Delaware County Christian School
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Newtown Square, Pennsylvania United States |
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| Type | Co-ed Day School |
| Motto | "Think Critically, Act Biblically." |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Evangelical Christian |
| Established | 1950 |
| Head of School | Dr. Tim Wiens |
| Faculty | 84 |
| Enrollment | 739 |
| Average class size | 16-24 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11 to 1 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Athletics | 20 Varsity sports, 13 interscholastic sports in Middle School |
| Athletics conference | PIAA District One and Bicentennial Athletic League |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Website | Delaware County Christian School |
Delaware County Christian School (also known as "DCCS" or just "DC") is a Pre-K to 12 independent, coeducational, interdenominational day school with an enrollment of approximately 900 students located on two campuses in Newtown Square and Devon, Pennsylvania in the United States. The school's official mission is "to educate students who will serve God and impact the world through biblical thought and action."
Originally only at the Malin Road campus on the grounds of the George W. Strawbridge, Jr. estate, it expanded in 1968 with the purchase of the Alice Grim school at Bishop Hollow Rd. and West Chester Pike for grades K-5. In 2009, DC made an arrangement with The Episcopal Academy to exchange campuses which allowed DC to move the Elementary program to the more spacious and accommodating facility in Devon.
Until 2007, DC was a member of the Southern Chester County League (SCCL). Almost the entire SCCL was absorbed into the Ches-Mont League except for Garnet Valley High School, Devon Preparatory School, and DC (the latter two were the league’s smallest members). For the 2008-2009 academic year DC, joined the Bicentennial League rejoining former SCCL rival Devon Prep. The school's mascot is The Knight and its colors are green and white. The Varsity boys lacrosse team is currently a part of the Tri-County League.
In 1949, a group of parents met together, sharing the belief that their children should be educated in a Christian environment. These parents were determined to start holding classes by September of the next year (1950). That fall, Delaware County Christian School opened to enroll 48 families, 58 students in grades K-5. For the next few years, classes met in the basement of the First Presbyterian Church of Springfield with a staff of four teachers.
DC first moved to Newtown Square with the purchase of the 11-acre (45,000 m2) George Strawbridge Estate in 1955. In 1964, the school took on its first building project: a gymnasium-auditorium (now the upper gym). When the gym was complete, DC held the first DC Invitational Boys Basketball Tournament, the oldest continuous Christian high school basketball tournament in the United States. Over the next 15 years, DC would acquire five adjacent acres and build the High School building (formerly called the Science building) and the Lower Gym/Middle School building (formerly the Elementary building).
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