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“Educating and Equipping this Generation of God’s Leaders.”
Mission: Partnering with parents, Erie Christian Academy provides a
program of academic excellence that embodies a Biblical worldview in order to
equip the whole child to live a servant lifestyle as a godly leader and citizen
who will impact the world with the message of Jesus Christ.
Parent Partnership (Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Psalm 78:1-7; Ephesians 6:1-4)
Provide a learning community which partners with parents encouraging the
spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional and physical growth of students.
Parents are the primary educators in their child’s life.
- Cooperation between home, church and school is integral to disciple and
prepare children for adulthood.
- Parent partners serve as volunteers in the Academy
- Family Connection Nights / Parent Connection Nights
- Parent Conferences
- Lead or serve on Program Committees
A Biblical Worldview (2 Timothy 3:16-17; Joshua 1:8-9; Colossians 2:8; Hebrews 1:1-2, 4:12)
Provide a learning community that fosters a Biblical Worldview in which the Word of God is celebrated as the foundation for all learning.
Every fact and subject studied is recognized as flowing from the Word of God.
- The Bible, verbally inspired and inerrant in its entirety, is the
final authority.
- This Biblical worldview is the basis for including and for
interpreting the meaning and value of all school subjects.
- A Biblical worldview consists of an explanation and an
interpretation of the world, and then an application of that knowledge
to life.
- Learning and applying God’s Word through all curriculum
- Developing devotional habits
- Chapel once a week
A Discipleship Learning Community (Col.1:10; Eph. 3:13-19)
Provide a learning community that consists of high academic, spiritual and
technological studies that challenge students to achieve their best as life-long
learners and disciples of Jesus Christ.
Learning must be a lifetime goal where students are growing and changing to become more like Jesus Christ.
- Multi-grade system with differentiated instruction that supports
different learning styles and intelligences
- Multiple paths of learning so that students of different
abilities, interest or learning needs experience success in the
daily learning process.
- Real-life learning experiences
- Computers in classrooms Grade 1-7
- Meets or exceeds all Pennsylvania standards
Leadership Development (Mark 10: 43-44)
Provide a learning community that teaches leadership skills and characteristics
that educate and equip students to fulfill God’s call on their lives.
Principles of excellence in leadership will be taught to develop this generation to be used for His glory.
- Students are given daily opportunities to apply leadership
skills.
- Leadership is part of the learning process
- Principles of excellence in leadership are taught from
examples of godly men and women in the Bible.
- Serving Christ through missions and service projects
- Peer mentoring and cooperative learning
Teaching Staff (Luke 6:39-40; 1 Tim 4:6-11; Col 2:6-8)
Setting the standard for excellence in the classroom, the teachers apply differentiated instruction with the
Bible as source and guide when developing curriculum, activities, and programs.•
- Serves as a role model of a maturing, ministering
believer
- Helps students develop an appreciation for all subjects
- Instills a desire for the students to become life long
learners
- Educates the whole child understanding their spiritual,
intellectual, social, emotional and physical needs
- Trained, Christian leaders through whom the Spirit of
God leads
- Acts as a guide, discussion leader, and organizer of
interactive group experiences
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