For thirty-six years, Spanish River Christian School (SRCS) has been enriching minds, engaging hearts, and empowering leaders to impact the world for Christ. Founded in 1982 by pastor Dr. David Nicholas and Spanish River Church, SRCS has been on a mission to educate preschool through 8th grade students spiritually, socially and academically. Through a program of academic excellence, artistic engagement, and athletic distinction, the School develops its students in mind, body, and character into young people who are ready and able to make a positive difference in the world around them. Anchored in a long-standing commitment to honor, respect, and persevere, SRCS has always been led by an extraordinary faculty that has ensured the school’s excellence and has been a cornerstone of the experience.

Today, more than forty administrators and teachers bring their expertise, their commitment, and their care to every conversation and every teaching moment -- in classrooms and labs, in Chapels and on stages, on playing fields, and beyond -- to ensure that our students develop into the best versions of themselves. SRCS has graduated over a thousand students since its first 8th grade graduating class in 1998, and local high schools refer to our graduates as the “complete package.” SRCS students are known for being intelligent, articulate, and compassionate leaders. The administration, faculty, and staff continue the legacy of spiritual leadership and academic excellence for all of the students who walk through our doors.

As we look forward to the School’s future, we are dedicated to providing additional facilities on our campus which will enhance and promote further growth both now and in the future. To that end, we are launching a campaign to raise funds to support and build upon the values we hold dear. Through strong fiscal management over the years, SRCS has already allocated over $1.5 million towards our goal, and is now looking to raise an additional $3.5 million.

This improvement will enhance the safety and security of the entire SRCS community and improve both the student and visitor experience. The safety and security of our students is a top priority, and we have put in place many security measures over the past eighteen years. The recent incidents of violence occurring all over the country involving schools, and a recent campus active threat assessment at SRCS, has prompted us to move forward with plans for an indoor cafeteria. Since 1997, students have been eating snacks and lunches in our outdoor pavilion. With no access control or barrier to isolate the children from a threat, it was recommended that we relocate these activities to an interior location to reduce the children’s exposure. Inclement weather (heavy rain, lightning, extremely cold or hot days) is also a threat to student safety when eating outdoors. The new cafeteria will also double as an auditorium space when needed, thus creating a more functional space on campus.

In addition to achieving better security for our students, this new building will allow us to have a larger art studio, which will free up space in our elementary school for another Preschool (3-year-old) class to be formed. Also, four new state-of-the-art classrooms will be constructed upstairs in this new building to support our robust academic programs. Lastly, the new building will feature a new Welcome Center on the Yamato Road side of campus, which will house the Main Office and Admissions Office. This will achieve a main entry point onto campus for students and visitors while also expanding conference room space for the administration, staff, and teachers.

As alumni, parents, parents of alumni, grandparents, faculty, and friends of SRCS reflect on the time they have spent on campus, they speak of profound personal and spiritual development and life-long relationships, describing changes that may not have been possible somewhere else. That development and growth occurred as a result of the people and caring sense of community that are uniquely present here. This campaign will make these life-changing transformations possible for current and future generations of students. We ask you to join us in making this important project a reality.