URCS goes from Pre- Kindergarten through 12th grade and features a full-day kindergarten program; a developmental elementary school and professional, caring Christian teachers in a Christ-centered environment. Upper Room Christian School offers daily Bible/Devotional classes to all students; a weekly Chapel Service; specialty classes, including: Art, Music, Physical Education, Computer Education, Driver's Education, Foreign Language Classes, high school Science Labs, Band, Choir and Health. URCS offers college guidance; NYS Regents Exams and both NYS Regents and local diplomas.
Upper Room Christian School has an extensive tutoring program and a comprehensive special education program, including district-provided Resource Room for IEP students. URCS is a federally- approved I-20 school, accepting foreign exchange students. Upper Room Christian School features College level math courses as part of a Cooperative Extension Program with St. John's University, as well as several A.P. courses. URCS has after school varsity team sports, such as basketball, baseball, volleyball and cheerleading.
Thank you for expressing an interest in Upper Room Christian School. Upper Room Christian School is an outstanding educational ministry that is dedicated to spiritual training and academic excellence in a Christ-centered environment. Founded in 1981, Upper Room Christian School is registered with the New York State Board of Regents, with graduates in colleges, universities and work places all across the nation. It is our sincere desire that you and your family become a part of the growing tradition and standard of excellence that has come to be associated with Upper Room Christian School.
If you would like to visit with us and meet our administrators and teachers, along with some of our parents, students and alumni, we welcome you to attend one of our OPEN HOUSE EVENTS, which are scheduled in February and March. At that time, you may also return your completed admissions application and set up an interview with one of our school administrators. For those of you who are already acquainted with our staff and educational facilities, you may call us at any time to schedule an interview at your earliest convenience. Please don't hesitate to call our school office at 631-242-5359 ext. 201 with any questions. Or e-mail us at vdonofrio@urcs.org.
We work to create a loving, Spirit-controlled, disciplined academic environment, where your child can “grow up in Christ, spirit, soul and body”. We want to insure that your child will be successful in our school, especially if they are entering our high school. Your child’s academic records, medical records, and standardized test scores for the past three years must be obtained from your child’s previous school before an enrollment exam and interview can be conducted. At the interview, we will discuss your child’s projected schedule, as well as our academic requirements for graduation.
All parents/guardians must understand that even if you have not yet been enrolled to URCS, you are still required to apply for school bus transportation with the school district in which you reside by April 1, 2022, or you may be denied bus transportation by your district.
We sincerely believe that as we partner together to raise your children up in Christ....spirit, soul and body.... you will build a loving, trusting relationship with our teachers and administrative staff that will grow and prosper throughout your family's tenure in the church-school community at Upper Room.
K-1st: Kindergarten and 1st grade use the Reading Wonders Comprehensive Program. This program offers an integrated approach to help young readers become stronger readers and writers. It builds a stronger reading foundation, develops oral vocabulary, provides access to complex text through text and read alouds and builds foundation for close reading. They also use Harcourt Math curriculum and Foreman Diamond Science. This gives them knowledge to sort and classify, patterns, numbers, money, addition and more.
2nd-5th: Second through fifth grade utilize the Journey Readers Curriculum. This is a reading program that offers a close reading routine to build better readers while providing intervention for struggling students. Our math curriculum goes from Go Math! in the 2nd and 3rd grade to on Core Math in the the 5th grade. Both of these programs, offer a new and engaging approach to cover the new NYS standards. Our Science curriculum is a state-of-the-art science program called Science Fusion. It is designed for building inquiry, STEM, and optimized for learning in the classroom, at home, on a laptop, a tablet, or using a science textbook. The digital curriculum, virtual labs and hands-on activities, and write-in science textbook develops important critical thinking skills that prepare students for success in future science courses and in the workplace. Our Social studies curriculum is the Harcourt Social Studies curriculum. The Harcourt Social Studies Leveled Reader program provides three nonfiction Leveled Readers for every unit of the core curriculum. The below-level, on-level, and above-level offerings contain the same concepts and reading skills as the corresponding Student Editions, but can also be used to support, reinforce, and extend any core basal program.
6th-8th: Sixth through eighth grade utilize the Voyages Grammar & Writing, Prentice Hall Literature and the Wordly Wise 3000. The Voyages Grammar & Writing is the result of decades of research and practice by experts in the field of grammar and writing. Responding to the needs of teachers and students, this new edition provides ample opportunities for practice and review to ensure mastery and improved performance on standardized tests. Prentice Hall Literature is a comprehensive literacy program that brings together the cornerstones of the New York State Standards and provides you with a full array of instructional resources. The Wordly Wise expands critical grade level vocabulary and improve reading comprehension. We utilize a Glencoe Math program to a Pre Algebra curriculum. Our science goes from life science to physical science and touches into Earth Science. This will prepare students for their Regents Earth Science course in the high school. Our 6th through 8th grade social studies curriculum covers history from 1914 to the present and is taught with a Christian World View.