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Berean Christian School
Berean Christian School
Address
	5100 N. Illinois; Fairview Heights, Illinois 62208
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School type	Private
Founded	1972
Principal	William Root
Grades	K-12
Mascot	Eagle
Affiliation	Christian
Website	http://www.bereanchristianschool.net

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Berean Christian School (BCS) is a private K-12 christian school in Fairview Heights, Illinois, U.S.A. The school, that was named after the Bereans, is operated as a ministry of the Edgemont Bible Church (EBC).

Established in 1972, it was accredited as a MODEL school in 1996. The school uses the Accelerated Christian Education curriculum.

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-'''Towcester''' ({{pronEng|ˈtoʊstɚ}}), the [[Roman Britain|Roman town]] of [[Lactodorum]], is a small town in [[Northamptonshire]], [[England]]. The English name is derived from the [[Latin]] for ''Camp on the (river) [[River Tove|Tove]]''. [[Image:Watling Street Towcester 2008 05 18.jpg|thumb|left|Watling Street, town centre, Towcester UK looking north]]
-[[Image:Chantry House Towcester 2008 05 18.jpg|thumb|left|The Chantry House, Watling Street, Towcester]]
+'''Berean Christian School''' (BCS) is a [[Private school|private]] K-12 [[christian school]] in [[Fairview Heights, Illinois|Fairview Heights]], [[Illinois]], U.S.A. The school, that was named after the [[Bereans]], is operated as a ministry of the [[Edgemont Bible Church]] (EBC).
-==Location==
-The town is [[ca]].{{convert|8|mi|km|0}} southwest of [[Northampton]] and [[ca]].{{convert|10|mi|km|0}} northwest of [[Milton Keynes]], the nearest main towns.
+Established in 1972, it was accredited as a MODEL school in 1996. The school uses the [[Accelerated Christian Education]] curriculum.
-==Demographics==
-The population was 8,856 at the time of the [[2001 census]] but has since rapidly expanded and there are plans to expand still further.
-==Governance==
+==External links==
+* [http://www.BereanChristianSchool.net Official site]
-The town has its own [[Town Council]]<ref>{{cite web|title = Towcester Town Council|url =http://www.towcester-tc.gov.uk/ |accessdate = 2008-06-05}}</ref>. with limited powers and is also the administrative headquarters of the [[South Northamptonshire]] district council<ref>{{cite web|title = (SNC)|url =http://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/ South Northants District Council|accessdate = 2008-06-05}}</ref>. The town is in the Northampton County Council area.<ref>{{cite web|title = Northamptonshire County Council|url =http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/ Northamptonshire County Council|accessdate = 2008-06-06}}</ref>.
+* [http://www.EdgemontBibleChurch.org Edgemont Bible Church]
+[[Category:Private schools in Illinois]]
-==Facilities==
+[[Category:St. Clair County, Illinois]]
-The town has good shopping facilities with the two major [[supermarket]] chains of [[Waitrose]], part of the [[John Lewis Partnership]] and [[Tesco]], plus a very good number and range of smaller shops and stores.
+[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1972]]
-St. Lawrence' Church (CofE) stands in the middle of the town. It has a 12th century Norman Transitional ground plan and foundation, probably laid over a Saxon 10th century stone building. Its ecclesiastical heritage may well relate back to the Roman times as St Lawrence was patron saint of the Roman Legions. The building was reconstructed in the Perpendicular style 1480-85 when the Tower was added. Permission to quarry stone for this restoration from Whittlebury Forest was granted by [[Edward IV of England|Edward IV]] and later confirmed by [[Richard III of England|Richard III]] on his way towards Leicestershire and his death at the [[Battle of Bosworth Field]].
+{{Illinois-school-stub}}
-The church contains a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_errata#The_Great_Bible "Treacle" Bible], a table tomb and cadaver of Archdeacon Sponne, Rector 1422–1448. The Archdeacon started what was thought to be the oldest Grammar school in Northamptonshire, which was merged with the old Secondary Modern School in Towcester to produce [[Sponne School]]. The church tower contains more bells than probably any other Parish Church in the land: a fine peal of 12 bells and a chime of 9 bells which ring the hours and chime tunes at frequent intervals.
-==Sport==
-Towcester is famous for its [[Towcester Racecourse|Racecourse]], originally part of the [[Easton Neston]] estate on the east side of the town. Many important national [[Horse racing]] events are held there.
-Nearby is the [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone motor racing circuit]], currently home to the British [[F1 Grand Prix]].  In fiction, the "Saracen's Head Inn" in Towcester features in [[Charles Dickens]]'s novel [[The Pickwick Papers]] as one of Mr Pickwick's stopping places along what is now the [[A5 road (Great Britain)|A5]] [[trunk road]].
