The LCES school community is made up of Christian parents who are looking for a school where the home, school and church all support each other. Over 35 Christian churches are represented at LCES by families who are enrolled at LCES.

London Christian Elementary School is an independent Christian elementary school. It is operated by the LCES Society, which is governed by a school board, elected from supporting parent and community members. The school is funded by the membership and supporting community. As an incorporated not-for-profit organization, the society's purpose is the establishment, promotion and maintenance of Christian instruction in London.

LCES is affiliated with Edvance Christian Schools, a Christian school organization based in Burlington, Ontario. We are part of the Woodstock District of Edvance, comprised of area Christian schools in Woodstock, Strathroy, Aylmer, London, St. Thomas and Clinton. Edvance represents over 70 elementary and secondary schools with 700 teachers and 10,000 students throughout the province. Our school is also part of Christian Schools Cananda and Christian Schools International. 

LCES is designated as an independent school. In September 2000 we obtained recognition and assistance through Home and Community Care (HCC) for students in independent schools who require health services.  Many students at the school receive some type of health service from HCC, such as physiotherapy, speech therapy, personal support worker services, etc.

Yes. We use the Measure of Acadmic Progress (MAP) tool three times per school year. 

LCES has a bus service as an option (not a requirement) for parents. One-way and two-way busing options are available. See the transportation section under School Life for more details.

In 1961, a small but dedicated group believed so strongly in Christian education that they started a school where children could begin to chart their courses in the world and make a difference for God.It was called London Parental Christian School to reflect the goal that their children, in partnership with family and church, learn to love and serve the Lord.

These early leaders were dreamers … wearing workboots. They may have started with just two classrooms and $654.64 in the bank – but with prayer and sweat and determination and an overflowing measure of God's grace, they built a school whose vision would last beyond them.

This little school grew in physical size: in steps large and larger, we added more classrooms, a gym, a library.

This school also grew in influence: its graduates became business leaders and community-builders who lived out their faith in their daily lives.

In 2008, we undertook our biggest expansion ever, a $3-million leap towards helping our pupils learn even better in the many ways God has gifted them.Our expansion campaign – we called it "Faith in Motion” – was also audacious; yet it is was a bold affirmation that God had blessed this Christ-centred learning well beyond our original vision and beyond our original walls.

Now we have a dedicated music room; a learning commons with computer lab area, conference rooms adjacent to classrooms; specialized rooms for JK and SK; and a spacious, welcoming entrance and office area. Students now enjoy use of 14 new or refurbished classrooms.

Along with the expansion came a name change -- to London Christian Elementary School -- that better reflects the more than 30 different congregations and faith communities from which our pupils come.

Our pupils come from across London and around the world; some from down the street, others from up the highway, across country concession roads or over oceans.

They value the quality of the education they receive -- the exceptional, qualified teachers and the wide range of programs offered -- and they prize especially how God is integrated into each facet of their learning.

We are excited about our today and hopeful for our future ... and we are grateful for our beginnings, in which God planted a seed among a few people and has shown Himself faithful for more than half a century.

"How can we ever express our gratitude for all these undeserved blessings?”

Peter DeKoter, one of the founder families, at the opening of London Parental Christian School, 1962