All Things VCS with Ben Davis

Head of School Ben Davis is joined by VCS Athletic Director Jerry Miller for a conversation about athletics at Vacaville Christian School and how VCS helps student-athletes pursue opportunities beyond high school. Together, they discuss the changing landscape of college athletics, what parents and students need to understand, how student-athletes can prepare well, and the ways VCS supports student...

This episode captures the High School Vision Event, recorded as part of our “Coffee with the Head of School” series. The conversation is led by Ben Davis, Head of School at VCS and Interim Secondary School Principal, and focuses specifically on the direction and distinctives of the high school program. In this session, he shares key updates in leadership, staffing, and academics, along with a clea...

This episode captures the Middle School Vision Event held on March 31st, 2026, as part of the “Coffee with the Head of School” series. The conversation is led by Ben Davis, our Head of School at VCS School, currently serving as Interim Secondary School Principal. In this session, he shares important updates across three key areas: leadership, staffing, and academics, while outlining the broader vi...

In this Fall 2025 State of the School address, Head of School Ben Davis shares a candid, hope-filled look at where Vacaville Christian Schools stands today and where God is leading next. From the story behind Firm Foundations – Strong Future to faculty investment, campus improvements, and the vision that drives it all, this episode unpacks how our school is growing in excellence, faith, and commun...

Discover the exciting developments at VCS by tuning in to our fall on-campus event, Firm Foundations - Strong Future (State of the School). Join Mr. Davis and the VCS Board of Directors as they unveil pivotal updates and visionary plans for our community. Highlights from the event include: - Progress on our three-year strategic effort, including our goal to achieve better salary parity for our fac...

Join Mr. Davis, staff, and VCS parents as we share more about the vision for the future of Fine Arts at VCS. You'll hear more about: Our student led, HD radio broadcasting program (and intentions to further integrate it into many other programs at our school, including theater, music, and journalism) Check out photos of the full remodel of our radio broadcast station ! Developments in, as wel...

Tune in for our important fall on-campus event, Firm Foundations - Strong Future (State of the School), where Mr. Davis and the VCS Board of Directors shares many important updates and future plans for VCS, such as: Our school’s plan to do the most important thing in our school - hire, train, and retain our amazing VCS faculty (and what ALL PARENTS CAN DO to help in this effort!) Specific plans fo...

In the fall of 2023, our Head of Schools, Ben Davis, released this article within our community. Because of it's popularity (and importance for the health and success of our school), we've released it here in audio version. You can also find the full article here. 

Listen in as Dr. Howard shares a powerful chapel message with our students on VCS about Diversity, Unity, and Belonging. Dr. Howard visited VCS on Wednesday, March 15th (2023), to share about how sin, not race (or anything else that separates us), is the core issue creating disunity in our culture. And the Gospel, in the person of Jesus Christ, is the unifying solution.

Listen in as the VCS high school environmental club and second grade art classes interview world-renowned marine life artist, writer, photographer, filmmaker and conservationist, Robert Wyland. Artwork presented on this project by Elena Mendonsa (VCS sophomore), with original music composed by VCS Radio Jazz

Join Mr. Davis, staff, and parents in learning what's happening in our academic program (K-12) at VCS. Here are some of the areas Mr. Davis shares: Academics related strategic growth opportunities - what actions have we taken, and what are some of our plans? What is our primary academic focus for the current 2022-2023 school year? What is the status of our curricular materials, and do we have...

The following audio was excerpted from the Fall, 2022 VCS State of the School. Join our VCS Director of Operations, John Villanueva, as he shares the current status (as of fall, 2022) of our major capital and infrastructure needs. You can also preview the accompanying slide presentation here . 

What are our school's goals and plans for the future? What about enrollment, facilities, safety, finances, and more?   Tune in for our important fall on-campus event, Christian - Faith, Family, Foundations (State of the School), where Mr. Davis and the VCS Board of Directors share updates on these important areas and others for VCS. You can also follow along on the slide presentation by click...

Join our Head of Schools, Ben Davis, Board Chairman, Joe Dingman, Vice Principal, Terra Golden, and VCHS Dean of Students, Andrew Wilson, as they share about the future vision for our high school. You'll learn about: High school principal recruitment, past and present Four key areas of priorty focus Our high school administrative team for the 2022-2023 school year  You can also check out the...

Join Mr. Davis as he shares a recent message (February, 2022) from a men's breakfast at Trinity Baptist Church. Listen in as Mr. Davis encourages dads to think about how to be, and how to surround our kids with, Christ-centered  heroes and role models .

Didn't get to come to Coffee on Campus with the Head of School? Listen in to the podcast recording as Mr. Davis shares: 1) our school's goals for the rest of this year and into 2022-2023, and 2) how we are improving our academic program by developing our students into critical thinkers. Check out the following links referenced in the podcast: *Developing Critical Thinkers Through Socrati...

Tune in to the newest podcast in our new book study, " The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in it's Proper Place ." If you've ever wondered as a parent how to manage technology and your kids, this book study and mini-podcast series is for you! On this episode, Ben (VCS Head of Schools) and wife, Amber Davis, talk through the second two chapters of the boo...

Tune in to the newest podcast in our new book study, " The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in it's Proper Place ." If you've ever wondered as a parent how to manage technology and your kids, this book study and mini-podcast series is for you! On this episode, Ben (VCS Head of Schools) and wife, Amber Davis, talk through the first two chapters of the book...

Tune in to the introductory podcast in our new book study, " The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in it's Proper Place ." If you've ever wondered as a parent how to manage technology and your kids, this book study and mini-podcast series is for you! On this episode, Ben (VCS Head of Schools) and wife, Amber Davis, pull insights from the book and talk thro...

Tune in for our important fall on-campus event, Christian - Faith, Family, Foundations (State of the School), where Mr. Davis and the VCS Board of Directors shares many important updates and future plans for VCS. You can also follow along on the slide presentation by clicking here.

Join Mr. Davis, our VCS Head of Schools, and longtime parent (and board member), Lou Cabral, as they discuss a new campaign about what matters most - Christian Faith, Family, Foundations.

Where are we at VCS and where are we going in this next season? Join our Head of Schools, Ben Davis, as he talks through important developments with leadership in MS / HS, campus improvements, staff retention efforts (including salary increases), vision (how are we trying to impact our students at VCS), and much more.