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Helderberg Christian School
Mission:
The mission of Helderberg Christian School is to provide a program of academic excellence integrated with a view of the world from a Christian perspective. The school shall serve as an extension of the Christian home, established to train each student in the knowledge of God and the Christian way of life based upon the Bible.
Vision:
Helderberg Christian School envisions our community getting back to the basics of what this great nation was founded upon. Evangelical Protestant Christian schools are among America's oldest traditions. Christian schools have many more years of tradition in America in educating the public than any other form of education. Christian schools predate state funded government schools by 207 years. Christian school educators continue the long standing tradition of placing the Bible at the center of our schools as the standard by which we educate and train the next generation.
"For the reverence and fear of God are basic to all wisdom. Knowing God results in every other kind of understanding" Proverbs 9:10 (TLB).
Noah Webster said it well: "Education is useless without the Bible." President Theodore Roosevelt would have agreed wholeheartedly with that idea. He said, "To educate a child in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society." Academic strength coupled with a biblical world view in education is not only a solid tradition of America's past but is the key to America's future.
Purpose:
The purpose of Helderberg Christian School (HCS) is to help Christian parents carry out their responsibility to educate their children with a Christian world view. The school seeks to provide a quality academic program which is founded upon Biblical principles.
The Bible clearly directs parents to educate their children in the knowledge of God (Deuteronomy 6:4-7). This responsibility covers not only religious education but also the entire learning process. To enable parents to fulfill this God-given responsibility, HCS seeks to complement the instruction, faith and knowledge which a child receives at home and in the church. HCS is not a substitute for parental education, but is an extension of it. The school is also not a substitute for the church, but seeks to reinforce the instruction and nurture the church provides the child. We teach basic Biblical truths and doctrines while acknowledging that it is the responsibility of parents and church to teach the distinctive of the faith.
Each child will be encouraged to grow: spiritually by trusting God the Creator, knowing the love of Jesus Christ, obeying the Word of God and by fostering a love for world missions; intellectually by learning skills for effective communication, comprehension, computation and aiding students in recognizing in every area of study the revelation of God in creation and in the Scriptures; emotionally by having a sense of personal worth as a creation of God and a recipient of His Love, by feeling accepted and secure as well as developing self-discipline, self control and self confidence; socially by working and playing cooperatively, showing concern, love and respect for others, assuming responsibility for personal actions and practicing good citizenship; physically by participating in activities that promote health, fitness, coordination, physical skills and encouraging good sportsmanship.
Statement of philosophy:
The philosophy of Helderberg Christian School is based on a God-centered view that all truth is God's truth, and that the Bible is the inspired and only infallible authoritative Word of God that contains this truth. God created all things and sustains all things. Therefore, the universe and humanity are dynamically related to God and have the purpose of glorifying Him. Because humans are sinners by nature and choice, they cannot glorify or know God. A person can do this only by choosing God's free gift of salvation through His Son, thereby committing his or her life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
PARENT: At Helderberg Christian School (HCS), we believe that parents are held accountable to God for the education of their children and that the purpose of our school is to assist the parents in meeting their educational goals for their children.
STUDENT: The child is a special creation of God, whom God loved so much that He sent His only son Jesus, to die for each one. A sinner by nature and choice, each child needs to be reconciled to God in order to serve God and to be with Him forever. Each child, created in the image of God, is worthy of consideration and respect. All students differ in talents and abilities.
TEACHER: It is the responsibility of the Christian teacher to recognize the differences in each child, to challenge them to do their best and to teach them at a level appropriate to their ability. The teacher through example, structure and order, assists the parents and the church, in preparing students to live in the society where God has placed them, both now and in the future.
CURRICULUM: All truth is God's truth. The Bible which is the written Word of God, and God's creation which is the natural world, should be the major emphases and will be integrated into all areas of education. We strive to integrate a Christian viewpoint into all classroom instruction. The purpose of education is to prepare people to think and live like Christ in our world.
