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Big Ideas to Consider:

1. There are basically two kingdoms: a kingdom of light and a kingdom of darkness. It seems strange to have those who walk in darkness educate children of light. It doesn't fit.

2. If Jesus Christ is Lord, then He is Lord of all. We cannot divide things into secular and sacred.

3. All truth is God's truth, and God's Word sheds light on our path. Only in His light can we see light. Education is not focused on possibilities but on certainties found in God's Word.

4. Deuteronomy 6 tells parents that, in all they do, they should provide a godly education 24/7.

5. Three key institutions that shape a child are the home, the church and the school. Children are served best when all three institutions point them in the same direction.

6. Only an education that has the liberty to address the whole child -- social, intellectual, emotional, physical AND spiritual -- reaches the possibility of excellence.

7. The best preparation for effective service is to be well grounded in one's mind before direct engagement of the culture.

 

Stanford Achievement Test Series, 10th Edition

Spring 2005*

Christian School Students Score Above the National Public School Average at Every Grade! 

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Public School results for the Complete Battery in Grade Equivalent

Christian Schools results for the Complete Battery in Grade Equivalent

  GRADE

  ABOVE NATIONAL AVERAGE

  K

  6 Months

  1

  7 Months

  2

  9 Months

  3

  1 Year, 9 Months

  4

  1 Year, 8 Months

  5

  2 Years, 2 Months

  6

  2 Years, 3 Months

  7

  2 Years, 3 Months

  8

2 Years, 6 Months  

  9**

  3 Years, 4 Months

  10**

  2 Years, 4 Months

  11**

  1 Year, 4 Months

  12**

  4 Months

*information provided by the Association of Christian Schools International

**Christian school students attain the maximum available score starting in 9th grade.  The graph/chart give the illusion that public school students begin to catch up during the high school years (in reality this is not the case).

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***information provided by the Nehemiah Institute, Lexington Kentucky

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Big Ideas to Consider:

1. There are basically two kingdoms: a kingdom of light and a kingdom of darkness. It seems strange to have those who walk in darkness educate children of light. It doesn't fit. 2. If Jesus Christ is Lord, then He is Lord of all. We cannot divide things into secular and sacred. 3. All truth is God's truth, and God's Word sheds light on our path. Only in His light can we see light. Education is not focused on possibilities but on certainties found in God's Word. 4. Deuteronomy 6 tells parents that, in all they do, they should provide a godly education 24/7. 5. Three key institutions that shape a child are the home, the church and the school. Children are served best when all three institutions point them in the same direction. 6. Only an education that has the liberty to address the whole child -- social, intellectual, emotional, physical AND spiritual -- reaches the possibility of excellence. 7. The best preparation for effective service is to be well grounded in one's mind before direct engagement of the culture.