Statement of Education Philosophy

Loudonville Christian School is an auxiliary organization of Loudonville Community Church. The purpose of the school is to help Christian parents give their children a Christian education. This is in keeping with the founders of the school who stated that they wanted to offer “…a God-centered education with high scholastic standards.”

As an auxiliary organization of Loudonville Community Church, the school is supported by the church in the following areas:

• the Senior Pastor of the Church serves on the School Board
• a member of the Elder Board of the Church serves as a liaison to the School Board
• the Custodial/Maintenance Staff of the Church provides services to the school

Additionally, the Headmaster of the school serves as a liaison to the Church Deacon Board and meets regularly with the Church Business Administrator and Church Executive Staff.

The educational philosophy of Loudonville Christian School is focused upon six inter-related objectives:

1. Preeminence of God and His Word. A God-centered education is derived from the self-revelation of God in nature and in the Holy Scriptures. The Bible is infallible and authoritative in all matters of faith and practice. Without Christ as its center, education is futile.
2. Architecture of Structures. The school is committed to the triangular relationship between home, church, and school. We believe that parents are principally responsible for the education of their children, in cooperation with the church and school. The school seeks to cooperate with the Christian home and the Christian church in the total development of the child who can glorify God while taking a place in contemporary society.
3. School Environment. The uniqueness of Loudonville Christian School is its positive Christian environment and learning activities. Specifically unique about the school is the integration of a Christian worldview into classroom instruction. All subjects are taught from a Christian integrated worldview. The same concern shown for Christian learning is also shown for consistent Christian living (Colossians 2:2-3).
4. Academic Disciplines. As knowing is the key to thinking, so disciplines are the keys to knowing. Students’ minds will be trained in academic disciplines and not by random exposure to abstract information.
5. Program Assessment and Improvement. The school sets, systematically upgrades, and publishes high expectations for its students, and then disseminates these results to all relevant audiences. The school continuously explores more effective ways to accomplish its spiritual and academic purposes.
6. Student Development Objectives. Each student is created in the image of God and is worthy of consideration and respect. Since children differ in their talents and abilities, it is the responsibility of the school to recognize these differences, to challenge them to do their best, and to teach them at a level appropriate to their ability within the framework of the school program.