LCC is a coeducational College which offers Christian education from Early Learning to VCE. We recognize that each child is a unique and special creation of a loving God and is treated with great care. We desire to complement parents' vital role by providing a learning environment that is safe, caring, and inspiring. The College offers modern and well-resourced facilities creating optimal conditions for learning. At Lighthouse, we value excellence in education and foster Christian faith and character. Our curriculum is based on Victorian and National guidelines and is strongly underpinned by a core set of Christian values which encourage self-responsibility and high aspiration.
Our Christian staff is dedicated to the call of empowering students to discover their God-given destiny. Teachers design and deliver innovative and challenging academic and co-curricular programs that engage students in the educational journey. They keep abreast of the best educational practice and embed digital technologies in teaching and learning applications. Our school is a dynamic, future-orientated learning community built on strong academic and biblical Foundations. Our effective Pastoral Care program facilitates character development through our core values: Friendship, Compassion, Courage, Excellence, Responsibility, Community Integrity, Humility, Respect, and Love. Our health and well-being team functions to provide high-quality services to support all students' developmental needs. Education for life this Christian educational model offers an ideal environment for each of our students to develop their God-given potential academically, socially, physically, and spiritually. Our high-quality Christian education will prepare students for life at school and sustain them for life.
The Mission of Lighthouse Christian College assists Christian parents in teaching and training their children in a caring environment to fulfill God's purposes in their lives and bring an uncompromising Christian influence on our society. With this mission in mind, our committed Christian staff will seek to: Assist parents in their responsibility for the ongoing process of developing their children to spiritual, personal, and intellectual maturity.
Teach our students, within the context of a Biblical Christian worldview, using the best possible methods and resources available to enable them to achieve academic excellence. Be sensitive to the individual needs of all of our students. Train students to gain the attributes of self-discipline and values necessary for success in all aspects of life. Maintain a safe and nurturing environment so that students can develop without the negative pressures of:
- Drug, Substance, & Alcohol abuse
- Bullying, Harassment & Discrimination
- Sexual promiscuity.
The primary department of Lighthouse Christian College offers students high-quality learning opportunities in a well established and caring environment. Students are regarded as unique individuals, and their God-given abilities and talents are nurtured to enable each individual to reach their potential. Relationship building is seen as paramount, enhancing learning and facilitating a warm Christian community within which the primary school functions and thrives. The dedicated and innovative Christian professionals who make up the primary school staff team are committed to delivering a God-centered educational program that integrates God's character and nature with academic studies.
This explicit teaching and learning program:
- Develops Christian character and values in the students that are consistent with biblical teachings.
- Provides a safe, secure, and loving environment that is conducive to individual and collective needs.
- Raises a standard of excellence that glorifies God.
- Inspires and motivates all students to work towards achieving their potential.
- Supports the learning of students with learning difficulties and ESL students.
- Promotes literacy and numeracy skills building a strong foundation for future studies in secondary school.
- Develops creative thinking and creativity in the arts – music, drama, dance, and art and craft.
- Promotes a healthy, active lifestyle through a physical education program, including swimming, gymnastics, and interschool sports.
- Supports the learning that takes place in the classroom by incursions, excursions, and camps.
- Encourages student participation in chapels
- Instills a sense of responsibility in students towards others and being better stewards of God's creation.
- Facilitates a strong partnership with the College, parents, and local churches in developing and preparing our students to realize God's plan for their lives.
Lighthouse Christian College aims to provide an engaging and joyful experience of schooling, which is specifically suited to students' developmental needs in Years Five, Six, Seven, and Eight. This experience of schooling encompasses not only the formal curriculum structured around the key learning areas of Christian Studies, English, Mathematics, Science, Studies of Society and the Environment, Technology, the Arts, and Health and Physical Education, but also addresses the social, emotional, physical and spiritual development of students through activities and programs within and outside the classroom. A range of co-curricular activities is arranged throughout the year in camps, excursions, sporting activities, concerts, and many others. Since 2010 a fantastic Year 9 program has included a City Experience.
