Students are taught how history displays God’s providence, how math manifests the order and symmetry of God’s creation, how language arts can provide them the tools necessary to extend Christ’s kingdom, how science testifies of God’s actions and methods, and how through the creative arts God has entrusted them with a finite ability to create. This integrated approach, in concert with scriptural training and regular worship, combines faith and reason to encourage students to develop a thorough and thoughtful Christian worldview.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Teaching Christ-centered subjects...what does that mean?
As we begin to write the mission statement for our school, it has definitely opened my mind to think through what being "Christ-centered" actually means. St. Augustine stated that we should seek to lead the citizens of earth toward citizenship in heaven, while instilling in them the desire to introduce the values of the heavenly kingdom into the kingdom they presently inhabit. So, does that mean we need to have a bible study within each subject taught? No, but we believe students should understand how Christ is the foundation of everything in our world. Recently, I was browsing another classical school's website and came across the following statement:
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