EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
- We believe that education is primarily directed toward the child's mind. While socialization and vocational training certainly merit consideration in their own right, these are not the proper objectives of the academy.
- We believe the life of the mind is sustained on ideas and is best nourished by reading books of literary quality and, to the extent possible, reading primary documents in science and history.
- We believe that the academic education of children means teaching them about their relationship to humanity and the natural world. Children need to know about the history of the human race, it makes them wiser for all time. Children need to know about the natural universe they inhabit and the laws which govern it.
- We therefore believe that literature, history, and science provide the foundation of academics.
- We believe that children are spiritual beings in need of moral and ethical instruction.
- We believe that parents bear the primary responsible for imparting a world view to their own children which must include moral and ethical instruction.
- We believe that the academy can best foster parental transmission of family values by providing a climate that respects parental beliefs, introduces students to great minds which have addressed these issues down through the ages, and challenges children to consider the moral and ethical implications of the subjects they study.
Educational Guidelines
