C.S. Lewis informs us that, “Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.” Therefore, the goal of a classical, Christian education is the formation of the soul rather than just the transference of information. This is accomplished through instruction in honorable and virtuous character and relationships, self-control, service, and Christian leadership by the vehicle of mentorship, discipleship, worship, and growing in the wisdom of the Christ the Logos. Emphasis is placed on pursuing God and His Word, the Logos. Key biblical passages that support this attribute goal are Deuteronomy 6, Luke 6, and Ephesians 6.
We expect students to realize a unified Christian worldview with the Logos as the measure of all Truth. We expect them to exhibit the wisdom to recognize complex issues and to follow the consequences of ideas. Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.” Consequently, at the core of our curriculum are the questions: “what is truth?”, “why am I here(way)?”, “how shall I live(life)? Not only do we foster an academic environment with the Logos at its center, but we’ve integrated chapel into the weekly routine by starting out the day in God’s word.
Chapel
Our lower school students attend chapel twice a week. Students participate in singing beautiful hymns steeped in rich theological Truth followed by a teaching based on the virtue of the month. Additionally, as part of the chapel program, all students memorize and recite two passages, one from the Old Testament in the fall and New Testament in the spring.
Not only do upper school students attend chapel twice a week, sing beautiful hymns, and memorize scripture, but they are reading through the Bible in small grade level groups led by a Providence mentor. Additionally, students participate once a week in a corporate quiet time of Bible reading, prayer, and journaling.
