Eastwood Christian School
1. God as the final authority
2. Biblical worldview
3. Original documents emphasis
4. Education for formation
5. Critical thinking—"Why?"
Pursuing the true, good, and beautiful
Trivium—grammar, logic and rhetoric
6. Integrated interdisciplinary learning
Appreciation for Western Civilization
Latin taught as a core requirement
Humanities and Fine Arts emphasis
7. Learning how to learn
Mastery as working to one's potential
Lifelong learning as the ultimate goal
8. Ultimate truth taught as objective, knowable and absolute
9. Becoming like Jesus to serve others and His Kingdom
10. Parents as primary educators
American School System
1. Self as the final authority
2. Naturalistic worldview
3. Textbook emphasis
4. Education for information
5. Correct procedures—"How?"
Pursuing facts without a framework
Pragmatism—what works
6. Fragmented and disjointed learning
Critique of Western Civilization
Latin as an elective
Techno-rational emphasis
7. Learning how to pass tests
Mastery as measured by grades Graduation as the ultimate goal
8. Ultimate truth taught as subjective, unknowable, and relative
9. Self-actualization to achieve personal peace and affluence
10. Government as the primary educator
An ECS family must understand and be committed to classical, Christ-centered education. Parents should want their children to attend Eastwood Christian School because of what they are taught, how they are taught, and by whom they are taught. Eastwood Christian School is a learning-oriented community, where students are challenged to achieve their individual educational potential for the sake of serving the Kingdom of God.