Walkersville Christian Family Schools (WCFS) is a state recognized homeschool administration which has operated in Maryland since 1983.

Purpose

As a school ministry, WCFS provides home education services for over 450 students in the state of Maryland, surrounding states, and international countries through our Distance Program. We value the family and thus provide a system of mentoring in which we seek to encourage each parent to be active in the development of their children, academically, spiritually, and physically. We mentor parents in their efforts to be the mentors of their children. We acknowledge every parent as God's instrument of leadership in their home in order to raise up their children, thereby positively impacting the next generation.

Services

Our services seek to encourage the individual home during their home education experience. We provide Teacher's Meetings, Leadership Conference retreats, monthly home school workshops for the whole family, individual curriculum and educational program development for every student, Record keeping administration, individual transcripts, online database for student records available in each home (electronic files), multiple annual portfolio reviews, high school graduation and diploma, college prepatory research paper classes, high school clubs, yearbooks, and elected student class governments. Beyond this, we provide daily support and encouragement, and field trip activities through our main offices in Thurmont, MD, and operate a second office on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. We also maintain regional activities in all six (6) regions of the state of Maryland for expansion of localized support to home school families. Through our Distance Program, missionaries, residents of other states in the U.S. and foreign countries have access to home education support and administration.

Educational Value

Home schooled students are in high demand, and students in our program are no different. They are taught and instilled with Christian character and values which permeate into quality service and work ethic. WCFS students have been accepted into colleges and universities all over the U.S. and have been hired into full-time careers straight from homeschool. Many are now raising their own families and home schooling them as well. Homeschooling has made a difference in their lives in impacting the world for Christ, in his love and truth.