Our philosophy of education rests on the following fundamental principles:

I. True knowledge is impossible without recognition of God (Proverbs 1:7; Romans 1:18 -23). God, the Creator of heaven and earth, cannot be rightly separated from history, literature, mathematics, science, or any other academic discipline. Put another way, if Jesus Christ is not Lord over everything, then He is Lord over nothing. He is the fountainhead of all knowledge, understanding and wisdom (Colossians 2:3). There is therefore no aspect of education, or of any human endeavor for that matter, which may be considered neutral ground. Education is of necessity a religious endeavor, whether this is self-consciously acknowledged or not. Christian education is that which seeks to be faithful to the true religion, as revealed in Holy Scripture. The whole range and content of education must be centered upon God and His Word, so that students develop a thoroughly Biblical view of all of life, and are encouraged to live out that view in every detail of their lives.

II. Man’s chief purpose is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever (Psalm 73:25-28; 1 Corinthians 10:31 ). In His providence and goodness, God has bestowed on mankind the ability to explore, investigate, and discover truths about the universe, in order to exercise dominion over it and to bring Him glory (Genesis 1:28 ). Christian education must diligently strive to develop each individual’s God-given capacities so that they may be used to God’s glory. Our goal is not to graduate students who are impressive in and of themselves, but who serve as windows, revealing our God and the gifts which He gives to His creatures as truly impressive, wonderful, and desirable.

III. Parents are to bring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord (Genesis 18:19 ; Deuteronomy 6:4-7; Ephesians 6:4). The primary responsibility for education rests not on the school, but on the parents to whom children are entrusted by God. Parents have a covenantal responsibility to provide for their children a distinctively Christian education; nevertheless, it is proper that parents should associate with others in this task, and enlist the aid of Christians especially equipped with the gift of teaching. We believe that the success of this school depends greatly upon each parent’s understanding and conviction that this involves a delegation – but never an abdication – of their authority and responsibility in the education of their own children.

IV. Education is not about a mere imparting of facts into a young person’s head which occurs in a vacuum. It involves a process of modeling (on the part of the teacher) and imitation (on the part of the student) in the context of a covenantal relationship. In other words, a student does not merely learn information from his teacher; in time, he becomes like his teacher (Luke 6:40 ). A Christian teacher must therefore be, above all else, one who faithfully loves, obeys and imitates Christ in all things. By itself, education is of no value in bringing about true transformation in the lives of individuals or societies. When accompanied and blessed by the Spirit of God, the true Agent of transformation, education is one of the greatest of His ordained means for radically improving all aspects of life. We fervently ask God to bless the work of our hands in education, knowing that, without His Spirit to accompany us every step of the way, our efforts will prove futile – even if they perhaps seem successful, considered from a human standpoint.