7:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Doors open
Ms. Waldon · Front door
A teacher greets every child
Kindergarten to grade 8 in Tyler, Texas
A small church school where the day begins in prayer
Parchment teaches about forty-six students with eight teachers. Children pray and sing together at the start of the day, read, count and sketch out of doors in classes of their own, and go home to families from the church and the neighborhood who know one another by name.
A morning at school
A morning at Parchment
Doors open at 7:45 a.m., and the day starts with prayer. Here is how the morning goes on three days of the week.
Every school week
Monday
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Opening prayer and song
Fellowship hall
All gradesSaid together8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Chapel hour
Chapel
All gradesSongs, a story and a prayer9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Bible and reading
Each classroom
By class10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Math
Each classroom
By class
Wednesday
7:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Doors open
Ms. Waldon · Front door
A teacher greets every child8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Opening prayer and song
Fellowship hall
All gradesSaid together8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Singing hour
Fellowship hall
All gradesHymns and rounds9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Bible and reading
Each classroom
By class10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Math
Each classroom
By class
Friday
7:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Doors open
Ms. Waldon · Front door
A teacher greets every child8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Opening prayer and song
Fellowship hall
All gradesSaid together8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Reading buddies
Library corner
Older reads to younger9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Math and writing
Each classroom
By class11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch, closing prayer and dismissal
Front door
Friday is a half day
Sample classes.
The opening prayer is the school's own, written by the principal and said by everyone together.
Faith at school
Chapel on Monday, prayer every day
Faith is part of the day here, and it is said in plain words. Children pray at the start and end of each day, sing together on Mondays and Wednesdays, and have a Bible lesson in their own classroom. All families who want what we teach are welcome.
Chapel on Monday mornings
A Bible lesson in every class, every day
School closes for the church's holidays
Classes
Classes by grade and by day
Grades share a classroom in pairs, and every class has its own teacher.
Lower school
Kindergarten and grade 1
Class size: 10Songs, stories and letters, with a rest after lunch.
- Monday to Thursday8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. · 4 daysRest time after lunchOffered
- Friday8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. · 1 dayEnds after lunchOffered
- After careDismissal to 5:30 p.m. · 5 daysOffered
Primary
Grades 2 and 3
Class size: 12Reading groups, number facts and a Bible story each day.
- Monday to Thursday8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. · 4 daysOffered
- Friday8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. · 1 dayEnds after lunchOffered
- After careDismissal to 5:30 p.m. · 5 daysOffered
Intermediate
Grades 4 and 5
Class size: 12Longer books, long division and a weekly science table.
- Monday to Thursday8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. · 4 daysOffered
- Friday8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. · 1 dayEnds after lunchOffered
- After careDismissal to 5:30 p.m. · 5 daysOffered
Middle school
Grades 6 to 8
Class size: 12Bible, history, writing and pre-algebra, with a study hall.
- Monday to Thursday8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. · 4 daysOffered
- Friday8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. · 1 dayStudy hall until 12:30 p.m.Offered
- After careDismissal to 5:30 p.m. · 5 daysOffered
Fees and what each is for
- Application
- Covers reading the application and meeting the student. Due when a family applies.
- Enrollment
- Holds a place once a family accepts an offer.
- Books and supplies
- The texts and materials for the year, ordered by the school.
- Uniform
- A polo and navy bottoms from the school's list, bought from any shop.
- After care
- Billed by the month for the days a family uses.
- Field trips
- A few day trips in the year, billed when a family signs the permission slip.
Sample programs.
The year at a glance
When to visit, apply and hear from us
Families apply a year ahead. Open houses begin in the fall, and decisions go out in early March.
This school year
October
Open house
Walk the building, meet the teachers and sit in on a chapel service. Children are welcome.
Book a visitNovember
Applications open
For the fall a year away.
January
Mid-February
DeadlineApplication deadline
Every family hears at the same time.
Early March
Decisions
By phone first, then by letter.
Mid-August
First day
Doors open at 7:45 a.m. and every family is greeted.
Sample dates.
From families
What families tell us
“We came to the January open house and the teachers knew each other's families already. Our daughter sat in on a class and asked when she could come back.”
Tiffani M.Parent of a second grader
“The day starts with a prayer and a song, and our son comes home humming. The office answers the phone and the principal remembers every name.”
Marcellus J.Parent of a fourth grader
“The school and our church feel like one family. Ms. Dawes met us at the door on the first morning and walked our little one to the classroom.”
Keandra P.Parent of a kindergartener
Sample reviews.
Visit
Book a visit
A visit is a morning at school: chapel, a class at work and a talk with the principal. Children are welcome to come along.
Phone(903) 555-0100
Office hours
- Monday to FridayToday
- 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Saturday and SundayToday
- Closed