The mission of Helderberg Christian School is to provide a program of academic excellence integrated with a view of the world from a Christian perspective. The school shall serve as an extension of the Christian home, established to train each student in the knowledge of God and the Christian way of life based upon the Bible.
Vision:
Helderberg Christian School envisions our community getting back to the basics of what this great nation was founded upon. Evangelical Protestant Christian schools are among America's oldest traditions. Christian schools have many more years of tradition in America in educating the public than any other form of education. Christian schools predate state funded government schools by 207 years. Christian school educators continue the long standing tradition of placing the Bible at the center of our schools as the standard by which we educate and train the next generation.
"For the reverence and fear of God are basic to all wisdom. Knowing God results in every other kind of understanding" Proverbs 9:10 (TLB).
Noah Webster said it well: "Education is useless without the Bible." President Theodore Roosevelt would have agreed wholeheartedly with that idea. He said, "To educate a child in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society." Academic strength coupled with a biblical world view in education is not only a solid tradition of America's past but is the key to America's future.
Purpose:
The purpose of Helderberg Christian School (HCS) is to help Christian parents carry out their responsibility to educate their children with a Christian world view. The school seeks to provide a quality academic program which is founded upon Biblical principles.
The Bible clearly directs parents to educate their children in the knowledge of God (Deuteronomy 6:4-7). This responsibility covers not only religious education but also the entire learning process. To enable parents to fulfill this God-given responsibility, HCS seeks to complement the instruction, faith and knowledge which a child receives at home and in the church. HCS is not a substitute for parental education, but is an extension of it. The school is also not a substitute for the church, but seeks to reinforce the instruction and nurture the church provides the child. We teach basic Biblical truths and doctrines while acknowledging that it is the responsibility of parents and church to teach the distinctive of the faith.
Each child will be encouraged to grow: spiritually by trusting God the Creator, knowing the love of Jesus Christ, obeying the Word of God and by fostering a love for world missions; intellectually by learning skills for effective communication, comprehension, computation and aiding students in recognizing in every area of study the revelation of God in creation and in the Scriptures; emotionally by having a sense of personal worth as a creation of God and a recipient of His Love, by feeling accepted and secure as well as developing self-discipline, self control and self confidence; socially by working and playing cooperatively, showing concern, love and respect for others, assuming responsibility for personal actions and practicing good citizenship; physically by participating in activities that promote health, fitness, coordination, physical skills and encouraging good sportsmanship.
Statement of philosophy:
The philosophy of Helderberg Christian School is based on a God-centered view that all truth is God's truth, and that the Bible is the inspired and only infallible authoritative Word of God that contains this truth. God created all things and sustains all things. Therefore, the universe and humanity are dynamically related to God and have the purpose of glorifying Him. Because humans are sinners by nature and choice, they cannot glorify or know God. A person can do this only by choosing God's free gift of salvation through His Son, thereby committing his or her life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
PARENT: At Helderberg Christian School (HCS), we believe that parents are held accountable to God for the education of their children and that the purpose of our school is to assist the parents in meeting their educational goals for their children.
STUDENT: The child is a special creation of God, whom God loved so much that He sent His only son Jesus, to die for each one. A sinner by nature and choice, each child needs to be reconciled to God in order to serve God and to be with Him forever. Each child, created in the image of God, is worthy of consideration and respect. All students differ in talents and abilities.
TEACHER: It is the responsibility of the Christian teacher to recognize the differences in each child, to challenge them to do their best and to teach them at a level appropriate to their ability. The teacher through example, structure and order, assists the parents and the church, in preparing students to live in the society where God has placed them, both now and in the future.
CURRICULUM: All truth is God's truth. The Bible which is the written Word of God, and God's creation which is the natural world, should be the major emphases and will be integrated into all areas of education. We strive to integrate a Christian viewpoint into all classroom instruction. The purpose of education is to prepare people to think and live like Christ in our world.