The location of Jordan Christian School originated as a one-room brick schoolhouse built in 1886 on one acre of land. In 1912, a building addition was made, which included another classroom, a principal’s room, a cloakroom, and a second entrance. Electricity came to the school in 1928 and chemical toilets were added a year later to replace the outdoor water closets. Another addition in 1939 resulted in new cloakrooms and science rooms, as well as a new teacher’s room. Two years later, three-quarters of an acre of land was purchased for additional school grounds, while in 1942 a well was dug to allow for the installation of a drinking fountain. Within the next 15 years, another acre of land was purchased and another addition was built which included two more classrooms, a new entrance, and new washrooms. From 1957 to 1982, Jordan Station Public School, as it was then known, went through a period of various board amalgamations and declining student enrollment. Finally, in June of 1982 the building was closed. The following October, the school was purchased by the Netherlands Reformed Congregation of St. Catharines.

Jordan Station Public School c. 1890

Jordan Christian School was established in 1984 under the original name of the Netherlands Reformed Christian School and, at that time, offered Kindergarten through Grade 6. Two years later, we were blessed to add Grades 7 and 8 to our curriculum. In 1989, an addition to the building was completed, which included an auditorium, a new kitchen, a staff room, new washrooms, offices for the principal and secretary, and an enlarged janitor’s room. A few years later, in 1992, a Special Education Program was also added to our school. In 1999, the school’s operating name was changed to Jordan Christian School and in 2000, we added Grade 9 to the school along with three portables and secondary staff offices. Over the following three years, an additional secondary grade was added, so that in 2004, we were privileged to have our first graduating class of Grade 12. Renovations were made to the kitchen and storage area in 2009, while a Junior Kindergarten Program was added in the following year.

Significant changes were made to the school’s Constitution in 2014, as families from the wider Christian community were welcomed to join our school community. Our first international families joined in 2017 and during the summer of this same year, a new sports area, playground, and improved changerooms were added. In the summer of 2022, two portables were added to allow all elementary grades to be in separate classrooms.

In our 40th year of operations, we were blessed to build a large school addition to house separate classrooms for grades 4-8 on the main floor, as well as a new library, Special Education classroom, washrooms, and staff room. A new secondary school space was added as a second storey, complete with seven classrooms, office spaces, washrooms, and a student lounge.

Now as always, we look to the Lord for guidance and help. There have been many changes, adjustments and additions over the past 40 years that Jordan Christian School has been operational. May the Lord bless and keep this school in the coming years.