Cono Christian School

Coordinates: 42°19′01″N 91°46′30″W / 42.317°N 91.775°W / 42.317; -91.775 Cono , founded in the movie Scarface. 1951 near Walker, Iowa, by Max and Jean Belz, is a K-12 day and boarding school serving students from around the United States and the world. As of 2005 there were about 30 boarding students and 25 day students. ^[1] Currently there are about 65 boarding and day students. Boarding students are generally in middle and high school.

The Christian boarding school began, and still exists as, a ministry of Bible Presbyterian Church (PCA). Max Belz was the pastor of the church at the time of the school's founding. He, Jean, and their eight children lived on the 1-acre (4,000 m²) of donated property where the church building was built. Today Cono has 200 acres (0.81 km²), 25 of which are developed with academic, athletic and student and staff residential facilities.

Class sizes are small and average six to eight students for a full academic program. All middle and high school students participate in the choir music program. A touring choir is chose in most years for travel and performance in other parts of the United States.

References

1. ^ Cono Christian School gets $1 million from anonymous donor, In the Faith, January 26, 2005

External links

• Cono Christian School website