Trinity Lutheran School (Newport News, Virginia)
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Trinity Lutheran School
is a private school in Newport News, Virginia
, built alongside Trinity Lutheran Church.
and a first grade. Soon, an old house was bought and converted into a program for 4-year-olds. In 1964, six classrooms were added to the building, along with a second and third grade. The school had 3-year-olds to eighth-graders by 1980.
Lutheran school
Lutheran schools and education were a priority for Lutherans who emigrated to the United States and Australia from Germany and Scandinavia. One of the first things they did was to create schools for their children. This strong educational tradition was handed down from Martin Luther himself. The...
is a private school in Newport News, Virginia
Newport News, Virginia
Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...
, built alongside Trinity Lutheran Church.
History
Founded on February 1, 1960, the school contained a kindergartenKindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
and a first grade. Soon, an old house was bought and converted into a program for 4-year-olds. In 1964, six classrooms were added to the building, along with a second and third grade. The school had 3-year-olds to eighth-graders by 1980.