Village Christian School is a truly unique place; a dynamic community of scholars, athletes, and artists all thriving as they develop their God-given abilities. These amazing students are nurtured by caring professionals, who excel at inspiring students. Our faculty employs cutting-edge curriculum within innovative research-based programs, utilizing newly renovated facilities that host all the activities a student could wish for in a safe, family-oriented atmosphere.
God has been doing great things at VCS during our journey to become one of the largest and most prominent private Christian schools in the country. It’s here at Village Christian that your student will develop the skills essential to their current and future success. They will also foster the mindset and cultivate the skills necessary to distinguish themselves in an ever-shifting culture, preparing them to leave here ready to overcome tomorrow’s challenges.
As we work to ensure every student thrives at VCS and beyond, we do so within the context of our core CARE values — Christ-centered, Affordable and Accessible, Real Relationships, and Educational Excellence.
If you haven’t already, I encourage you to visit our beautiful 30-acre campus and see how these values are realized in the lives of our students, faculty, and staff.
Tom Konjoyan
Head of School
Fully accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), Village Christian was the first California school to be admitted into the prestigious Council on Educational Standards & Accountability (CESA) and is a distinguished National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. As a Los Angeles Times Readers Choice School, consistent Los Angeles Daily News Readers Choice Best School, Burbank Leader Best Private School, and a KCAL Channel 9 and KTLA Channel 5 Best Deal in Education, Village Christian has proven to be the perfect environment for students to learn and thrive.
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History
Founded in 1949, Village Christian School has been a vanguard of quality, Christian education in the Greater Los Angeles area for the past seven decades. From its humble beginnings in a small church building with only 40 elementary students, VCS has grown into the one of the largest K-12 private schools in the nation with 1,100 students on a 110-acre campus, 30 of which are developed.
VCS started in the heart of Pastor Phil Gibson, whose dream was for children of his community to receive an exceptional Christian education. His original vision was to serve as an outreach to the community by providing quality private education at an affordable price. As the intentional result of this vision, Village admits students and families with varying faiths and backgrounds. We welcome this diversity as it helps our students gain a greater understanding of all people and prepares them to share their faith in the world beyond our campus.
The school started in the buildings of Village Church in Burbank and quickly expanded and filled the church campus. Within a few years, it became clear that new facilities were needed to house the growing student body. In 1957, the Board of Directors authorized the purchase of the current property on Penrose and Village Avenue. Over the next decades, Phil Gibson’s dream blossomed fully: families and students gave of their time and effort to pour concrete, construct buildings, attend Loyalty Dinners, hold bake sales, and form a Parent Teacher Fellowship. The chapel, with its identifying steeple, was built. The elementary buildings went up, A, B, and C wings of high school were built. A cafeteria, auditorium, and new gymnasium were constructed.
Since that initial ground-breaking, Village Christian has continued to grow. The past decade has seen the school adjust to the changing socioeconomic climate of Los Angeles and has become one of the most diverse and innovative Christian schools in the country. Pastor Gibson's initial vision still guides the school as it continues to add buildings and programs to support the mission to provide a Christ-centered education producing students who thrive.
Mission Statement
The mission of Village Christian School is to provide a CAREing, Christ-centered education, producing students who thrive.
In order to reach our mission, Village Christian School focuses on the following CARE values:
- Christ-Centered: Village Christian School sees its primary purpose to be a welcoming school where students can be exposed to the rich life of God’s love by knowing Christ personally (John 17:3). It is our desire that every student comes to a point where Christ is at the center of their life, influencing every thought that they have and action that they make. In so doing, they will be equipped to spread His Word even further.
- Accessibility/Affordability: Allowing Christ to influence every thought and action, we model our school after Jesus’ example of making Himself available to all that would come to Him. He did not set Himself aside for the most privileged or most affluent, but rather was welcoming to all that wanted to hear Him. Following His lead, our goal is to be accessible to the greatest number of students and families possible.
- Real Relationships: Motivated by love, God sacrificed His own Son so that we could have a real eternal relationship with Him (John 3:16). Likewise, the evidence that we have a vital relationship with Christ shows up in the way we love one another. (John 13:35). Having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ is central to every other relationship we have and as we pursue this relationship with Him, He will increase our desire to serve one another.
- Educational Excellence: Finally, as a school, these values are expressed in an excellent Christian education. We don’t believe that excellence is compromised with accessibility and therefore, we dedicate ourselves in the pursuit of academic excellence unmatched by both public and other private schools. It is our desire that each student develop a lifelong love of learning and improving themselves for the future.