HDCH Impact Report 2018-19

a place of

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Hamilton District Christian High 2018 - 2019 IMPACT REPORT

THANK YOU Exceptional Christian education is the priority at Hamilton District Christian High.

We are grateful for you and honoured to partner with you in raising students to know and serve the Lord, growing in character through their learning for lives of service.

You have shown a deep commitment to making Christian education accessible through your generous support of the Tuition Assistance Fund. Your support of the Student Project Fund provided resources for students to improve our communities. And your support for sustainability has helped us maintain and upgrade our school through the Capital Improvements Fund.

We are grateful to our volunteers. You help at special events, come into the classroom to share expertise, invite students into your workplace, drive teams to sporting events, serve on committees, and attend Membership Meetings. Your time and talents are greatly appreciated.

You love this school and support us with your prayers, your time, and your resources.

Every gift to HDCH makes a direct and positive impact on the life of our students.

You are evidence of God’s faithfulness to HDCH!

OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE

THANK YOU FOR GIVING TO HAMILTON DISTRICT CHRISTIAN HIGH

Duncan Todd, Principal

LEARNING SPACES Capital Fund

65% Caring for our 30-year-old facility.

Thanks to your generosity, 65% of the lights in the school have been replaced with energy-efficient LED lighting, and progress continues. Forty-one windows in the academic wing were replaced. New bleachers were installed, and the leaking roof in the gym was replaced. All these enhancements increase

Lights were replaced

41

Windows were replaced

2

Gym Bleachers

engagement and keep the building safe and comfortable.

“The new lights make our spaces brighter and more inviting. Analysis in the science room labs is enhanced by the truer colour of the LED lights.” ~ Leon Hordyk, Science Teacher

1

Gym Roof

Venture Students

27

Co op Placements

34

“I have learned so much more than I could imagine in my co op placement. It has been very beneficial for me to be exposed to the aviation industry.

The experience helped solidify my post-secondary plan and gave me a bit of extra encouragement that I’m on the right path.” ~ Alicia

EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES We are grateful for our corporate community involvement with our Venture and Co operative Programs through community field trips, placements and mentorships. Your willingness to participate through time, expertise and resources is incredibly beneficial to our students and a great asset to their learning.

STUDENT WELLNESS Donations enable us to foster ongoing, holistic health through tools and resources that promote well-being, leadership and belonging.

ON-SITE COUNSELLING

STRESS-DOWN DAYS

‘SCREENAGERS’ SCREENING

Professional wellness counselling offered to all students at no cost.

No tests, no homework and a day filled with music, healthy snacks and wellness activities.

Award-winning film and post-film panel with community experts, HDCH students, and staff.

STUDENT SERVICE LEARNING SUPPORT

PEER SUCCESS & LEADERSHIP COACHING

STUDENT GAMES

ARTS

TECH

A CULTURE OF BELONGING Tuition Assistance Fund Hamilton District Christian High is a supportive learning community where every student follows their passion. We create a culture of belonging where students know they are cared for, that they are invested in, and that they are celebrated.

The Tuition Assistance Fund makes an HDCH education accessible to as many young learners as possible, regardless of their family’s financial means. Your generosity continues to create opportunities for students to attend HD seamlessly, participating equally and confidently.

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Families Benefitted from Tuition Assistance

100% Eligible Families Received Assistance

STUDENT PROJECT FUND The goal of the Student Project Fund is to provide financial resources for Project-Based Learning experiences that require more than the regular operating budget funds. Eligible projects integrate faith and learning, demonstrate strong potential for student growth and skill mastery, and have the potential for beautiful work that blesses our community beyond HDCH.

projects in action

DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH

WOULD YOU DRINK IT?

ELECTRIC TOYS

English students interviewed peers and staff at HD to learn more about their personal stories and to communicate that diversity in our school is a strength.

Chemistry students tested the chemical content of water sources to gain awareness of the importance of clean water and what the term ‘clean water’ can actually mean.

Students assumed the roles of safety officers, design consultants, and environmental engineers to build electric toys.

They designed and built circuits, measured the voltage and current, and calculated the resistance.

VENTURE PLAYGROUND PROJECT

Calvin Christian School in Hamilton opened its new inclusive playground. The school was helped by our Grade 10 Venture class, which took the project from concept to reality in just one year. The playground has been designated as a PlayCore National Demonstration Site, the first in Hamilton!

CULINARY OUTREACH Student Project Fund Culinary outreach enables our students to bless others, sharing the love of Christ through this simple act of kindness.

For many years, our Food & Nutrition program

By the end of the school year, the students had a

prepared warm meals to serve people experienc-

variety of items in the Collective Kitchen freezer.

ing homelessness in Hamilton. The students were

This food has been a blessing to those needing a

excited about a Collective Kitchen project where

warm, healthy meal. All the recipes were made

prepared meals could be ready on-demand.

from scratch, with a focus on locally grown, organic options whenever possible.Â

The Food & Nutrition class received funding for their project through the generous support of

Providing meals to both individuals and families

donors to the Student Project Fund. The class

at the end of the school year was a real blessing.

focused on ways to make this project sustainable,

Thanks to continued funding from the Student

researched upright freezers, and discussed what

Project Fund, the Foods program is now prepared to

recipes would be best to have in stock ready to go.

implement this ongoing project.

SOUNDBOARD Through the Student Project Fund we replaced our dated soundboard. The board is used weekly by the Praise Team to practice and is also used by the Music classes. This system allows us to set up outdoors for patio assemblies, sporting events and Celebration of Learning presentations.

OUR COMMUNITY 2018-19 at a glance

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466 21

ONE DOG

30+

GENERATION FAMILIES

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

STUDENTS

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

20

CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS

FAITH

5,222

3X

COMMUNITY

STEM

ALUMNI

1,489

LOGGED SERVICE HOURS

SOCIAL

ARTS

ATHLETICS

$38,530

$237,000 TUITION ASSISTANCE

CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOUNDATION

TOTAL GIVING

$472,530

$12,300

SPRING FUNDRAISING DINNER EVENT

$42,000

324

GOLF TOURNAMENT

19

ANNUAL DONORS

$379,700

MONTHLY DONORS

$15,000

ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS BENEFITTING 10 STUDENTS

106 UNIVERSITY

DONATIONS

STUDENT INITIATIVES

$5,173

NON-FOOD FOOD DRIVE

$425

WATER WALK-A-THON

DESTINATIONS AFTER HD

GRADUATES

WORK

COLLEGE

UNKNOWN

APPRENTICE

HAMILTON DISTRICT CHRISTIAN HIGH

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

#WHYHDCH “During the winter of 2018, our daughter, then in grade eleven, was eager to experience school. Coming from a homeschool environment, her transcript was rich and unorthodox, full of completely self-directed, independent studies and travel. She had chosen a very academic path, however another school had difficulty trying to ‘fit’ our daughter into their system. Our daughter is solid in her faith and we deemed her totally capable of handling whatever came her way, but she was left feeling like a piece of paper. We contacted HDCH and explained our frustration and received a response within the hour. They dealt so beautifully with our daughter and made her transition fluid and happy and she had a fabulous grade twelve year, academically and socially with understanding staff behind her. The peace of God is present at HD.” ~ Samantha C.

OUR MISSION to cultivate character through learning for lives of service to God.

OUR VISION to see all HDCH graduates become a faithful presence in the community that they serve.

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