We're participating because it's a way of making our program available to parents who couldn't afford it otherwise. The school is run by Parklawn Assembly of God Church, also at 3725 N. Sherman Blvd. A fourth-grade class will be added next year. The school is housed in a wing of the church. The classrooms are bright and cheerful, and full of books and other learning materials.
Children also have access to a gymnasium.
Their tuition covers the cost of a hot lunch program. Bernice Towns, vice principal at Parklawn School and children's minister at Parklawn Church, said she was particularly pleased with the school's success in reading. By November, they were reading at the first-grade level. Students and staff participate in daily Bible study classes and a weekly chapel service, and religion permeates all facets of the school day. Our faith is woven into everything we do.