Core Values
The Scope of Our Mission
- We want to reach all who can benefit from our ministry.
- We want to develop students to their full potential.
- We want to emphasize spiritual results over academic achievement.
- We want to be faithful to our task and trust God to give the increase.
- We want to practice servant leadership: teachers serve students; administrators serve teachers.
- We want to make what is best for students our top priority.
- We want to emphasize the spirit of the law over the letter of the law.
- We want to emphasize who we are is more important than what we do.
- We want to emphasize function over form.
- We want to place overall, long-term benefits over expediency
- We want to ensure that no student is "harmed" for choosing to attend CCS.
- We want to make sure the teacher is the key to the classroom.
- We want to equip our teachers to teach: spiritual health, professional training, tools and resources, supportive and positive environment.
- We want to work in partnership with parents.
- We want to teach to the heart.
- We want to remember that all truth is God's truth.
- We want to teach with balance: knowledge (facts), wisdom (application), and maturity (experience).
- We want to emphasize comprehensive development: academic, physical, psychological, emotional, social, cultural.
Expected School-Wide Learning Results
Students that are faithful disciples of Christ who
Students that are compassionate who
- have a personal knowledge of Christ as their Savior.
- understand the Christian world view of life.
- exemplify Christ-like character and lead their lives according to Biblical standards of virtue and ethics.
- work independently without need of supervision.
- accept personal responsibility for their actions.
- are productive and efficient in carrying out their tasks.
- readily accept positions of leadership and influence.
- manage projects and accomplish goals.
- work well with people and foster good relationships.
- have a broad base of knowledge and experiences to draw upon.
- think logically and critically to ascertain truth and solve problems.
- can apply universal principles to an ever-changing world.
Students that are compassionate who
- care as much for others as for themselves.
- seek to improve the lives of those within their sphere of influence.
- can see life from another's point of view.