Bible Study
Kindergarten-Second grade
Bible class will be combined between kindergarten through second grade. Bible class will begin preparing young learners for a deep and lasting relationship with Christ. This Bible course covers a non-denominational catechism with forty-three question-and-answer statements for students to understand more about God’s creation and his involvement throughout. Bible class will be interactive and will include illustrated Bible stories, songs, memory verses, and much more.
By the end of the year in Bible class, students in K-2 will:
- Learn the first steps in how to study their Bibles and apply it to their lives.
- Collaborate with other classmates to discuss what they learn from Bible stories, learn Bible doctrines, and share the gospel with each other.
- Critically think about Bible stories and how they lead to each Bible truth and how those truths apply to their lives.
Third and Fourth grade Bible
This program reveals how the Old Testament books fit together to tell a single, connected story. As students follow that narrative, they will see the Old Testament not as a collection of Bible stories, but as the first several acts in the Bible’s story. Students will trace this story from Creation and the Fall through the unfolding theme of Redemption in the accounts of Noah, Abraham, Moses, and the nation of Israel. The course also includes two instructional strands: Bible study and apologetics.
By the end of the year, students in third-fourth grade Bible will:
- Learn to use the Bible study approach through observation, interpretation, and application. They will also practice defending the Bible as the only inspired and authoritative message from God.
- Develop inductive Bible study skills. Students will read from the Bible rather than merely hearing retellings of biblical passages. Activities based around those Bible passages will require them to observe, interpret, and apply the Scriptures.
- Be encouraged to internalize Biblical teachings, applying them, and defending them in the world.
Fifth grade Bible
This course develops students’ understanding of the New Testament as the culmination of God’s big story of Creation, Fall, and Redemption. Rather than completing brief overviews of moral themes, students will focus on the main themes that run throughout God’s redemption plan—glory, kingdom, covenants, divine presence, law and wisdom, and atonement and priesthood—which confront them with their need for Christ.
By the end of the year, students in fifth grade Bible will:
- Understand Biblical theology through observing, interpreting, and applying individual Bible passages to their lives.
- Understand God’s big story of Creation, Fall, and Redemption throughout the New Testament.
- Use their understanding of Biblical theology to understand key Biblical themes from the entire Bible, which culminate in Christ’s victory over death, sin, and all His enemies.
Sixth and Seventh grade Bible
In sixth grade, this course will present students with the truth of a biblical worldview, helping them distinguish it from the false worldviews of the day. Using the teaching of the Scriptures, it challenges students to examine how they think about the world and then leads them to see the world as it truly is. This course can be life-changing for students who diligently work through the biblical truths presented.
By the end of the year, students in sixth and seventh grade Bible will:
- Distinguish a biblical worldview from false worldviews and be equipped to live out a biblical worldview.
- Relate the story of Scripture to basic Christian beliefs and values as they learn what the Bible says about their identity, work, relationships, society, and belief system.
- Interact with several case studies to engage in real-world people and events to evaluate different scenarios from a Biblical perspective. These studies prepare students to think biblically when they encounter similar situations in their own lives.
- Learn research skills and critical thinking skills through Worldview Quests which help them dig deeper into specific worldview ideas.
