I. Proposal: Start a junior-high and high school level Christian Worldview Academy as a ministry of Fairview Baptist Church.
II. Rational: The goal is to serve the families of our church in facilitating education that reflects the convictions of Fairview Baptist Church. This is an opportunity to instill biblical convictions into the families and children of the church to produce generational faithfulness. Other considerations:
- Public education is not an option for Christians seeking to be faithful.
- Home education is a great alternative, bringing direct responsibility to parents, but not all homes have the capacity to do this well as children grow older.
- There are no Christian school options in Calgary providing a robust Christian worldview to help children think Christianly.
III. Values:
- Word/Christ centered education teaching a Christian world and life view in every facet of life.
- Theologically rooted in reformational, presuppositional philosophy.
- Intellectually rigorous with good discipline and high standards of excellence.
- Incorporate Christian worldview studies with options for music and athletics to cultivate truth, beauty, and goodness.
- Parental involvement is required (requirements for students enrolled should reflect this commitment. E.g., family worship, church involvement, appropriate limits on entertainment, reports/feedback, etc.)
- Recognize that home education is best suited for the younger ages with parents capable of teaching at this level. Our goal is to supplement the higher grades to come alongside parents to educate their children in a robust Christian world-and-life view.
- Help students obtain a diploma or alternative to aid in career or higher education opportunities.
IV. Short Term Plan (2024–2025):
- Create room in the budget for a salaried position for a headmaster (completed 2/13/2024).
- Pray for and seek out a qualified man to serve in the new role who agrees with our values and would serve as an elder of the church.
- Host a meeting in February 2024 for all who are interested in being involved:
- Announce plans to start a Christian Worldview Academy on email and social media.
- Gauge interest and potential involvement of parents.
- In the fall of 2024 begin to incrementally build class offerings:
- Offer worldview or philosophy or history class for older students (junior high/high school). This will be supplemental with students enrolled with another school board. The reason for this approach is to manage the difficulty of offering a full program of studies at the junior high or high school level. This could be expanded to offer a full program of study in future years.
- Plan a program of study that is one day in length with courses, physical education, and music (choir) to supplement the students’ existing education.
- The headmaster would be available for students and parents to get help in education through the week.
- Facilities to be provided rent-free at Fairview Baptist Church.
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