My parents made the choice to put me and my six siblings through Christian education. When it was our turn, my wife and I made the same choice for our children — with both of us having come through Christian education from K-12 ourselves, no real explanation was needed. It was just always going to be that way.

What we love most is the smaller class sizes, which give teachers the time to really invest in our children, and the range of opportunities our kids have had — they’ve been able to participate, or at least try out, for any sport, choir, or performance they wanted.

ACSTO tuition assistance helped offset the cost of housing our children in Phoenix, plus the extra expense of driving more than 200 miles round trip every week to get them there.

Don’t let the tuition cost scare you. If Christian education is important to you, you can take the extra few minutes each week to make ACSTO work for your family so your tuition is reduced, or even fully covered, by STO scholarships. ACSTO works — just keep in mind, it works for those who work. It’s not a handout. Put the work in and see what can happen.