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CHRISTIAN HERITAGE SCHOOL
A Philosophy of Christian Education

Our Vision:

Educating Children to Serve Christ


Our Mission:

“Educating children from Christian families to develop within them the character, knowledge, and skills necessary to serve Christ effectively in their day”

Our Philosophy is built on Three Values:

1. A Partnership in Christ

     The authority for governing a school reveals much about the school’s educational philosophy. For instance, a public school is controlled by the government; an elite private school by the wealthy and influential; and a church school by the denomination. The CHS “parent friendly” model derives its authority from the Scriptures and is implemented through a Partnership of Excellence: Church, Home, and School working together rather than at cross-purposes. The church inspires faith, the home instills values, and the school imparts knowledge.
     Our understanding of the school’s role is informed by the Biblical mandate (Deuteronomy 6:4-8; Proverbs 22:6; Ephesians 6:1-4) giving parents the authority and the responsibility to educate their children. Parents may delegate their authority to a school, but not their responsibility. Therefore, CHS encourages parental involvement at every level of school life. We seek deeply committed Christians to serve on the Board of Trustees. It is the Board’s sacred trust to preserve the founder’s intentions in matters of faith and finance through the adoption of policies and the hiring of a Headmaster to implement our school program.

2. A Biblical World View

     The CHS nurture model desires to develop in young minds the ability to discern Truth from error. A child must become a student of the Word. II Timothy 3:7   This means that the Bible is taught at every grade level and permeates all that we do. Without a Biblical Worldview, the student has no way of discerning Truth from trash. But, learning doesn’t end with the acquisition of knowledge. It is critical that we live what we know – to do the Truth. James 1:22    It is through obedience that we begin to see life from God’s perspective. The cultivation of a Biblical Worldview is a necessary component to serving Christ effectively in any day.
      Five critical questions have been plaguing mankind from the beginning of time. Every single young person longs to know the answers for their own life. Where did I come from? Who am I? Where am I going? What does it all mean? What happens when I die? The tragedy today is that in every single public school in our country, it is illegal to answer truthfully anyone of those questions. If a student doesn’t know were they have come from or where they are going they are left to flounder in sea of meaninglessness.    A Biblical Worldview addresses issues of origins, identity, purpose, meaning, and destiny! In a public school, a student is taught that there are two kinds of living organisms: plants and animals. Ask a student which he or she is and they will inevitably respond: “an animal.” If you are taught you are animal, how do you think you will ultimately behave?   A Biblical Worldview teaches that a student is created in the image of God with a unique purpose and an eternal destiny.

3. A Community of Grace

     Christian Education operates from a unique educational paradigm. CHS is not a public school, a private school, or a perfect school, it is a Christian School. Christian Education, rightly understood, draws its strength from a community of grace! Faculty, parents, students, and staff are on each other’s team, not on each other’s backs. Christian Education is not about doing it all right, but about how you handle life when you do it all wrong. In fact, the genius of Christian Education doesn’t even show up until we mess up. “For though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked fall and do not get up.” Proverbs 24:16  The difference between the righteous and the wicked is not that one falls and the other doesn’t; they both fall, but the wicked don’t get back up. Our goal is to create a safe learning environment where our students can mess up and discover the grace to get back up. Success is defined as discerning the needs of those around you and providing lasting solutions from the Word of God. A student’s life message grows out of their area of greatest weakness, where they have discovered and applied God’s provision at the point of their need, then, sharing the results with their world.

“Educating children from Christian families to develop within them the character, knowledge, and skills necessary to serve Christ effectively in their day”

Three Elements of the Mission:

People: … educating children from Christian families …

Plan: … to develop within them the character, knowledge, and skills necessary …

Purpose: … to serve Christ effectively in their day

Three Objectives of our Educational Plan:

1. Character: learning to care through community & service exhibited in the student’s walk (what they do).

2. Knowledge: learning to discern through critical thinking exhibited in the student’s thoughts (how they think).

3. Skills: learning to share though developing effective communication exhibited in the student’s talk (what they say).

     We seek to teach and model character so that our student learns to care. We do this through building community and opportunities to serve. Our desired outcome is to see the character of Christ exhibited in the student’s walk – in what they do with their lives.
      We teach knowledge from a Biblical Worldview to enable our student’s to learn to discern Truth from trash. We do this by continuing to challenge them to think critically in all subjects. Our desired outcome is to see a student who is capable of thinking critically about the issues of their day from a Biblical worldview.
       We teach reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in order that our students might learn to share their life message with others. We do this by offering opportunities to practice effective communication. Our learning community is designed to be a safe place where are students can mess up and discover the grace to get back up. We recognize that our life message grows out of deepest needs as we draw on God’s resources to overcome in a community of grace. Our desired outcome is to see students who are capable of giving a reason for the hope that is within them.

How Do We Fulfill Our Mission?

     If we were to summarize our 22 word mission into the five words of our vision, it would become clear. “Educating children to serve Christ” spells out three big ideas: our mission, “educating children,” our mandate, “to serve,” and our message, “Christ.”   Summarized into just one word, we are speaking of Discipleship in the environment of a school. Biblical truths contained in the Great Commandment and the Great Commission coupled with educational research map out our path.

