Christian Renewal School is an integrated Christian School for students from Year 1-13. We are committed to meeting the spiritual, academic, social and physical needs of all students, with a view to having a positive impact on future generations.

There are two particular areas where the Christian School is significantly different:

Academic Learning with God at the Centre

Truth at the Centre

Schooling is about learning and learning is about knowing truth. As Christians we begin with the fact that God is Truth.  If we are not learning truth then we must be learning a lie. God is Truth, Jesus is Truth and God's Word (Bible) is Truth.

• The object of education is truth. 
• If we believe that God is truth then we must begin with learning about God, studying the Bible and learning about how Jesus lived.
• If there is no learning about God then there is no truth.

God is truth; the Spirit is truth; and Jesus is truth. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me" (John 14:6). Jesus and the revelation the Spirit of truth gave through His apostles are the final, ultimate revelation and definition of truth about God, people, redemption, history, and the world. "The law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ" (John 1:17).

John 14:6
⁶ Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

John 1:17
¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 17:17
¹⁷ Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.

Deuteronomy 32:4
⁴ He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.

Psalm 119:142
¹⁴² Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth.

Psalm 119:151
¹⁵¹ You are near, O Lord, And all Your commandments are truth.

Psalm 119:160
¹⁶⁰ The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.

Only a curriculum with God and the Bible at the centre can encourage learning of truth. If it's not truth then it is false (lie).

The Bible at the Centre

All academic subjects are addressed in the Bible. To understand any subject completely we must understand the Biblical perspective. If a subject is taught apart from knowledge revealed in the Bible then understanding of the subject is incomplete

• Can I learn History if I do not understand God's role/hand in history/man's development?
• Is a student educated if he does not know about God, who is the source of life, truth, knowledge?
• Much of modern science comes through man's desire to learn more about God. Sir Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday, Johannes Kepler. Real success comes from commitment to learn more about God in every area of life.

Purpose of Life

Matthew 6:33
³³ But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

We are here to seek God and His Kingdom. Our purpose in life fits into God's purposes. All things were created through Him and for Him. Colossians 1:16

Education should prepare us for our purpose. If our purpose is about God then God must be at the centre. The Bible is God's revelation to us = how we understand God and must be foundational to all learning.

Success does not come apart from God. We are here to establish God's Kingdom on the earth

Goals of Christian Education

As the purpose of Christian Education is different so also will be the goals. Our expectation is that the reason for a student being in the Christian School is different.

1. To glorify God: man is created to enjoy God and have relationship with Him. Joy and success are not found in personal goals but in relationship with God
2. Biblical Worldview: to understand God's perspective in all areas of life, and learn to think like He does
3. To love and serve God, and our neighbour: the basis of the 10 Commandment = Love God and people (society)

Thus Christian Education must focus on all areas of life: spiritual, mental, social and physical

Luke 2:52 (NKJV)
⁵² And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

Christian Atmosphere/Environment

Education does not happen in a vacuum, but in an environment. The atmosphere is determined by the people in that learning environment. Within the Christian School there are two important factors:

All Staff are Christians

This determines the atmosphere of the class and also the Christian School. The teacher is a positive role model for students, and have the same high morals and traditional values that parents want taught. The student will become like the teacher (Matthew 10:25).

As we have asked past students and senior students what they have appreciated most about the Christian School one of the most common comments has been that the teachers are positive Christian role models, who genuinely care about every area of the student. They like the teachers.

Positive Peer Pressure

In a Christian School many students come from Christian homes, and have a desire to follow God. Students take on the values/beliefs of those around them. 1 Corinthians 15:33 teaches that 'bad company corrupts'. People are relational, students are relational. We influence and learn from each other.

An environment where the teachers and peers want to please God encourages Christian values. An environment where the majority are not Christians will not develop Christian values.