Philosophy of Education
The purpose of education for Hartville Christian School (HCS) is to provide the opportunity for each child to develop his giftings and talents to their maximum potential under the guidance of qualified teachers, who uphold the doctrines and practices of the Word of God as understood from a historic Anabaptist worldview.
Our goal is to equip our students with the tools they will need to be faithful ambassadors for Christ to the world, steadfast servants in their local churches, and successful individuals in whatever the Lord has for their lives. To achieve this goal HCS provides a Biblically based curriculum taught by godly, caring teachers in small classes.
It is the aim of HCS to teach each child that they have been purposely made in the image of God, and will give an account for how they use their life and develop their God-given talents for His glory. HCS believes that God himself created each individual child. This belief is the basis for the worth of the individual, the immortality of the soul, the dignity of man, respect for God, morality in society, and the freedom and responsibility to make choices according to his ability.
It is the school's aim to have every child respect, appreciate, and relate to the God-ordained institutions of our society in a biblically appropriate manner. HCS desires to produce students who seek to honor God in the home, the church, the school, and the government. It is essential to guide each student to develop talents and potentialities, to master the tools of learning, and to give opportunity for moral, spiritual, academic, and physical development.
The continuing aim of HCS shall be to recognize the Word of God, the Bible, as the final authority in problems pertaining to this life. In all school studies, the teachers shall instill the children with the principles of the Word of God by specific application to the problems of our time and shall impress onto the students their freedom and responsibility to make choices according to the Bible and the direction of the Holy Spirit under the guidance of parents and the church.
Statement of Faith
- We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible authoritative Word of God.
- We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and His personal return in power and glory.
- We believe that for salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
- We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
- We believe in the resurrection of life for the believer in Christ, and those who reject Him are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
- We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- We believe the Christian life is a life of holiness, not conformed to the world but separated unto God.
- We believe the Christian life is a life of love for all people and is exemplified by spoken word and acts of love to friends and enemies alike.