Philosophy of Education

The educational process at Founders Christian School is dependent on a biblical worldview that provides 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 Founders Christian School:

· Education is life. It is the critical and essential impartation of life values from one generation to the next (Deuteronomy 6:6-7; Deuteronomy 11:18-19; 2 Timothy 2:14).

· The process of education consists of acquiring, wisdom, knowledge, and understanding (Proverbs 3:13-18; Proverbs 4:1-13; Proverbs 5:1-2; Proverbs 8:11). Knowledge is learning facts from all the basic disciplines (math, history, language arts, science, fine arts, and the Bible). Wisdom and understanding consist of the following process: 1) learning to view and interpret these facts from God’s point of view, i.e., from an eternal perspective; 2) developing a life value system (worldview) based upon the proper perspective; and 3) making the appropriate decisions in every area of life.

· The ultimate and only sure source of wisdom and understanding is God’s Word, the Bible. It is “God-breathed” verbally and plenary inspired truth. In God’s Word, each student may discover the eternal and unchanging principles of wisdom and understanding, and even come to know God Himself (Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 2:1-9; Proverbs 9:10; Proverbs 15:33).

· Accordingly, the only true education is a Christian education. Any attempt to educate children (or adults) without a godly, biblical foundation of true wisdom, knowledge and understanding, is fatally flawed and ultimately doomed (Proverbs 13:13, 20; Proverbs 14:6, 12; Proverbs 15:32).

· The responsibility to provide a Christian education belongs to the home. The church and its Christian school ministry can greatly assist the family in providing this education, but the ultimate responsibility before God for the education of the next generation rests squarely on the parents’ (and especially the fathers’) shoulders (Ephesians 6:4; Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 4:1; Proverbs 13:1).