 Christian schools prepare students for the future not only with the help of the development of knowledge, skills, and talents, but also with the help of formation of values, purpose and direction. Christian education consciously and prayerfully integrates Biblical principles into our educational theories and practices.
The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country according to the religious and educational culture.
Historically in Europe many schools were founded as religious as well as educational establishments. Religious teaching was considered a normal part of education.
In the United States, religion is generally not taught by the state-funded educational system, under the principle of separation of church and state. Nevertheless, schools must allow students wanting to study religion as an optional subject.
As a rule, Christian schools are privately run, often in conjunction with a church or a denomination. These schools teach children according to their church’s principles. Students of Christian schools must pay tuition.
The largest association of Protestant Christian schools is the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). This association serves 5,300 member schools in about 100 countries with an enrollment of nearly 1.2 million students.
Another, smaller, association of Protestant Christian schools is Christian School International (CSI), with 118 schools and 31,000 students.
A Christian education makes teenage boys less permissive, according to research out today. Boys at such schools are more likely to oppose sex before marriage and are less lenient of pornography.
They are also less likely to depressed or think about suicide.
Christian schools have a good reputation among parents for providing a strong moral education and high academic standards.
The main purposes of Christian Schools:
- to encourage students and parents to have a relationship with Jesus Christ;
- to teach discipline through example and practical application;
- to encourage students to develop to the fullest spiritual, aesthetic, physical, intellectual, and social gifts given to them;
- to offer students every opportunity to excel in academic studies, athletic competition, and social growth;
- to keep before them their need for spiritual maturity in proportion with their age and experience in faith.
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