AIMS AND GOALS OF F.A.C.S.

For the Spiritual and Moral Growth of the Students, the school seeks:

1. To teach the Bible as God’s inspired Word and to develop attitudes of love and respect toward it.
2. To lead the pupil to a decision of confessing Christ as Saviour and Lord.
3. To develop a desire to know and obey the will of God as revealed in the Scriptures.
4. To develop the mind of Christ toward Godliness and sin and to teach the students how to overcome sin.
5. To encourage the development of self-discipline and responsibility in the student based on respect for and submission to God and all other authority.
6. To help the student develop for himself a Christian world view by integrating life and studies with the Bible.

For the Student’s Personal and Social Development, the school aims:

1. To help the student develop his personality based both on a proper
understanding and acceptance of himself as a unique individual created in the image of God and on the fullest possible development of his own capabilities.
2. To teach the students to treat everyone with love and respect because they, too, are made in God’s image.
3. To make the student a contributing member of this society who realizes his dependence on others and their dependence on him and his need to serve them.
4. To promote an understanding of time as a God-given commodity, to teach the individual responsibility for effective use of time.
5. To show a realistic and Biblical view of life and work and provide skills for personal relationships and future endeavors.
6. To develop both good and proper attitudes toward marriage and the family and also the understanding and skills needed to establish God-honoring homes.
7. To promote physical fitness, good health habits, and wise use of the body as the temple of God.
8. To impart the Biblical attitudes toward material things and to encourage individual responsibility of using them for God’s glory.

Academically, the school endeavors:
1. To promote high academic standards within the potential of the individual as uniquely created by God and to help the student realize his full academic potential.
2. To help each student gain a thorough comprehension and command of the fundamental processes used in communication and dealing with others, such as reading, writing, listening and speaking.
3. To teach and encourage the use of good study habits.
4, to teach the student how to do independent research and to reason logically.
5. To motivate the student to pursue independent study in areas of personal interest.
6. To develop creative and critical thinking and the proper use of Biblical criteria for evaluation.
7. To promote good citizenship through developing the understanding and appreciation of our Christian and American heritages of responsible freedom, human dignity, and acceptance of authority.
8. To discuss current affairs in all fields and relate them to God’s plan for man.
9. To produce an understanding and appreciation for God’s world and an awareness of man’s role in his environment and his God-given responsibility to use and preserve it properly.
10. To engender an appreciation of the fine arts through the development of the student’s understanding and personal expression.

Working with the Homes from which the Students come, the school desires:

1. To cooperate closely with the parents in every phase of the student’s development, especially as it relates to the school program.
2. To help the parents understand the school’s purpose and programs.
3. To aid families in Christian growth and to help them develop Christ-centered homes.
4. To assist parents in keeping up with the changing culture and its effects on the home and the implications for their children.
5. To encourage regular attendance and involvement in the local church.
6. To encourage a continuous commitment to Christian education.