In 1948, Mike and Vivian Martin prayed for a youth home on the grounds of the abandoned Firland Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Shoreline, Washington. One year later, the sanatorium became King鈥檚 Garden and opened as a home to youth in dormitories. Soon, King鈥檚 Schools was formed to meet the youth鈥檚 educational needs with a Christ-centered school. The school celebrated its first graduating class in 1951.
What happened as we grew
The first class to graduate from King鈥檚 was in 1951, with seven students. One of those was Curtis Martin, son of Mike and Vivian Martin. Along with other classmates, he was instrumental in coming up with the name 鈥淜ing鈥檚 Knights.鈥�
The following year, 16 graduates graduated.聽Since then, there have been over 75 graduating classes聽at King鈥檚. From humble beginnings, more than聽seventy years later, King鈥檚 Schools serves approximately 1,200 students聽annually from聽preschool through high school. It is well respected for its聽academic rigor,聽award-winning athletics, DECA, Mock Trial, and Robotics teams,聽and Christ-centered worldview.
King’s rich academic, artistic, athletic, and spiritual legacy continues to this day as we equip the next generation with a Christ-centered pursuit of excellence; both developing the individual to their full potential and impacting the world for God’s glory.