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Hillcrest Christian College has been embarking on an exciting journey of growth, innovation, and change in recent years as we embrace and redefine 21st Century education while standing firm on the core values envisioned by our founders over 35 years ago. Our classrooms are filled with incredible young men and women imbued with character, confidence, and concern for their community. Our campus is filled with learning in some of the most outstanding educational and extracurricular facilities imaginable. We have been blessed beyond measure and give God glory for all He began here 35 years ago and all that He continues to do at Hillcrest Christian College. We are continuing to build our community underpinned by our faith. We are equipping and empowering our people to fulfill their God-given potential. We are maximizing student opportunities in our digital learning environment. We are creating learning programs that reflect innovation, diversity, and engagement. We are striving to imbue our students with the confidence and skills to excel in modern society. We are taking Hillcrest Christian College to a new phase, anchored by our commitment to the Great Commission of Christ. The early concept for Hillcrest Christian College began in the late 1970s when members of Reedy Creek Baptist Church (Palm Beach Baptist Church, as it was known) raised concerns about the standards they saw in secular education. As parents themselves, they believed it was their responsibility to have greater involvement in their children's education and established a steering committee for the formation of a Christian school. MISSION The mission of Hillcrest Christian College is to provide quality education and to deliver young people to society, who: Have discovered the truth of the Gospel of Jesus and are prepared to live this truth in the service of God. Know to discern what is good, and have the skills and the spirit to commit themselves to action for a better society. Demonstrate self-discipline, integrity, and compassion in their lifestyle. Are prepared for success in their personal life, further education, and employment. View full school

Hillcrest started in 1918, birthed out of a youth revival movement. Calls from churches around the nation inspired the Lutheran Brethren Church to offer a high school option to match their Bible School program. It is with this historical background that we are entering a new century incorporating Classical Christian Education. By the time our students graduate, they will be leaving Hillcrest with so much more than just a diploma. Starting at a new school can be intimidating. We work hard to make your school transition smooth and comfortable at Hillcrest. Nearly half of our student body is new each year. Our Danielsen program, a partnership with the Danielsen School in Bergen, Norway, brings 25+ students each year. In addition to that, Hillcrest enrolls 60 to 70 new students each year. That means you are not the only one who is new. To help students assimilate and make friends, we organize a Welcome Week. The week is devoted to orientation. There are athletic practices, school orientation meetings, and faith-forming services and teachings that help students understand what school is like at Hillcrest. Every student, new or returning, participates in Welcome Week. This starts the entire student body together as we begin the school year. The culture at Hillcrest is warm and inviting, with returning students excited to meet and befriend new students. The teachers are known for their connection with students, and we conduct surveys of our student body to ensure that our students feel cared for and encouraged in their classes. The student life and classrooms at Hillcrest are fun, and you will find it easy to learn and grow in your academic knowledge, relationship with Jesus Christ, and connect with your fellow students inside our program. Our philosophy drives us to help you make friends and build strong mentorship connections. We believe that if you feel cared for, you will be more open to the maturing and growing opportunities that await you at Hillcrest. Hillcrest holds a long and storied tradition: Alumni love Hillcrest. This is partly because students develop and fortify a Biblically-based view of the world that stands true outside the doors of Hillcrest. Hillcrest instructs students to love God's Word, have a passion for the world God created, and be active in His Kingdom. Academic excellence is an expression of worship. As students build an understanding of God's love for them, they are inspired to understand God deeper in their academic pursuits. By building a comprehensive Biblically-based view of Hillcrest's world, Students see that right living involves Biblically-based thinking. It is our prayer that our 18-year-old graduates will not merely attend college, but that they will impact their university with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. At Hillcrest, there is a healthy practice of staying in contact with graduates in genuine concern for the spiritual, academic, and social life. Students and staff often write letters of encouragement to recent graduates, and Hillcrest grads visit teachers and staff regularly. In this community, Hillcrest students build muscles to manage life. They share rooms with students from other cultures, learning how to communicate in the face of conflict and cultural differences. These cultures spill over in the classroom. A simple example is that Hillcrest students come from countries that support communism, socialism, capitalism, and tribal ideologies. The Hillcrest classroom holds varied perspectives. Students learn to use logic and to communicate in love inside the classroom setting. The Bible governs the living and learning environments at Hillcrest. Students are taught that every person is made in the image of God and holds special rights. They are also taught that ideas have consequences that impact image-bearers. Ideas are handled with logic, while students are treated with love and support befitting their image that rests in God's character and not the content of an idea or argument. Inside this learning environment, students build muscles that strengthen confidence and equip them for life. Students' sense of self is reinforced in the image of God, where they study and are taught that their value was set in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Inside this framework, Hillcrest students report that their first years of college are completed with confidence, facing difficulties but having the ability to handle the obstacles. Hillcrest holds a long and storied tradition: Alumni love Hillcrest. This is partly because students develop and fortify a Biblically-based view of the world that stands true outside the doors of Hillcrest. Hillcrest instructs students to love God's Word, have a passion for the world God created, and be active in His Kingdom. View full school

At Hillcrest, we provide each student with the opportunity to achieve their full potential in both academic and social terms. We have very high expectations of our students. Great emphasis is placed on self-discipline and self-respect hard work and achievement and high standards of behavior. We have a highly qualified team of staff committed to delivering quality education to all our students. Your child will enter a safe and secure environment in which high-quality learning can take place effectively. We are proud to play our part in helping students become the thoughtful, caring, confident, and well-educated young adults of tomorrow. Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre is a safe and respectful learning environment where every child is valued as an individual with unique talents and ambitions. We: Are an outward-looking and confident community, actively promoting the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Are a happy, responsible, and fair school respected by the community? Improve our environment to meet the educational demands of the twenty-first century. Raise expectations and achievement for all. Prepare everyone for the challenges of modern Britain and a changing world and develop a passion for life-long learning. We believe our school is an ideal size since it is large enough to provide a full range of subjects and to enable us to employ specialist teachers, but not so large that the individual becomes lost in the crowd. Hillcrest is committed to ensuring all members of our learning community have equal opportunities to achieve their potential. At Hillcrest, we deliver a curriculum that works to develop effective, independent learners to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. To achieve this staff use a “ten-point outstanding lesson checklist” to plan their lessons, ensuring all lessons enable rapid and sustained progress. The school also has a range of support and administrative staff who work with both students and teachers daily. The Hillcrest School curriculum meets the specifications of both the National Curriculum programs of study and also the Birmingham Curriculum Statement. View full school