Q:"How do I apply for enrollment at SFCA?"

A: The process begins with completing and returning all items in the application package accompanied by the required application and enrollment fees. The application process continues with admission testing and a family interview. Kindergarten students must be five years old by September 1 to acquire a seat.

Q:"What is your admission testing like?"

A: Admission testing normally begins around the time of spring break. Students applying for kindergarten will be tested individually using a standardized developmental readiness scale. This test takes about 30-45 minutes to complete. Students applying for grades 1-12 will either be tested individually or in small groups, and will take the reading and math portions of the Stanford Achievement Test. The test will take about 1.5 - 2.5 hours, depending on the grade level of the student. Parents may drop their student off and pick them up when the testing is completed. If the school your student is presently attending will be administering the Stanford or other similar achievement test in the spring, we will accept those test scores when they become available and can avoid giving the student the same test two times. You would be responsible for providing SFCA with a copy of the results as soon as you get them from the current school.

Q: "Do you have book fees?"

A: The cost of book rental or purchase is included in the tuition schedule. There are no additional book fees. Every student is expected to purchase supplies for their grade level.

Q:"Are you accredited?"

A: SFCA is dually accredited through the Association of Christian Schools International (ASCI) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Q: "What kind of qualifications do your teachers have?"

A: Our teachers must meet the standards for certification through the Association of Christian Schools International, which requires a four-year degree in education, as well as additional credits in the Philosophy of Christian Education and Bible. In addition, many of our teachers hold state teaching certification. Our teachers are born-again believers who feel called by God to teach in a Christian school.

Q: "What curriculum do you use?"

A: After careful evaluation, we have chosen the curriculum from a variety of publishers. We select the ones which we feel best cover the subject areas from a Christian perspective. See the Textbook List under the Academic tab on this web site for more detail on publishers.

Q: "What are your school hours?"

A: Elementary school hours are from 8:15 to 3:00. Students in 6th through 12th grades are in school from 8:15 to 3:15.

Q: "What kind of technology do you offer?"

A: Each elementary classroom is equipped with five computers with Internet access. An elementary computer lab is also used for technology classes. The middle and high school students have a fully-equipped computer lab which offers classes ranging from Keyboarding to basic computer concepts, Office 2007, to photography and media design.

Q: "What is the student/teacher ratio?"

A: There is a maximum of 20 students in kindergarten and first grade, with a full-time aide in kindergarten. In grades 2-5 there is a maximum of 22 students in the classroom, and in grades 6-12 the maximum is 25.

Q: "Do you wear uniforms?"

A: Students are required to wear uniforms purchased at the Sunshine School Uniform Store located in Fort Myers. On Wednesdays, students are allowed to wear an SFCA school T-shirt or a witness T-shirt and blue jeans. The student must pay fifty cents for the privilege of wearing jeans, and the proceeds go towards the athletic department.

Q: "Do you have a hot lunch program?"

A: Click here for more information.

Q: "How can I make tuition payments?"

A: Tuition payments can be made in several ways. Annual and biannual payments must be made by check to SFCA. Monthly payments are handled by a tuition management company through Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT) from checking, savings, or Visa/Mastercard account.

Q: "Do you provide before and after school care?"

A: Our campus opens at 7:00 a.m. and closes at 6:00 p.m. The Lighthouse Club offers extended care for children in grades K-5. After school students have snack time, complete their homework with supervision, and then have play time. We also offer King's Crew for students in 6th through 12th grades, during which time they have access to the computer lab. There is an additional charge for these programs.