Administrators at
Northside Christian Academy often say that the word
Christian is not in our name by accident. We
choose to organize our whole educational plan around
the idea of teaching our students to filter what
they learn through a Biblical lens. So how does that
happen in a high school classroom? The following
examples are just a few of the things that have been
said or done in senior high this year.
Consider the history classroom where Mrs. Miller was
teaching about the fall of the
Roman Empire. Her analogy was that the moral decline of the
Roman Empire was similar to moral stances our own
culture has taken in recent years. Then she gave
specific examples of poor moral choices, including
embryonic stem cell research. Next-door neighbor and
fellow history teacher, Mr. Nelson taught his
students the importance of citizenship and the
impact Christians have on a society when they go to
the polls and vote. So persuasive was he, that
students who were old enough registered and voted in
the fall election. Graduates regularly come back to
see him just to get the forms or information on how
to register because they have turned 18 after
graduation.
Across the hall, Mr. Miller put up a bulletin board
illustrating how mathematics reflects the character
traits of God and followed that board with a “count”
your blessings board for which students wrote their
blessings on various geometric shapes.
Near the office, Mrs. Hicks’ human anatomy class was
learning that God creates our bodies, and the
physical evidence under the microscope illustrates
this fact. When a student asked how a cell knew to
go through its processes, Mrs. Hicks pointed the
student to the Divine Creator.
In Bible classes, Mr. Riddell taught his seniors just how
far seven men have taken accepted thought away from
the plumb line of the Bible as they studied secular
humanism. Mr. Snuffer explained the consequences of
Jephthah’s rash promise and taught his students the
importance of thinking carefully about promises
before committing to them, and what God’s
expectations of us are. In a later unit, the juniors
analyzed bio-medical issues on the forefront today
and explained whether or not each is ethical from a
Biblical perspective.
This story is repeated in every classroom. Our students
walk away with knowledge based on God’s perspective,
not just what man has to say. When they graduate,
they have the necessary tools to succeed in life
because they know the truth—the truth found only in
God.