-==History==
-===Prehistoric and Roman periods===
-{{main|Lactodurum}}
-Towcester lays claim to being the oldest town in Northamptonshire and possibly, because of the antiquity of recent [[British Iron Age|Iron Age]] finds in the town, to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the country. There is evidence that it was settled by humans since the [[Mesolithic]] era (middle stone age). There is also evidence of Iron Age burials in the area.
-In [[Roman Britain|Roman times]], the [[Watling Street]] road (now the [[A5 road (Great Britain)|A5]]) was built through the area and a garrison town called ''Lactodurum'' was established on the site of the present day town. Some say the [[Battle of Watling Street]] was fought in 61 at a site two miles to the south-east of Towcester, in that small strange dip in Watling Street, or the A5 as it is now, in that corner of Northamptonshire known as [[Cuttle Mill]].
-Lactodurum was encompassed by a wall that was strengthened at several points by brick towers. Substantial remains of one of these towers could be seen until the 1960s, when it was demolished to make way for a telephone exchange. The wall was also surrounded by a ditch part of which became the Mill Leat on the east side of the town.
-[[Image:Towcesterchurch 0064c.jpg|thumb|250px|right|St Lawrence's Church, Towcester - New Years Day 2006]]
-The modern day St Lawrence's Church in Towcester is thought to occupy the site of a large Roman civic building, possibly a [[Roman temple|temple]]. Small fragments of Roman pavement can be seen next to the church's boiler room.
-It is also thought that a Roman pillar is in the garden of one of the houses along Watling Street.
-===The Saxon period and Medieval age===
-When the Romans left in the 5th century, the area was settled by [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxons]]. In the 8th century, the Watling Street became the frontier between the kingdom of [[Wessex]] and [[Danelaw]], and thus Towcester became a frontier town. [[Edward the Elder]] fortified Towcester in 914. In the 11th century, the [[Normans]] built a [[motte and bailey]] castle on the site. [[Bury Mount]] is what is left of the Norman fortification consisting of a Motte and Bailey is a scheduled Ancient Monument. It is currently (from 2008) undergoing repair and renovation.
-===Georgian and Victorian periods===
-In the 18th and early 19th centuries, in the heyday of the [[stagecoach]], the Watling Street became a major coaching road between [[London]] and [[Holyhead]], and Towcester flourished, becoming a major stopping point. Many [[coaching inn]]s and stabling facilities were provided for travellers in Towcester many of which remain.
-The coaching trade came to an abrupt halt in 1838 when the [[London and Birmingham Railway]] was opened, and Towcester soon reverted to being a quiet market town. By the 1870s, Towcester was linked to the national rail network by the [[Stratford Junction Railway|Stratford and Midland Junction Railway]], known as the "SMJ", <ref name =SMJR">{{cite web|title = Stratford and Midland Junction Railway (SMJ)|url =http://www.towcestersrailwayhistory.co.uk|accessdate = 2008-06-05}}</ref>. , which closed to passengers in [[1951]], and was later shut completely as part of the 1960's [[Beeching]] cuts. The railway station on the SMJ is now the site of the Tesco supermarket.
-==Post Victorian==
-The motor age brought new life to the town. Although the A43 now by-passes the town, the A5 trunk traffic still passes directly through the historic market town centre causing traffic jams at some times of the day. The resulting pollution has led to the town centre being designated an [http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2006/05/24/climate_chaos_air_pollution_feature.shtml Air Quality Management Area]. An A5 north-south by-pass is likely with plans for expansion of the town being planned by the [[West Northamptonshire Development Corporation]].
-== References ==
-'''Internet'''
-{{reflist}}
-'''External'''
-* [http://northamptoncastle.homeip.net/towcester/books/guide/book.htm 1960's guide to the town and surrounding rural area]
-* [http://northamptoncastle.homeip.net/towcester/ Old Postcards, Guides and more]
-* [http://www.localauthoritypublishing.co.uk/councils/towcester/index.html Town guide]
-* [http://www.sponneschool.northants.sch.uk Sponne School Technology College, Towcester]
-* [http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/tdlhs/ Towcester and District Local History Society]
-* [http://www.towcester-rotary.org.uk Towcester Rotary Club]
-* [http://www.towcesterstudioband.co.uk Towcester Studio Band]
-* [http://www.towcester-racecourse.co.uk Towcester Racecourse]
-* [http://www.towcester-partnership.org The Towcester Partnership]
-* [http://www.towcesterjuniorfc.co.uk Towcester Junior Football Club]
-[[Category:Towns in Northamptonshire]]
-[[nl:Towcester]]
-[[ro:Towcester]]
-[[vo:Towcester]]