RCS' mission is to maximize the potential of each child by fostering a love of God and learning in an atmosphere of academic excellence, challenging and balanced environment.
  
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Our Mission Statement

To graduate students who are knowledgeable in righteousness and who are academically prepared to continue their education, ready to take on the future and become the well-rounded citizens of tomorrow. It is to educate and challenge young lives academically, spiritually, and socially in a caring and supportive environment. To prepare students to be lifelong learners and contributors who are committed to a just society. More broadly, our mission is to help build a better world by sending forth responsible, capable individuals and by showcasing a breakthrough approach to teaching and learning.

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Hard Work... Great Rewards...
Focus And Concentration

     Our primary mission is to educate. The unusually small classes stimulate honest discussion, allow for individual attention, create an intimate learning community, and foster the pursuit of truth and learning.

The academic program is rigorous and flexible. Our entire curriculum is centered on meeting the needs of the individual student. However, the faculty is both demanding and caring at the same time and provides each student with the structure and support s/he needs to develop as a thinker. The faculty is devoted to ensuring the success of each student in this intellectually challenging environment. That's the secret of our success. No wonder we are outstanding in our goals to teach and learn and to become great achievers.

So What Are Some of the Reasons Why Parents And Students Are Gravitated To Our Schools?

»Our outstanding NYS certified and qualified Teachers

» Our Engaging, Stimulating Curriculum Designed To    Meet The Needs Of All Students

» Our Outstanding Tried and Proven Curriculum

» Our Seamless School Year and Summer Programs

» Our Very Small Teacher/Child Ratio

» Our Superb Academic Climate

» Our Computer Instructions made our students great    researchers and computer users

» Our Outstanding Reputation Based On almost 20    Years Of Service To The Rosedale and surrounding    communities

» Our Unique Arts Programs

» Our ability to consistently achieve - Every School Year,  100%  passes in the Board of Edu ELA, Math, and  Science State Administered Exams.

Tried and proven track record!

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Calendar, School Year 2011 - 2012
Kindergarten - Elementary, Grade 1-8
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Tuesday, September 6th, First Day of School

Back to School meeting - September 30th, 2011

Monday, October 10th, Columbus Day - School Closed

Friday, November 11th, Veteran's Day - School Closed

Week of November 14th, Report Card #1, and required Parent Conference

Wednesday, November 23rd, Half (½) day school - Closed 12:00 PM

Thursday, November 24th, Thanksgiving - School Closed

Friday, November 25th, Thanksgiving Recess - School Closed
(School Reopens Monday, November 28th)

Thursday, December 22nd, Half Day School (Early Closure) - Closed 12:00 PM

Friday, December 23rd, - School Closed

Monday, December 26th - Friday, December 30th, Winter Recess - School Closed

(School Reopens Monday, January 2nd, 2012)

Monday, January 16th, Dr. Martin Luther King's Day - School Closed

Monday - Friday, February 20th - 24th, Mid-Winter Break - School Closed

Week of March 19 - 23, Report Card #2

Friday, April 6th - Friday, April 13th, Spring Break Recess - School Closed

(School Reopens Monday, April 9th)

Week of May 1st, Re-registration for School Year 2012-2013/Textbooks orders

ELA EXAM: Grade 3-8 - Tuesday, April 17th
Wednesday, April 18th*

MATH EXAM: Grade 3-8 - Monday, April 23rd
Tuesday, April 24th*

Monday, May 28th, Memorial Day School Closed

SCIENCE EXAM Grade 4-8 - Wednesday, May 23rd
Friday, June 1st

SCIENCE, Grade 4 (Written) Monday, June 4th

June 18th, (Morning) - Report Card Distribution and Required Parent Conference

June 22nd, Afternoon - Report Card Distribution and Required Parent Conference

Moving-up - June 22nd

Wednesday, June 27th, Last Day of School

The RGAP And RCS Story

RCS' Early Childhood Program through to Kindergarten and Elementary, Grade 1-8 is founded on a strong philosophy that follows directly from our school mission and supports youngest learners through to our advanced learners. We observe and maintain a very strong diverse school community and every student matters and is highly recognized.

We usually start at the Preschool, (KII age 2), Kindergarten and then Elementary, first grade to grade eight. All programs maintain a low student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 8 to 1, and our exceptional teachers have depth of experience and training with pre-elementary aged children. We follow the ABeka, Bob Jones University and McGraw Hill curriculum. Supplementary, we observe the NYS Board of Edu curriculum closely to ensure our momentum and above.

Our schools are high achievement academically, and our emphasis is on academic. Supplementary to hard work academically, our students enjoy a wholesome education ranging from The Arts, swimming, music - sheet music, instrumental (string, wing and board), dances, choir, and our outstanding Fun Fridays of extensive Physical Education.

Elementary students participate in the annual State Administered ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies exams. In 2010 we had a 100% passes in these exams! We are known for our academic stride and our names are synonymous with being the 'high achievers' schools. A 98% of our past students obtained recognition for their outstanding achievements and obtained scholarships to some of the most prestigious middle schools, high schools and collages - both locally and internationally.

Choosing a good school for your child is one of the most important decisions you will ever make, and choosing RCS or RGAP is one of the best investment you will ever make as it pertains to choosing good schools for your child.

The Rosedale Christian School - (RCS) as we have come to be known, is our upper division, Kindergarten through to Elementary, Grade 1-8; and the lower division The Rosedale Gifted Academy And Preschool RGAP,(Preschool-Kindergarten) have been in operation almost twenty years. What started in 1996 is still going strong because we believe that every great journey has a great beginning and this accurately describe our schools.

From its founding to present, our school sought to live out its vision, a vision expressed by its founder. That vision is to provide the best possible education for young people. The vision translates as the pilot for our lower division and also for our upper division.

Our school which started out under the corporation name, Rosedale Child Development Center has been a of member of the Rosedale community since 1996. Since that time, we have incorporated and moved to a larger facility where we changed our name to Rosedale Gifted Academy (Elementary) and Preschool. With this came the great demand for our services and through a large retention of our students, parents implored us to expand our school to include an elementary program. We purchased a larger facility that would allow us to facilitate our two schools. Within a year, we outgrew those spaces and were forced to look around for a second facility to house our elementary program.

We believe that all children are gifted, it is the way that we teach that brings out the gift in all our students. A 98 percent of our past students have been accepted in gifted programs and have received various recognition such as Principals' Awards for Highest Achievements or obtained scholarships to some of the best Ivy League collages. Recently we were informed of one of our students who attended PS 38 who was awarded an outstanding award and a chance to visit Australia on educational excursion. This proves that we believe in what we do because this is now shown in the ability of our past students. What we did then, today we have surpass those outstanding performance and our students are performing three times above past students success.

Come join us on this journey to great educational heights. With our diverse schools community, our doors are always open to welcome all students.  

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