Kingdom Education Principles

The Academy operates in concert with parents based on the following Kingdom Education Principles, as published in Glen Shultz’s book Kingdom Education:

1. The education of children and youth is the primary responsibility of parents.  Deuteronomy 6:4-9; 11:18-21; Psalm 78: 1-7; Psalm 127:3; Proverbs 22:6; Malachi 2:13-16; Ephesians 6:4

2. The education of children and youth is a 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week process that continues from birth till maturity.  Deuteronomy 6:7; 11:19; Proverbs 22:6

3. The education of children and youth must have as its primary goals the salvation of and discipleship of the next generation.  Psalm 78:6-7; Matthew 28:19-20

4. The education of children and youth must be based on Gods’ Word as absolute truth.  Matthew 24:35; Psalm 119

5. The education of children and youth must hold Christ as preeminent in all of life.  Colossians 2:3, 6-10

6. The education of children and youth must not hinder the spiritual and moral development of the next generation.  Matthew 18:6; 19:13-14; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17

7. The education of children and youth, if and when delegated to others by parents, must be done by teachers chosen with utmost care to ensure that they all follow these principles.  Exodus 18:21; I Samuel 1:27-28; 3:1-10

8. The education of children and youth results in the formation of a belief system or worldview that will be patterned after the belief systems or worldviews of the person’s teachers.  Luke 6:40

9. The education of children and youth must lead to true wisdom by connecting all knowledge to a biblical worldview frame of reference.  Romans 1:20; Psalm 19:1; Proverbs 4:5,7; 3:19; 9:10; Psalm 104:24; 136:5; Jeremiah 10:12; Romans 11:33; Luke 11:52; Colossians 2:3; I Corinthians 8:1; 13:8; Romans 1:28

10. The education of children and youth must have a view of the future that includes the eternal perspective. Colossians 3:1-2; Matthew 6:19-20; II Timothy 4:6-8; Acts 20:24; Hebrews 11:13; Colossians 3:23-24