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    1. INTEGRATING CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES INTO CURRICULUM Rev. Festus Akhimien (Administrator General, W.O.F.G.S.)

    3. Text John 8:32; Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 3:17; For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 2 Tim. 3:16-17; All scriptures is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. Acts 17:28; For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

    4. GOALS OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Introduction We are each a unitary phenomenon, an integral creation of God composed of spiritual, intellectual, emotional, social and physical aspects. Every goal presented is designed to produce a CHRIST-CENTERED EDUCATION.

    5. SPIRITUAL GOALS “That you may become blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and preserve nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world” . (Phil. 2:15) To teach the Bible as the infallible, inspired word of God (II Tim. 3:16) To develop a proper respect for God’s word, being open to His wisdom. (I Jn. 1:1) To teach basic Bible doctrines To bring students to salvation and into a growing personal relationship with Christ, maturing in the fruit of the spirit. (Gal. 5:22-23)

    6. To know the father closely through a consistent prayer life and fellowship with other believers. (Luke 18:1 and I These 5:17) To help the student renew his mind and apply God’s word in dealing with issues of life. (Matt. 26:41 and Romans 12:2) To help the student develop responsibility and the discipline necessary to submit to God’s authority (Rom. 13:1-2) To help the student discover his talents and place in the local church and his world. To develop in the student a Christian world view.

    7. INTELLECTUAL GOALS Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes because he had an excellent spirit. (Dan. 6:3) To teach the students to have an excellent spirit To teach the students about the renewing of mind. (Romans 12:1-2) To have an excellent mind which is the mind of Christ. (Phil. 2:5) To formulate a distinctive Christian mind that is able to think and act according to biblical principles. (Phil. 4:8-9) To provide the knowledge of the universe. (2Pet. 3:8)

    8. SOCIAL GOALS The Christian school’s social goals fundamentally deal with having a submissive spirit to all God ordained authority and serving people according to Jesus’ example. We believe our students should learn to willingly and joyfully submit to the authority of the Christian school, by instilling the principle of submission to all God given authority. This will enable the student to practice this principle in other areas of life, ultimately submitting every area of their lives to God.

    9. To train students to fulfill the word of God by being in subjection to the governing authorities. I Pet. 2:13-14 To train students to honour their parents because it is commanded by God. Eph. 6:1-3 To train students to develop proper attitudes towards marriage and the family with the understanding and skills needed to establish God fearing homes. Eph. 5:22-24; 6:4

    10. To train students to submit to the person in the position of authority above them regardless of how they are treated. I Pet. 2:18-19; Eph. 6:5 To train students to respect and honour those that are older than them. I Tim. 5:1-2 To train students to be selfless, humble, and submissive. To train students to be helpers. Phil. 2:3-4; Gal. 6:2; 6:9-10

    11. PHYSICAL GOALS “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” (John 3:2) Each human body is unique, and is considered individually by God The human body merits life long respect and commitment to its health and integrity. The human body is the physical aspect and expression of a multi-faceted being in which the condition of physical health and well-being affects the whole person’s integral being and vice-versa.

    12. The human body is intended to, and should be used to glorify God in faithful vocational service. Proper nutrition is the personal responsibility of each person, or caretaker Through exercises such as athletics, swimming, gymnastics, and sports, students’ personal health and physical development are enhanced.

    13. CURRICULUM DEFINED According to English (2000), “Curriculum is any document that exists in a school that defines the work of teachers by identifying the content to be taught and the methods to be used”

    14. CONCURRENT CURRICULA OFFICIAL CURRICULUM – Curriculum described in formal documents. OPERATIONAL CURRICULUM – Curriculum embodied in actual teaching practices and tests. HIDDEN CURRICULUM – Institutional norms and values not openly acknowledged by teachers or school officials

    15. NULL CURRICULUM – The subject matters not taught. EXTRA CURRICULUM – The planned experiences outside the formal curriculum. LIVING CURRICULUM – The teacher is the living curriculum. In summary: Curriculum is everything that a student learns…. Everything that supports learning. (Petry, 2000) Prov. 29: 18; Isa. 48:17; 2 Cor. 10:5; Col. 2:8

    16. INTEGRATE means “to renew; to restore; to perfect; to make a thing entire” Matt. 6:24; Matt. 12:25 Christian School Curriculum Development God’s revelation in scripture The Christian Theistic Worldview The Christian Philosophy of Education Mission Statement General Objectives of Education General Principles of Education Choose a Method of Biblical Integration

    17. God’s revelation in scripture Understand God’s revelation in creation and God’s revelation in the written word. 2 Tim. 3:16-17 Christian Theistic worldview The bible is God’s authoritative word of life. God’s written word provides answers to basic questions about our world and our role in it.

