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Curriculum of Hope and a Foundation of Faith
It goes without saying that curriculum is a big word in education. Faculty meetings regularly focus on curriculum and the majority of all seminars offered at conferences deal with some aspect of curriculum. It is the standard of measure for which all schools are measured.
The distinction of a Christian school education goes deeper than just the basic curriculum of reading, writing, and arithmetic. What school is all about at HCS stems from the worldview that is expressed in the children's hymn, "This is my father's world, O let me never forget, that though the wrong seems often so strong, God is the ruler yet!" God as Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer is also the center of all we are and do.
A Christian education has a curriculum of hope and provides a foundation of faith. In the course of study in faith and learning, God has provided the curriculum, through His Word and through the hearts and minds of the Christ-centered teacher. It is taught with a multitude of methods, but its no mistake that the most powerful method is through the examples of faith and love provided by the teachers and staff themselves. This curriculum covers the entire spectrum of human knowledge, wisdom, and understanding.
The hope that holds our curriculum together is that it all makes sense. That Christ holds all things together, that there is harmony between God's world, His Word, and our development/fulfillment as persons. And, that in the end, He will have the preeminence in our lives and we will love Him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Only in this hope can we truly reach our potential as whole beings and our fullness as children of God.
Isaiah 40:31 – but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Next time someone in the grocery store is discussing education, tell him or her about the curriculum of hope and the foundation of faith your kids are receiving at HCS. Tell them that it is the only course of study worth studying, and the only study that will keep us on course!
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