Covenant Christian School

Foundations

PHILOSOPHY:
God has given parents the responsibility of educating their children.  Therefore, Covenant's role is to function as an extension of the home. Young children should spend most of their time at home internalizing family values. Parents should take an active role in the educational experience of the classroom and home. (Ephesians 6:4, Proverbs 22:6)
God has revealed truth both through creation and the Bible (Psalm 19). Because the Bible is God’s communication to man, it is foundational for all truth. It is also foundational for all aspects of our school. God’s truth is the basis of a balanced curriculum from which students will learn Christianity as a way of life. The development of godly character takes precedence over the accumulation of knowledge. The ultimate goal of our school is to teach its students to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever. We recognize that such a goal includes the pursuit of academic excellence. Since content and teaching methods grow out of definite philosophies and
religious beliefs, we require that every subject be presented and understood in light of God's Word.
Because CCS teaches children coming from a broad spectrum of evangelical beliefs, the school majors in evangelical truth. We are committed to respecting doctrinal differences among students. However, because CCS is a ministry of CPC, its Presbyterian theology views the Bible from a reformed perspective.
The children must see Christ as the focal point of all areas of life. A Christian education enables them to view the world more clearly from a Christian perspective. We must equip them with a biblical frame of reference and Christian world and life view. Children can then relate the challenges and questions they will encounter to a set of principles and truths, which are godly, eternal, and absolute.
The teacher represents the parent at school and should direct the students to submit to the truth and love of Christ. Next, the teacher is a role model and should demonstrate the lordship of Christ in every area of life. The teacher must also genuinely love children and continually seeks to grow in his ability to teach creatively. Finally, the teacher plays the primary role in the school's objective of obtaining academic excellence.
PURPOSE:
Covenant Christian School exists to glorify God by cultivating wise servant-leaders.
MISSION:
Covenant Christian School, in partnership with Christian parents, exists to glorify God by cultivating wise servant-leaders through nurturing Christ-like character, promoting individual academic excellence, and developing a biblical world-view in its students.
VISION:
Covenant Christian School students, by God's grace, will be servant-leaders who effectively live out and communicate a biblical world-view, strive to realize their academic potential, and seek to know and fulfill the unique purpose that God has planned for each of their lives.
CORE VALUES:
We believe that:

• The Bible, God’s Word, is the final and ultimate authority.

• Covenant Christian School is a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church; in concert with its mission and goals, CCS will present a worldview consistent with the Westminster Confession of Faith.

• A balanced academic program is essential and must include biblical integration and critical thinking skills.

• Covenant Christian School will serve the families of CPC as its primary constituency, along with the families of area believers; thus, tuition must remain affordable to the average CPC family.

• Covenant Christian School will serve and partner with Christian families who agree with the CCS statement of belief and are active in a local evangelical church.

• God has given parents the primary responsibility of educating their children; the school serves as an extension of the home.

• Committed Christian faculty and staff are essential.

• A racially diverse student and faculty population, united by the cross of Christ, is reflective of a biblical school community.

• A consistent discipline policy, emphasizing positive reinforcement, fosters student behavior that enables them to be wise servant-leaders.

STATEMENT OF BELIEFS:
We believe:

• God is the Creator, Preserver, and Controller of the universe. There is one God in three persons:  Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matt. 3:16–17).

• Man is created in the image of his holy and righteous Creator and is a fallen creature who can only be restored in Christ (Gen. 1:26, Rm. 3:23).

• The universe reveals God's character and attributes and is something to be understood, appreciated, and used by man (Rm. 1:20, Gen. 1:28–30).

• The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, as originally given, are the inerrant Word of God, the only infallible rules of faith and practice (2 Tim. 3:16–17).

• Salvation is by grace through faith –– and that not of ourselves, it is the gift of God –– not by works, that no one should boast. For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which our God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Eph. 2:8–10 (Although we affirm the importance of water baptism, we deny that this ordinance is a prerequisite for salvation.)

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