Each person looks at the world from a certain perspective. We believe that no education is perspective-free. Hence it is imperative to educate children so that the truth of this creation is explored from a Christian perspective. Students must learn that the world was created by God, smudged by sin, and restored again through Jesus Christ.
In Knox Christian School, students learn to transform the world. Students learn that the world belongs to God, who created it and cares for it. They learn that Christ came to redeem the world and make it new again, and they learn that the Holy Spirit empowers people to carry out God’s work in His world.
It is our perspective that we must "train a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn from it" (Proverbs 22:6). The course content, the teaching style, the evaluation, and the atmosphere must be consistent with the mission and vision of Knox Christian School.
"Then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding" (Proverbs 2:5-6).
Objectives
1. The curriculum is to be comprehensive. It includes the study of the Bible, language arts, physical education, French, mathematics, art, music, science, and social studies.
2. The curriculum shows progression from one grade to the next grade.
3. The curriculum shows the interrelatedness of the subjects.
4. The curriculum helps the student develop into a mature citizen of God’s kingdom.
5. The curriculum recognizes the nature of child growth and provides for individual differences.
6. The curriculum recognizes the general principles of learning.
7. The curriculum meets or exceeds the Ontario Ministry of Education guidelines as long as it does not interfere with the purpose of Christian education at Knox Christian School.
Process
An aspect of our curriculum is reviewed each year. All subjects will be reviewed on a six-year curriculum review cycle. The Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools (OACS) and Christian Schools International (CSI) produce wonderful curriculum documents which we adopt for our classroom use.
The following summary is designed to be an overview. For more specific detail, you are asked to phone the office to view the document entitled "Course Outlines." For more specific unit content, you are asked to view the specific unit binders that are found in the various classrooms.
