Global
By placing a high emphasis on things like world geography and history, global cultures, and languages, we get to proclaim the creativity and vastness of God, his kingdom, and his mercy that extends to people from every tongue, tribe and nation.
"After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb..." - Revelation 7:9
Restful
As humans we are prone to hear truth and forget it. We see beauty and don’t ponder. We don’t pause. We don't wait. We don’t meditate. In the end, we don't think. At Mercy Christian, we will teach from a robust liberal arts curriculum. With great books and ideas comes the need to slow down. As educators we will strive not to rush students from one project to the next, but to develop a deeper, slower pace of learning.
"Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind." - Ecclesiastes 4:6
Original
We want to move students toward original work by giving them room to work independently and time to think and discuss their work with others. A child can use this freedom to write and recite their own poem, read on a topic of interest, or build a 3D puzzle. Students will take some measure of responsibility for their own learning and develop their own unique interests and abilities.
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” - Ephesians 2:10
Worshipful
God has created human beings for worship, namely the worship of himself. As free beings, we either worship our Creator or something else. To live for him is to function as we are designed. As a school, we believe there is no greater purpose than to train a child in the knowledge and grace of God. As children see, hear, and savor their Creator and Redeemer, they will learn how to worship him in all of life. When this happens, they will flourish as human beings.
"All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great will be their peace." - Isaiah 54:13e.
Natural
Children learn best when they are outside. God has richly provided nature as a means to help ease anxious and overwhelmed children, and as a school we want to utilize this gift as much as possible. By having extensive recess time, we want to help students hit a "reset button" so their minds can relax and be ready again to learn. Nature also has much to teach us. We want children to study leaves, birds, and animals, and learn from the wisdom of their Creator.
"Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?" Matthew 6:26