ACADEMICS
We believe our role as educators is to be in loco parentis, “in the place of the parent.” We believe that parents are responsible for educating their children in the Lord. We believe that educators must be the delegates of the parents, assisting them in the education of their children, but never usurping their God-given parental prerogative and responsibility.
We believe that biblical discipline, the encouragement of an obedient child and the correction of a disobedient child, is a critical and necessary part of education. Under no circumstances will the misbehavior of one child be permitted to continuously hinder the education of other children.
We believe that fathers are the God-ordained heads of their households. Whenever possible, we desire that each father assume leadership in the education of his children.
We believe that conflict resolution should be accomplished as quickly and as simply as possible. Concerns and grievances should first be addressed directly to the party involved, in order that justice and charity be duly served.
We employ the time-proven method of the Trivium in the education of our students. This method includes three stages. In the Grammar Stage, students study fundamentals to create a framework of knowledge. Students will build on this framework with information in later grades and stages. Questions of who, what, where, and when are the focus.
In the Dialectic (or Logic) Stage, students begin to form their knowledge into ordered relationships. The goal is to equip students with the thinking skills necessary to recognize sound arguments and to detect and correct fallacious ones. This stage addresses the questions of how and why.
In the Rhetoric Stage, students will develop their use of language, both written and spoken, to express their thoughts eloquently and persuasively. Students learn to express themselves well in writing and in speech. By the end of the Rhetoric Stage, our goal for students is to be well-rounded and godly young men and women who can articulate their faith.
