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Christian Academy Goals
Academic Goals
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Enable students to develop creative thinking and critical thinking skills in academic subjects using the Bible as their standard of faith.
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Assist families in preparing their children for future education.
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Recognize and develop the individual personality, intellectual abilities, and unique gifts and talents of each student.
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Help each student use appropriate effort to reach his or her full academic maximum.
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Teach students to develop and apply effective study skills and motivate them to pursue independent study in areas of personal interest.
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Help each student gain a command of the fundamental processes used in communicating and dealing with others through subjects such as reading, writing, speaking, listening, mathematics and character building.
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Enable students to learn, show an understanding of, and apply ideas and skills in science, social studies, history, fine arts, computer science, foreign language, and personal money management.
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Teach students to reason logically.
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Promote responsible citizenship in each student through the development of understanding and appreciation of our Christian heritage, our American Republic and our Western culture.
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Provide adequate facilities, equipment, and materials for the educational process while avoiding unnecessary expenditures or any unsound financial practice.
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Teach students the foundation issues and beliefs of the different worldviews present in our Western civilization.
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Help each student develop his or her skills in analysis, synthesis, interpretation, and application to encourage intellectual growth and reflect in their daily lives a Biblical world and life view.
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Promote an appreciation for our free enterprise system of government, respect for the property of others, the work ethic and honest business practices.
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Instill patriotism and respect in each student for the freedoms we have, and challenge him or her to seek out his/her roll in preserving these freedoms.
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Emotional & Social Goals
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Help each student realize that he or she is a unique individual created in the image of God.
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Help each student develop a sense of competence, self-esteem, and a positive attitude toward the opportunity and privilege of learning.
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Help each student realize there are consequences for actions.
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Help children to have an eternal perspective in their approach to decision making.
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Promote an understanding of time and the effective use of it.
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Teach students to treat others with love and respect, recognizing each child's unique heritage.
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Help each student understand that he or she is God's representative and has the ability and responsibility to respond in a Biblical way to situations and circumstances.
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Impart Biblical attitudes in students toward material things.
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Help students become competent leaders.
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Offer the students opportunities to develop positive social skills and healthy friendships, learning to resolve disagreements in Biblical ways.
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Instill in each student respect for the authority of the parents, school, and government.
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Encourage and provide opportunities for community service.
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Spiritual & Moral Goals
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Teach the Bible as God's inspired Word.
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Teach the basic doctrines of the Bible along with its principles and precepts.
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Help students develop an awareness of God's love and grace as revealed through Jesus Christ.
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Help students develop a desire to know and obey God's will.
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Help each student acquire a sense of values and virtues such as honesty, compassion, self-discipline, courage, responsibility, respect of authority, loyalty, perseverance, hard work, courtesy, fidelity, persistence, and commitment.
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