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THE ROOTS
"The roots of the righteous
grow
deep."
"Proverbs
12:3b
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Victory Christian School was founded in 1981 in
Hillsborough County, Florida, when Carl and Geneva Diane Cornwell began
as teachers in the parent-directed education of the last three
of their eight children. A year later, friends of the
Cornwells sought council in beginning a family academic commitment
to home educate their own children. From there, the
"C.H.I.E.F." began (Christian Home Interdependent Educators
Fellowship) and shortly, thereafter, and with a sense of
creativity, "The C.H.I.E.F. Workshop" was born. (For ten years the
Cornwells traveled many thou- sands of miles instructing home
educating parents to be better teachers, while making a concerted
effort in assisting them in doing things right the first
time.) The third year brought an expansion of membership
to C.H.I.E.F., which included parent/ teachers who desired
support and camaraderie, but did not wish to register with
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In the
school's history more than 3,000 students and their parents
have been influenced by the integrity, commitment and equity
of the VCS leadership. Victory Christian School's scope
encompasses Bible believers in Christ, with all
member-families having the same goals; that of training their
children in Godly wisdom and Christian character, teaching
their children how to be leaders of their future families,
while developing knowledge of self-government and their Godly
heritage by educating them in the academics of basic and
content subjects, using the Bible as the main resource for
curriculum.
Victory Christian School is a satellite system of private
schools, which provides enrollment for parent directed
education.
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VCS is a legal option to families for meeting the
compulsory attendance requirements in Florida (Reg. # 210138). Because
of its national accreditation membership VCS also meets
the compulsory attendance for all other States in the Union.
The school has been accredited since 1986 and presently holds
it credentials through National Association of Private Schools,
Oklahoma City, OK. VCS is a Member of
College Board, which publishes the Scholastic Aptitude /
National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. (In 1997, 2001,
and 2004 VCS had Junior Secondary School students
who were awarded a "Letter of Commendation" from the National
Merit Scholarship Foundation.)
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VCS had established campuses in nearly 1/3 of Florida's 67 counties,
with many such campuses outside of the State as well. Victory
Christian School's founders, the Cornwells, both hold degrees
from Freedom Christian University, located in Port St. Lucie,
Florida. Bro. Carl has his Bachelor's degree in
Agricultural Science Education, and his wife, Geneva Diane,
has her Doctorate in Education, with an emphasis on
curriculum development for the individual student.
The
Cornwells
both hold ministerial ordination
credentials. They have a combined nearly 50 years in the teaching
field and have been ministers of the gospel since 1978. They
have dedicated the rest of their lives in assisting parents in
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