Education
Welcome to Education Ministries We value every child as a unique individual, created in the image of God with distinctive gifts, talents, and abilities. As Seventh-day Adventist educators, it is our belief that the work of true education is to equip students to think and to act with breadth of mind, clearness of thought, and the courage of their convictions. We believe that each child has a special purpose for being placed on this earth. With this in mind, we seek to provide every opportunity for the spiritual, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth of every student entrusted to our care. It is our fervent prayer and aim to perceive infinite possibilities in our students--inspiring them to love learning, respect others, and develop a character in the likeness of the Creator.
The Education Secretary -
Adventist schools have been established under the direction of the Lord. “And
all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of
thy children” (Isaiah 54:13). It has always been God’s purpose to educate His
children in a climate consistent with His will. The church operates a school
system to provide children and youth with a balanced physical, mental,
spiritual, social, and vocational education, with God as the source of all moral
value and truth. The stated interest of the church is the restoration in people
of the image of their Maker, resulting in the optimum development of the whole
person for both this life and the life hereafter.
Early in the Old Testament God gave instruction that His followers were to be
taught in all significant areas of life: healthful living, civic order, social
justice, purposeful work and the deeper meaning of His divine character and law
(Deut.
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Adventist schools have been established under the direction of the Lord. “And
all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of
thy children” (Isaiah 54:13). It has always been God’s purpose to educate His
children in a climate consistent with His will. The church operates a school
system to provide children and youth with a balanced physical, mental,
spiritual, social, and vocational education, with God as the source of all moral
value and truth. The stated interest of the church is the restoration in people
of the image of their Maker, resulting in the optimum development of the whole
person for both this life and the life hereafter.
Early in the Old Testament God gave instruction that His followers were to be
taught in all significant areas of life: healthful living, civic order, social
justice, purposeful work and the deeper meaning of His divine character and law
(Deut. 6:1-25). This is the continuing mission of the Seventh-day Adventist
school system.
Adventist churches operate schools to bring about the salvation of children and
youth through acceptance of and faith in Jesus as their personal Savior and,
following that, to help them achieve growth in character so that they will
become God-fearing, honest, stable, and productive members of society. The
curricula in Adventist schools are designed to instruct students in a biblical
view of the origin of life, human duty and destiny.
Paul compares the church to a body in which all of the parts “should have equal
concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one
part is honored, every part rejoices with it. Now you are the body of Christ,
and each one of you is a part of it” (I Cor. 12: 25-27). The educational system
of the church includes some of the most important parts of the body. The
education secretary has the vital job of helping the entire congregation
minister more effectively to the children and youth of the church by
encouraging, and in some cases making it financially possible for, each one who
desires a Christian education to get it.
“Every man and woman in our ranks, whether a parent or not, ought to be
intensely interested in the Lord’s vineyard. We cannot afford to allow our
children to drift away into the world and to fall under the control of the
enemy. Let us come up to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against
the mighty. Let us do all in our power to make our schools a blessing to our
youth.” (Ellen G. White, Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Youth, page 210).
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