Student Services
Nursing Services
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Nursing Services are provided at Zion Classical Academy. The school nurse visits regularly each year to log physical information such as height and weight, and to screen for other general medical issues related to the well-being of each student. The Lions Club visits each year to conduct vision and hearing screenings. Our secretary handles all medications at Zion. In addition, every staff member is certified in CPR and First Aid, and we have an Automated External Defibrillator.
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Before School Program
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Zion Classical Academy offers free care to all PreK-6 students before each school day, beginning at 7:30 am. Preschool - 6th-grade students arriving early will enter through the Performance Center doors and report to the east fellowship hall. Starting at 7:45a.m. all students will report to the gymnasium. All students are expected to participate in the morning activity, which is supervised by ZCA faculty and staff members. Students are dismissed from the gym to their classrooms at 8:05 each morning.
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After School Program
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The After School Program provides a safe and constructive alternative to student care. Focus areas include academic support, mentoring, youth development, arts, sports and recreation, and community involvement. It is designed to provide additional Christian enrichment through expanded learning opportunities. Any child still in the building after 3:25 pm. will check in to the Homework Club and then go to the After School Program. Parents can pick up their children anytime before 5:30 pm by checking them out with the program provider. The After School Program will be available every Monday – Thursday from 4:00*– 5:30 pm, and Fridays from 2:45 pm – 5:30 pm Program participants are offered a daily snack. * All after-school program participants must attend homework club from 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm. A fee of $.08/minute is assessed for this program.​​
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Library and Bookmobile
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In addition to a library in the school, Zion Classical Academy students receive services from the Hastings Public Library’s Bookmobile. Every other week, each K-6 class visits our ZCA Library or the Bookmobile to check out a wide selection of age-appropriate books. A Hastings Public Library card is needed to check out books from the Bookmobile. Library cards are free for Adams County residents and are available by applying at the Hastings Public Library.