Coastline Christian Schools

We love Coastline Christian School! This school is a hidden gem located in the business park of Alameda Bay Farm Island. When we first found this school we were surprised to find a beautiful, well-maintainted campus with a full-sized gym and turf soccer field tucked away just off the main road. They share the campus with the Bay Area Chinese Bible Church, which also allows the school to use their facilities for weekly student chapel. Although the school was historically most popular among the Chinese community, they are super welcoming of all students and in recent years the school has become more and more diverse (we are not Chinese). They do teach Mandarin as an academic subject (not immersion). We transferred our 8-year-old to CCS in 2022 at the start of 2nd grade, and were initially a little concerned that he would be behind his class in Mandarin having never had any exposure to the language before, but this worry was completely unfounded. The Mandarin teachers are so understanding and patient, are more than happy to work with kids at any level, and make the experience of learning Mandarin fun. To our surprise this is one of his favorite classes! Now that our 5-year-old has joined his older brother at the school this year we joke about how much they love to use this secret language that their parents do not understand. We are so appreciative that they are being exposed to a foreign language during these key formative years for language development. The class sizes are fairly small, in part because there are 2 classes per grade through elementary school. The early grades have both a teacher and teacher's aide. Our boys have been so well-supported and still academically challenged within their own capabilities. The teachers and school are great at providing resources for students that need more support while also providing more opportunities for kids who are ready for more of a challenge. They have an advanced math track in the later grades that allows kids to take geometry as 8th graders if they are ready, or to stay in the standard algebra track if that is a better fit. We also love that CCS does not overuse technology (e.g. iPads) in place of teachers providing hands on teaching. Of course they do use some technology (they have computer lab class, and use a limited amount app-based learning) but for the most part the work is done using more classic learning materials like textbooks and workbooks. CCS offers after-school sports, music classes, and various other enrichment programs all right there on-campus. Students can also participate in local spelling bee and math competitions and Odyssey of the Mind. There are opportunities for parents to get involved but there are no mandatory volunteering requirements.
Jan 22nd, 2024

We are very pleased with the education our son is receiving at CCS; he has gained a strong educational foundation to prepare him for high school and beyond. Like some other parents, we were unhappy with aspects of the public school system, including poor leadership, weak curriculum, permissive attitudes toward disruptive students, and avoidance of meaningful engagement with parents. After enrolling at CCS we no longer felt like we were being kept in the dark. Student grades can be checked online at our convenience, school leadership is responsive and professional, and the curriculum is sufficiently rigorous. The Christian dimension to the curriculum is presented in a sincere and balanced way that we are comfortable with. CCS was a good investment in our opinion; any parents who are questioning the quality of education their child is receiving should consider it.
Dec 4th, 2023

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Sep 8th, 2023

As we are getting ready for our 8th grader's graduation ceremony, I can't help but reflect back how much CCS has been part of our family's life especially our children's intellectual and spiritual growth.  I want to sincerely thank the CCS teachers, staff for making the past 9 years such a wonderful experience for our kids.  We are excited to see our 8th grader enter high school soon as we also have a 11th grader who is doing well in high school (AP and honor classes) thanks to the great foundation for learning habits built at CCS.We would like to leave this message for future parents who are researching for their kids' school just like we were 9+ years ago.Why CCS?CCS is a more than a school. It's a close knit community between the teachers, staff, students and parents where we supported each other especially throughout the COVID-19 years. Because of the strong adherence to the county health policy and implementation of well followed processes (daily morning temperature check, etc), CCS was able to open back up in-person learning consistently and earlier than other  schools in the area. During this tough Covid period, the constant communication from the principal, VP and teachers have kept the parents informed while taking the parents input into planning out the school curriculums. Founded on strong Christian values and rigorous academic disciplines while embracing a world-wide view of diverse cultures of our community, CCS is a great place to prepare our children to face their next challenge in high school, college and beyond. Having just finish middle school with our 8th grader, we also really appreciate the dedication the teachers and coaches put into the sports and creative programs. It was great to witness the kids playing flag football and soccer on the new community-supported turf field with team spirit and enthusiasm after 1.5 years of no sport. It was wonderful to see the school bring back the spring concert, play and musical this year. Your heart will melt too if you see those cute Kindergartners singing and dancing on stage.  There are also spelling bee, math Olympics, speech meet, Odyssey of the Mind competitions where teachers, students and parents working together to bring the best out of our kids. In summary, attending CCS has helped not only shaped our kids' academic future, it also help shape the whole-person intellectually and spiritually. Because of CCS, ours kids are ready to face the next challenges in school and in life. Thank you CCS for cultivating the whole-person for our children. We look forward to continue to support and engage where we can even though the learning part of the journey is over for our kids here. 十年树木, 百年树人灣區基督教學 (CCS) 是一所值得委託您孩子教育的學校
Jun 3rd, 2022