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The Foundation of The Community School

In order to effectively educate the children God has placed in our care, we believe certain principles are foundational when selecting an educational system. Therefore, The Community School believes that an educational system should:

  1. Teach a Biblical world view.
  2. Teach everything in light of and through the filter of Scripture.
  3. Uphold the behavioral and character standards of a godly home.
  4. Respect the parents' role as the God-ordained trainers of their children.
  5. Provide godly role models whose lives are strong in character and personal discipline.
  6. Provide positive peer influence.

What We Believe:

The Six Philosophical Distinctives of The Community School

We believe:

  1. The school should be an extension of the godly morals and Biblical principles taught in the home. The Community School exists to support homes that are pursuing Biblical excellence in all areas of life.
  2. The school should not usurp the discipline responsibilities of the home, but should reinforce the godly standards of behavior that are taught in the home. These homes should be actively teaching children to respect, honor and live in accordance with authority.
  3. The school should further reinforce the preciousness of those outside of self and enhance a sense of togetherness. The Community School provides children with opportunities to be concerned with those around them and to live out a manner of life that reflects Christ in us.
  4. The school should protect the moral innocence of its student body. The Community School does not expose children to moral issues such as sex education, drug awareness, AIDS prevention, etc. We believe it is the responsibility of the parents to teach these issues in the home. Therefore, incoming students' knowledge of the world should not be greater than that of the existing student body.
  5. The school should have a God-centered curriculum in all subject areas and that the Biblical principles behind each subject should be actively taught.
  6. In developmental placement of each child, The Community School places its children based on the following criteria: moral, spiritual, developmental, academic, social and physical.

Mentor and Community

The Community School returns to two essential elements necessary for excellence in education:

  1. The mentor relationship between teacher and student.
  2. The essential role of a like-minded community in the education process.
Mentor

The dictionary defines mentor as a wise and trusted teacher.

The role of teacher as mentor arose out of the desire to place teachers with exemplary moral character in a position that would influence the minds of our children for Christ. Our teachers maintain strict moral standards in the classroom and hold each child accountable for their action.

The overall student/teacher ratio in the classroom is not to exceed 15:1. Most of our classrooms are set up as combination grade levels (e.g. third/fourth grade) thereby allowing the teacher multiple years with the same child. The smaller class size and combination grade levels enable our teachers to develop long-term relationships with their students and allows for more personal assessment of each student's strengths and weaknesses.

Community

The character of a school reflects the collective character of the families in the school. When families of a school are diverse in their views of Biblical and moral issues and no community standard exists, the school's character is weakened. The families of The Community School are in agreement on issues of biblical and moral ethics as it relates to parenting and marriage. It is this like-mindedness which knits them together as a community.