The Upper School years are a crucial time in the development of each student. They are a time when parents, the church, and the school need to work together to mold convictions, ideas, and priorities that will influence young lives for eternity.

Teaching students how to apply the lessons of Scripture to current events and the moral and ethical issues of today is a key component of the Upper School Bible curriculum. Scripture memorization is also promoted to equip students with the knowledge of God’s Word to face the many challenges in their daily lives and to be effective witnesses for Christ.

Students gain valuable practical experience in church ministry by carrying out a service project each year in their home churches.

Outstanding Christian textbooks are used to present every subject from a Biblical perspective, including the required New Jersey courses in such subjects as language arts, mathematics, foreign language, science, and history. Honors Level and College Preparatory classes provide students with additional opportunities to excel.

To graduate, students are required to take four years of Bible, English, life skills, and physical education/health; three years of history, math, and science; two years of computers and a foreign language; and one year of art.

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Atlantic Christian’s strong academic program is complemented by a wide range of electives and extracurricular activities:

• Electives – Computers, Art, Drama, Mock Trial Team, and Student Government;
• Formal – A Junior/Senior Formal;
• Music and Fine Arts – An Upper School Choir and Praise and Worship Band; Weekly art instruction, culminating in an annual spring art show, which is judged, for all students in the Upper School.
• Science Fair – An annual Science Fair for students in 6th through 8th grades;
• Chapel – Chapel brings Upper School students together once a week for a time of prayer, praise, and spiritual enrichment through presentations by local pastors, missionaries, and Christian outreach organizations, such as Campus Crusade.
• Missions – Missions Club, which meets after school, is open to students in 6th to 12th grades. The Missions Club organizes school-wide food and clothing drives and conducts short-term evangelism outreach projects, such as volunteering in a local soup kitchen and visiting local nursing homes.
• Yearbook – High school students write, take photographs, sell ads, and learn computer graphic layout and design to produce this publication.
• Spiritual Renewal Retreat – A two-day event for students in 6th through 12th grades to gather outside the school setting to listen to speakers and participate in discussion, fellowship, and prayer.