A Biblical Model of Discipleship

     Jesus Tells us how to do discipleship in the Great Commission: “All authority un heaven and earth has been given to me, Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:18

Jesus outlines three pivotal steps in the discipleship process: 1. belonging (baptism is the rite of entry into Christian community), 2. becoming (obedience is identified as the path), and 3. believing (taking God’s presence into the world).

Age Appropriate Learning
Andrew Murray in his book, Raising Children for Christ, describes three stages of growth in a child’s understanding of his faith. First, a child learns emotionally. They must feel loved. Then, they learn behaviorally. They must be trained how to act appropriately. Finally, they learn conceptually. They must learn why they feel and act the way they do.

Character Development
The Apostle Paul shares the character qualities that exemplify Christ: “The fruit of the Sprit is love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” Galatians 5:22   If the light of Christ were to be fractured through a prism, it would form a colorful array of character similar to the fruit of the spirit. Our goal is to see those qualities grow in our children.

When we combine these insights about discipleship, developmental learning, and character, we have our mission mapped out for us.  

Desired Spiritual Student Outcomes:

Elementary School: The Early Years                                                         Focus = God’s Love

     Andrew Murray teaches us in Raising Children for Christ that children learn first emotionally. His insight parallels the Great Commission in pointing out that the first step in discipleship is a sense of belonging. Therefore, our strategy for the Elementary School is to make sure the children feel loved and experience joy in their education. The character qualities of love and joy are accentuated by being both modeled by the teachers and encouraged in the children. Research tells us that ninety percent of all conversions happen before nine years of age. So our goal for the early years is quite simply salvation. We want each and every child to come to know and experience peace with God. Our Partnership of Excellence, Church, Home and School working together, is the primary value shaping the desired outcome in the salvation of our children.


Middle School: The Transition Years                                                     Focus = God’s Purpose

     The Great Commandment tells that after learning to love God with our whole heart, we must learn to love our neighbor. The vertical relationship always has a horizontal dimension. This fits well with the transition years, because, often, what a middle school student becomes excited about at that stage, they end up doing for the rest of their life. However, God understands the hormonal rollercoaster of adolescence, when the sense of belonging in the early years is shaken. Students must learn to exercise patience with themselves and kindness toward their neighbor. The Great Commission challenges us to “teach us to obey” – realizing that disciples learn first emotionally, but then they must learn behaviorally. They must learn to look beyond their unsettled emotions to the goodness in the purposes of God. Opportunities to serve so that they can discover their unique giftedness must be presented. Our goal in the transition years is help our students to understand their call to service and to instill in them a desire to make a difference in their world. Instruction in a biblical worldview is the primary value shaping this desired outcome in launching our children into a world in desperate need of their service.


 High School: The Launching Years                                                       Focus = A Life Message

     One of the great secrets of life is to find a need and fill it. Success has been defined as discerning the needs of those around us and providing lasting solutions from the Word of God. Our goal in the High School program is to enable our students to develop a life message growing out of their own experience of applying Biblical truth at the point of their greatest need and discovering God’s purpose and power for their lives. This happens in a learning atmosphere that is best described as a community of grace. The last three fruit of the spirit, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, are the character qualities emphasized during these years. Faithfulness in the study and application of God’s word, gentleness, sometimes called meekness or tamed strength, is learning to submit to the Lordship of Christ even at great personal cost, and finally, self-control, which is the Holy Spirit’s enabling the student to overcome the temptations so prevalent in the teenage years. The key to the launching years is to become a prepared vessel fit for the Master’s use in transforming our culture and world.

A CHS graduate should have a heart for God and their neighbor, possess a Biblical worldview, and be able to effectively communicate their life message.     

Desired Academic Student Outcomes:

Language Arts - The students will acquire effective and creative communication skills, so that they may find pleasure via the written word, ultimately love God’s Word, and make known His truths.

Mathematics – The students will discover mathematical truths, which are part of God’s perfect design, reflecting His own orderly, real and changeless character.

Social Studies – The students will understand the world, its cultural development, and history as the unfolding of God’s creative, sustaining, and redemptive plan. They will become responsible stewards in their culture.

Science – The students will be equipped to study and comprehend Creation from a Christian worldview, so they may be able to excel in scientific pursuits and fulfill their role as God’s stewards.

Technology – The students will use modern technological resources to take advantage of opportunities for kingdom-building activities and ethical stewardship in today’s world.

Physical Education – The students will develop and grow properly in stature, strength and stamina through participation in physical exercise and athletic activities that will build sportsmanship and bring glory to God.

Health – The students will learn about the ‘wonderfully and fearfully’ designed human anatomy and how to manage and maintain well-being of the total person (spiritual, mental emotional, social and physical) according to the Creator’s plan.

Bible – The students will grow in their understanding Of God as He is revealed through the Bible, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and Creation. They will stand in awe of God’s great love, power, provision and sovereignty.   They will commit themselves to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. They will deepen their desire to glorify God and advance His kingdom as stewards of creation and culture. They will practice ways to reflect God’s nature in their relationships with classmates.

Foreign Languages – The students will develop insights into the nature of language and culture as they study other languages. They will develop a greater appreciation of their own language and culture as well.  They will be equipped to communicate the love of Christ in another language.

Fine Arts (Music, Art, Drama) – Students created in the image of God are blessed with different talents.  They will be given a myriad of experiences to develop those talents and express their love of God and His creation through artistic endeavors. The students will be able to discern and think critically about culture and art.