Early Childhood Campaign

God continues to bless Lakeland Christian School in remarkable ways. In less than two years from campaign kickoff, the drive to fund the $1.25 million Center for Early Childhood Education has received its final gift commitment.

This means the money needed to construct and furnish this beautiful facility for the school’s youngest students has all been given or pledged. The final $40,000 check was recently provided by a school family, capping off a campaign that attracted gifts from $25 to $100,000.

Even though the needed $1.25 million has been fully committed, the school still looks to receive $253,000 in outstanding pledges to the campaign.

The Early Childhood Center is located in the safe and convenient core of the LCS campus and includes:

  • The Ladd Educational Suite for K4 students
  • The Curls Family Playland for outdoor fun and excitement
  • The MacKinnon-Hill Outdoor Learning Center amphitheatre and Turtletown, a natural Florida habitat for unique educational experiences
  • The Kindergarten Suite for K5 students, including a spectacular gathering commons room

The Center is part of a $23 million major campus expansion and renovation which has blessed the school over the past several years.  The Early Childhood campaign was conducted through the leadership of school parents Payton Albritton, Deanna Bayless, Denise Curls and Amanda Drost.

The ultimate beneficiaries of this campaign generosity, of course, are the four- and five-year-old children beginning their formal education at Lakeland Christian School.  These youngsters now enjoy a spacious and beautiful facility where skilled and nurturing Early Childhood faculty members can do their best work in the hearts and minds of little ones.