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Christian
Evangelical
Our student body has been represented by 35 different denominations at times. This calls for wisdom on our part to be loving and gracious in our presentation while remaining committed to our beliefs. Our beliefs are summarized below:
- We believe the Bible is the written word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit and without error in the original manuscripts. The Bible is the revelation of God’s truth and is infallible and authoritative in all matters of faith and practice.
- We believe in the Holy Trinity. There is one God, who eternally exists in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- We believe that all are sinners and totally unable to save themselves from God’s displeasure, except by His mercy.
- We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, who through His perfect life and sacrificial death atoned for the sins of all who will trust in Him, alone, for salvation
- We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells God’s people and gives them the strength and wisdom to trust Christ and follow Him.
- We believe that Jesus Christ will return, bodily and visibly, to judge all of mankind and to receive to His people to Himself.
- We believe that all aspects of our lives are to be lived to the glory of God under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
Covenant Christian School is a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church, a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). A detailed analysis of what Covenant Presbyterian Church believes can be found in the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms.
Classical
Classical education is a pedagogical strategy that “teaches with the grain” of the child. Employing the ideas first realized by Dorothy Sayers in The Lost Tools of Learning, classical education seeks to train students how to learn. It is a method of education that utilizes the trivium. The trivium, as defined by Sayers, is the developmental stages in the life of a child. The grammar, logic, and rhetoric stages, as they are most commonly known, are specific ages or time periods in the life of a child that correspond to certain norms, habits and expectations. Classical education seeks to capitalize on these stages of development by employing a methodology that best connects with the student and their particular stage of learning.The classical model and the Christian mission should never be opposing ideas. In fact the classical method serves the Christian mission very well. If the mission of any school is to establish Christian culture then proper education is the most fitting weapon. Education is the key to the advancement of any culture and the classical method is proven, tried, and tested. It serves students well in establishing a love for learning. And it is through Latin, Logic, Rhetoric, Aesthetics, Phonics, and The Great Books of Western Civilization, that the classical model enhances a child’s knowledge of our great God. The Grammar School The grammar stage is foundational in developing a love for learning. Children at this age soak up material at an amazing rate. They find memorization through choral recitations and chants fun and enjoyable. At CCS we capitalize on this by giving our students opportunities to memorize all types of facts in Math, Geography, English, Bible and Latin. Facts are the foundation for dealing with truth. The Logic School Grammar students eventually become teenagers and they love to contradict their elders. The question “Why?” becomes the centerpiece for discussion. They are often guilty of talking when they should be listening and they enjoy pointing out the mistakes of others. It is at this stage that their favorite discussions and debates are those with no easy answer, though they believe they have the answer. At CCS we believe these students are ripe for instruction and training in formal logic.
Private
While Covenant Christian School is accountable to various accreditation agencies for academics (see Accountability), we remain independent from the United States government in terms of funding and administration. We do maintain religious exemption due to our affiliation with Covenant Presbyterian Church.