 Educational Philosophy
King’s Academy bases its educational philosophy on three main components:
- A Biblical foundation
- Preparing each student for life
- Emphasizing the parents’ role
A Biblical Foundation
All education is inescapably Christian in that all truth is God’s truth. The Bible, as the infallible, inerrant, and inspired Word of God, is the foundation and guide for all knowledge and basic to all elements of education. Because God created, sustains, and will consummate all things through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, the universe and all life are dynamically related to Him and have the purpose of glorifying Him. This purpose is fundamental to Christian education and will permeate every aspect of our goals and objectives, our teaching methods, and our curriculum. All representatives of the school will strive to demonstrate and teach values, character, and “Christ-likeness” as well as facts.
Preparing Each Student for Life
The primary goal of all Christian education is to prepare each student to glorify and honor God in all that he does. We seek to fulfill this goal by:
- Training and encouraging students to become committed disciples of Christ
- Supporting the family as the primary social and educational unit instituted by God
- Promoting personal responsibility for academic excellence and a strong work ethic
- Integrating home and school for the development of life skills and strong Christian character in balance with academics and co-curricular activities
Students will be encouraged to assume personal responsibility for learning as part of the maturation process. We expect King’s Academy students to be prepared for pursuing any chosen profession, through rigorous academic instruction and discipline. They will also be committed to a lifetime of learning and service to their families, their churches, and their communities through an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.
The Role of Parents
We recognize that parents are commanded to rear their children for God’s glory by bringing them up in the nurture and discipline of the Lord (Deut. 6; Eph. 6:4). The home, therefore, is to be a place of training and teaching one’s own children as is seen from God’s command. Yet, the home is not the only established agency of instruction from the Biblical standpoint. The community of believers, the church, is commanded and authorized by God for training and discipling. King’s Academy is designed to enable parents to more adequately fulfill the Lord’s commands for education and training of children for His glory.
King’s Academy will seek to provide parents with academic expertise, challenge, pacing, direction, and accountability, in a way that enhances and assists the parents’ efforts at teaching their children. The parents’ role is to oversee their child’s education and academic progress. Parents have flexibility in determining what courses the child will take at the school and what training will be received at home. Parents share joint responsibility with the school for properly placing students, for helping them build the character qualities and work ethic that lead to academic success (and success in general), and for encouraging students to accept increasing responsibility for the consequences of their actions. The parental teaching role ranges from direct instruction in cooperation with the classroom teacher to monitoring of student progress, as the student progresses from elementary to high school. King’s Academy is committed to providing a vital learning experience for students that encourages and facilitates the parent/child relationship. Parents are the single most influential factor in a child’s educational performance.
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