Our Philosophy on Education
At Cornerstone Classical Christian Academy we believe that trusting and
revering God is the first and most important step in acquiring
knowledge. To this end, all instruction at Cornerstone acknowledges that
God is evident in creation, sovereign through history, fully revealed in
His son Jesus Christ, and intimately concerned with mankind as
individuals. Our students are shown how history displays God’s
providence, how mathematics manifests the order and symmetry of His
creation, how language arts provide the tools necessary to further His
kingdom, how science reveals His actions and methods, and how the
creative arts demonstrate the indelible mark of God upon man though the
exercise of finite creative abilities.
Our approach to education draws from the history and culture of Western
civilization employing the classical model based on the Trivium, a time
tested, three-faceted approach to learning consisting of grammar,
dialectic, and rhetoric. Cornerstone acknowledges the existence of
absolute truth and God’s sovereignty over all aspects of His creation.
This reasoning construct allows students to explore a variety of
challenging ideas and philosophies with confidence and without fear.
Through the combination of accurate and thorough knowledge of the past
with logical reasoning skills students are trained to learn for
themselves and cultivate strong minds that are able to rightly
distinguish truth from error. This approach to education encourages
independence of mind within a Biblical framework equipping students to
think clearly within and beyond the walls of the classroom.
We recognize that parents are ultimately responsible for the education
of the children God has entrusted to their care. Our faculty and staff
regard their ministry as that of assisting parents in the fulfillment of
this God given responsibility. The school functions as a nurturing
community where all students are respected as unique individuals who are
created in the image of God to serve a specific role within the span of
human history. Students are taught by teachers who love Jesus Christ and
are dedicated to helping children realize their greatest intellectual,
spiritual, social and physical potential.
Though Cornerstone Classical Christian Academy is associated with a
Southern Baptist church and completely endorses the doctrines of that
denomination, students are not required to maintain full agreement with
or be a member of this denomination. Our faculty and staff embrace the
tenets of Protestant Christianity as expressed in our Statement of
Faith. Beyond these fundamental doctrines we respect and acknowledge an
individual’s God given responsibility to study the Holy Scriptures and
establish a position with regard to all matters of doctrine.
Ultimately, our goal at Cornerstone Classical Christian Academy is to
equip students with the knowledge, skill, and vision necessary to be
effective leaders and servants for our Lord Jesus Christ in whatever
vocation He may call. We seek to raise up generations of young people
who have a genuine love of learning and love of Jesus Christ with all
their hearts and minds, and who are able to articulate the Gospel and
fundamentals of the Faith with clarity, fidelity, and power.
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