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As
with everything, CCCS exists to bring glory to God. We believe
strongly that we do that by strengthening the minds of our
students. Therefore, academics are a top priority at Columbia
County Christian School. It is our goal that every student
would be appropriately challenged and stretched. Through the
guiding of the Holy Spirit, the Apostle Paul wrote that we would
be able to know the will of God when we had renewed our minds
(Rom. 12:2). It is our desire to be a key tool in the hands of
the Spirit as He renews the minds of our students.
Our
elementary school has
small classes that focus on fundamentals using a Biblically
based curriculum that integrates Christ-likeness into every
aspect of the students' work. The result is a school that
consistently outranks the national average on every measured
category of the Stanford Achievement Tests. In fact, in most
categories our class average scores were above the 70th
percentile, with some of our top performing class being above
the 90th percentile (see graphic at right). |
The
graph above shows the performance of one of our elementary
classes on last year's Stanford Achievement Test. Their
lowest
score (Mathematics Problem Solving) was at the 78th
percentile nationally! |
I t
is not our goal that students simply
survive
the challenges of
middle school, but that they
thrive
and begin to form the bonds of
friendship that will build the memories they have for
the rest of their
lives. Academically, math and language arts continue to be the center
of attention while the Biblically based natural and social science
curricula expand so that our students learn to understand God’s world
correctly. These core subjects are supplemented with special classes in
art, music, drama, computers, PE, and foreign language. Students are
encouraged to share their gifts with others through concerts, dramatic
performances, and student Praise Band.
High
school
students are stretched and challenged by a college preparatory
curriculum taught from a distinctively Christian perspective. Small
classes are taught by caring professionals. A science lab and new
computer lab support advanced classes like calculus, chemistry, physics,
and comparative religion. English classes stress writing and literature
in addition to grammar, and history is seen as the story of God’s
redemptive work among mankind.
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