truth serves as the cornerstone, guiding students towards wisdom and purposeful living.
Relationally Engaged
Dedicated to loving and nurturing students. Tabernacle School has a foundational character program which teacher morals and ethics. Every child knows that they will be a servant leader.
Gift Program
At Tabernacle we believe every child is a gifted child, and we respect the unique giftedness of all children by working to help them discover and develop their gifts. Because children are gifted in different ways, we offer a broad range of programs designed to help them develop their own unique strengths. We respect and work to develop the following universally recognized areas of giftedness.
Live Program
Teaching character is an important part of our philosophy at Tabernacle School. We emphasize five different character traits in our classrooms: responsible, respectful, compassionate, cooperative, and courageous. Teachers recognize students for showing these character traits in the classroom and at quarterly assemblies. If a student shows exceptional character in one of these areas a teacher will send them to the office for “Caught Being Good”. There they get a sticker that they proudly display for the rest of the day. Their name is added to our character bulletin board in the lunchroom and a letter is sent home detailing why they were sent to the office. Below are some examples of how each character trait is displayed in our students.
Responsible
| Industrious | Getting your work done |
|---|---|
| Truthful | Honest and conscientious |
| Productive | Tangible results from your work |
| Reliable | Dependable and trustworthy |
| Determined | Exerting personal effort to complete tasks |
| Persistent | Nothing stops you from doing the right |
| Ambitious | Willingness to do the work to be successful |
| Wise | Showing good judgment and making good choices |
| Servanthood | Serving others throughout your lifetime |
| Resistance | Resisting evil and doing wrong |
Respectful
| Polite | Well mannered and honoring in your attitude |
|---|---|
| Obedient | Submitting to your authority |
| Thinking | Putting God first in your thoughts |
| Leadership | Being an example for other students |
| Accepting | Treat others as you would want to be treated |
| Quiet | Knowing when not to talk and make noise |
| Encouraging | Working to build the life of someone else |
| Admission | Owning up to wrong and accepting the consequences |
| Honoring | Respectful towards your parents and teachers |
| Disciplined | Keeping the rules and doing right |
Compassionate
| Caring | Kind and considerate |
|---|---|
| Gentle | Gracious and loving |
| Empathy | Being aware and sensative to the experiences of others |
| Understanding | Sympathetic |
| Discrete | Prudent silence and not gossiping |
| Attentive | Mindful and observant |
| Friendly | Warm and accepting |
| Forgiving | Allowing room for faults and showing mercy |
| Passionate | Expressing feelings for those in need |
| Selfless | Sacrficing to help others |
Cooperative
| Obedient | Follow instructions carefully |
|---|---|
| Attentive | Paying attention |
| Flexible | Agreeable and adaptable |
| Peaceful | Calm and untroubled |
| Fair | Impartial, objective, and reasonable |
| Joyful | Happy and contended in all circumstances |
| Thankful | Gratitude and appreciation |
| Positive | Accepting and affirming to everyone |
| Faithful | Loyal and steadfast |
| Patient | Bearing difficult things calmly without complaining |
Courageous
| Determined | To know Jesus and make Him known |
|---|---|
| Loving | Providing for those in need, protecting the disenfranchised |
| Receptive | Very teachable |
| Disciplined | Doing the right thing |
| Thinking | Understand logical consequences of choices |
| Vigilant | Watchful about personal behavior |
| Brave | Willing to stand alone for their convictions |
| Decisive | Able to make good choices quickly |
| Reliable | Following through on commitments |
| Focused | Willingly follow Jesus and obeys Him |