CHEK Across BC

Local teachers, in local communities, serving local families.

Discover the benefits of the Christian Home Education in the Kootenays and Across BC (CHEK) program. CHEK provides personal, local, quality Christian Home Education for families throughout the province of BC. We are a non-denominational organization, operated by the Nelson Christian School Society, dedicated to the advancement of Christian Education. We offer and provide:

• Parent choice of curriculum
• Kindergarten to grade 12
• BC Certified Teachers
• Special professional assistance for students to identify learning abilities and determine career direction
• Activity days and field trips
• Access to special support resources
• On-Line and Paper-Based courses
• Parent input encouraged
• A growing program across BC with students in Grand Forks, Christina Lake, Trail, Fruitvale, Castlegar, Nelson, Creston, Cranbrook, Elkford, Westbank, Prince George, Quesnel and Abbotsford
• Accreditation by the Independent School Branch of the BC Ministry of Education

A Christian Program

• CHEK is a Christian ministry founded to assist Christian families, and others who share the same values, and choose schooling at home as an educational alternative.
• CHEK has Christian teachers who meet locally with families on an agreed upon schedule.
• CHEK emphasizes the integration of faith and learning and pursues the distinctive CHEK outcomes as listed in the Handbook. Teachers pray for and with parents and students.
• CHEK encourages the use of Christian curriculum and resources to meet Provincial learning outcomes.
• CHEK includes BIBLE as a subject in whatever curriculum is used both at the elementary and secondary levels. Bible is graded and will appear on the hard copy of the Student Report Card.
• CHEK seeks to meet the needs of all students, both those who are intellectually and/or physically challenged as well as those who are gifted.

Curriculum Packages Designed by CHEK for K-9 Students

• Schooling at home manual includes everything you need to make your home schooling experience simple, flexible, organized and rewarding.
• Christian DL curriculum meets all B.C. learning outcomes
• Provides consistency throughout the grades
• Eliminates stress over choosing curriculum
• Ready made for busy families using a step by step format