Philosophy Of Education
Public schools view education as the process of memorizing factoids the government has determined are important — the more facts a child has memorized, the more educated they are. We, however, believe the purpose of education is to produce students who are confident in their ability to learn, able to think critically and skeptically, and have the discipline to overcome obstacles in the pursuit of their goals.
A core tenant of our education is the observation that children are naturally curious and extremely capable of learning (consider how effortlessly children learn two languages in bilingual households). That is to say, we believe nearly all children can learn at an astonishingly fast pace given the right environment. Thus, we believe our role is to cultivate a proper learning environment.
The educational process in a Christian school is dependent on a biblical philosophy that provides the right world view and essential truths for life so that children may be prepared to assume their proper place in the home, the church and the state. Accordingly, the following is the Philosophy of Education for Cornerstone Christian Academy.
The philosophy of education at Cornerstone Christian Academy is based on a God-centered view that all truth is God’s truth, and that the Bible is the inspired and the only infallible, authoritative Word of God that contains truth. God created all things and sustains all things. Therefore, the universe and humanity are dynamically related to God and have the purpose of glorifying Him.
Our aim socially is to provide a Christian perspective on life and the world from which will come a balanced personality and a proper understanding and acceptance of one’s role in life at home, at work, at play, and at worship-all grounded in the Christian concept of love.
This philosophy channels our energies to promoting high academic standards while helping students to achieve skills in creative and critical thinking, using the best integrated curriculum materials available. The objective of our instructional program is to enable students to pursue the postsecondary education of their choosing, whether in college, university, or vocational training.
Our responsibility for the student encompasses the spiritual, intellectual, physical, social, and emotional areas. These are inseparable, and through them all runs the thread of the spiritual. Therefore, it must be our aim to shun the tendency to teach the Bible compartmentally or on the intellectual level alone-the spiritual thread must be woven throughout the total curriculum.
It is apparent, then, that the types of activities we employ or permit in the classroom or school program will facilitate our basic philosophy. The spiritual must permeate all areas-or else we become text book oriented rather than student centered. This philosophy dictates that we cooperate closely with parents in every phase of the student’s development, always offering assistance in understanding the purposes of the Christian school.