An official Core Knowledge school accredited by SACS/CASI
975 Mission Springs | San Antonio, Texas 78258 | 210.402.6905
Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it. — Proverbs 22:6
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Summer at the Springs!
Our exciting "Summer at the Springs" offers half- or full-day courses during three one-week sessions: June 11-15, June 18-22 and June 25-29.
All courses except for Adventure Camp will be held on the Buckner Fanning Christian School campus.
Summer sessions are open to BFCS and non-BFCS children, so invite your friends and family to participate.
Sessions run 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m., with lunch and recess noon-1 p.m. for full-day participants. Extended hours are available with David "DJ" Jones and Shooting for Success. Sessions list and registration form
Open House scheduled
The campus Open House is set 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Feb. 4.
For information about the event, please contact Diane Dunn.
Interested in the Middle School?
Check out why you should be a part of our Middle School View Middle School slide shows
Seventh-grader wins Geo Bee
Chris Wahl, a 7th-grade student at Buckner Fanning Christian School, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee and a chance at a $25,000 college scholarship on Jan. 12. Read more
Second place went to 4th-grader Matthew Bradley, and third to 8th-grader Cameron Walker. The other students who competed in the final round were: Mallory Lyell, Cory McMichael, Heidi Schuppenhauer, Preston Miller, Aiden McMichael, Michael Gerick, and Matthew Ellis.
Reminders
- Thursday, Jan. 26: Awards assemblies in the Fine Arts building — K-2nd 8:15 a.m.; 3rd-5th 9:15 p.m.
We are seeking two sets of World Book Encyclopedias for the library. If you have one to donate, please contact Jenny Covino.
Please send in your Box Tops and Campbell's soup labels for the fund-raisers. Please trim the items before sending them in with your child.
Annual fund
Thank you for the successful kick-off to our first ever Annual Campaign. The Annual Fund is a great way to accept tax-deductible contributions from donors, alumni, and families of BFCS. We will keep you posted on the Fund and how it greatly helps the students here.
If you have not had the chance to give, there is still time to do so. Print out the form
Target REDcard part of BFCS fundraising
If you use a Target REDcard (Target Credit Card, Target Visa Credit Card or Target Debit Card) at Target, you can register to have 1% of your purchasea amount be donated to Buckner Fanning Christian School.
The REDcard also provides a 5% discount on any purchase in the store or on its web site (note that the debit card cannot be used online). More information
BFCS is officially accredited
Buckner Fanning Christian School is now officially and fully accredited at the highest level with Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/Council on Accreditation and School Improvement. The recommendation for accreditation cited BFCS as highly functional or operational on all seven standards. Read the accreditation report
Founded in 1895, SACS/CASI accredits over 13,000 schools and school systems throughout the United States and overseas.
Bible study
2011-12 School-wide Bible verse: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." — Galatians 5:22-23
- Fruit of the Spirit No. 1: Self-Control
- Fruit of the Spirit No. 2: Kindness
- Fruit of the Spirit No. 3: Goodness/Generosity
- Fruit of the Spirit No. 4: Joy
- Fruit of the Spirit No. 5: Faithfulness
BFCS is fully accredited at the highest level with SACS/CASI*
See the accreditation report from the Quality Assurance Review Team
*Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/Council on Accreditation and School Improvement
BFCS over the years
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| Buckner Fanning with students in 2004. | Buckner Fanning with the same students in 2009. |