    18. The Christian Philosophy of Education “Education is the bringing up, as of a child; instruction; formation of manners. Education comprehends all that series of instruction and discipline which is intended to enlighten the understanding, correct the temper, and form the manners and habits of youth, and fit them for usefulness in their future stations. (1828, Webster) Nature of Education: The Nature of Education is the revelation of God as truth. Man then obeys this truth and applies it. (John 1:14; 14:6)

    19. Purpose of Education: The purpose of education is to learn the knowledge of God and His truth (Prov. 2:5) To respond to God and His truth (Col. 1:10; James 1:22), to live in harmony with God and His truth (Romans 5:1). To impact others with the knowledge of God and His truth (Matt. 28:19-20; Mk. 16:15; Acts 1:8). Teachers are the living curriculum. They embody the foundational values and precepts of the curriculum they teach. (II Cor. 3:3-3)

    20. The Responsibility of Parents in Education The Word of God commands parents to bring up their children in the nature and admonition of the Lord. (Eph. 6:4) Parents are responsible for the education of their children (Deut. 6:7; Psalm 78:5-7). They entrust a portion of this task to the school. (II Tim. 2:1-2)

    21. The Student in Christian Education: Students are made in the image of God. The ultimate aim of Christian education is to establish the student as a disciple of Jesus Christ (Matt. 28:19). Thoroughly equipped for every good work (II Tim. 3:17) The Leader in Christian Education Leaders must make all decisions based on the Word of God. Maintain good communication with staff (Titus 1:10-11), create a team (Eph. 4:16), develop accountability (Matt, 18:15-17; Heb. 13:17) and be a servant leader (Gal. 5:13)

    22. The Teacher in Christian Education: The school requires their teachers to be mature, born again Christians who are examples to others in their personal conduct (Titus 1:5-9), Whose lives have evidence of the fruit of the spirit in operation. (Gal. 5:22-14; Rm. 12:1-2) They must be students of the Bible because they must know the truth in order to teach it. (II Tim. 2:15) We expect our teachers to serve as shepherds and have a servant’s heart (Matt. 20:27-28).

    23. 4. Mission Statement It states a clear and concise expression of the school’s function. It defines the school’s reason for being. Everything on your school must spring from the mission statement and be judged by it. 5. General Objectives of Education Apply Christian philosophy and mission to establish the general objectives of education and the general principles of curriculum. They are what the school must achieve to accomplish its goal.

    24. General Principles of Education These are the Christian educator’s approach to curriculum in the light of the Christian philosophy. The principles must be Christ centered, bible integrated, pupil related and socially applied.

    25. 7. Choose a Method of Biblical Integration Schools of thoughts Integration of Faith and Learning Movement: Believes that public education cannot succeed because it fails to teach from a Christian perspective. Christian principles must be discovered from biblical research and then incorporated. The bible must be used frequently in various content areas.

    26. Incarnational Learning Movement: Seeks to develop an educational model based on the word of God The Principles Approach (Verna Hall and Rosalie Slater) This is a combination of 1. and 2.

    27. Steps to integrating Christian Principles to Curriculum Step One: Define your vocabulary Step Two: Research the vocabulary and its synonyms in the bible Step Three: Reason and come to conclusions from the definitions and scriptures Step Four: Research and record the relevance of your subject based on step 3

    28. EXAMPLES ECONOMICS : The science of household management. The science that deals with the production, distribution and consumption of wealth, and with the various related problems of labour, finance, taxation, (Webster 1983 Dictionary)

    29. Management: art of managing, or handling, controlling, directing: 2: skillful managing; careful, tactful treatment. Production: the act or process of producing. The rate of producing, something produced, product. In economics, the creation of economic value; the producing of goods and services. Distribution: Distributing or being distributed; the act of diving. Among a number; allotment in parts or portions. They system or process of distributing commodities to consumers.

    30. Consumption: Consuming or being consumed; waste; destruction. In economics the using up of goods or services opposed to production, the amount used up. Labour: Physical or mental exertion: Work; toil: a specific task; piece of work; the work accomplished or the part played in society by all workers.

    31. Finance: System or science of public revenue and expenditure or of any money matters; the money, resources, income of a nation, organization or person. Taxation: a taxing or being taxed, a tax or tax levy. The principles of levying taxes, revenue from taxes.

    32. Vocabulary In Scripture Management Luke 19:13 (The parable of the ten pieces of money) And he called his ten servants, and delivered then ten pounds, and said unto them, occupy till I come. Luke 20:9 then began he to speak to the people this parables; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into far country for a long time.

    33. Matt. 13:52. Then said he unto them, therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

    34. Production: Exo. 5:7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore let them go and gather straw for themselves. I Kings 6:38 and in the eleventh year, the month But, which is the eight month was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.

    35. Distribution Rev. 2:23b and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto everyone of you according to your works. Rev. 3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God… Phil. 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

    36. Consumption: I Kings 5:11 and Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household and twenty measures of pure oil. Thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. Psalm 128:2 when you eat the labour of your hands, you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. Prov. 12:11 He who till his land will be satisfied with bread… Eccl. 5:12. The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much…

    37. Labour: Luke 10:7 And in the same house remain eating and drinking such things as they give; for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Eccl. 9:10 whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work… in the grave where you are going. Romans 12:11 Not lagging in diligence, but fervent in spirit; serving the lord. Eph. 4:28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labour, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.

    38. Finance: Matt. 13:46 (parable of the merchant man) who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. Prov. 15:27. He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house… I Tim. 6:10 for the love money is a root of all kinds of evil…

    39. Taxation: Matt. 22: Then saith unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar; and unto God the things that are God’s

    40. Reasoning and Conclusion from the Definitions and Scriptures Economics is the study of the way God wants His things to be managed. The nature of Economics is God as the provider of our basic need. The purpose of Economics is to study the way God provide for His people as well as our attitude towards one another. Series of method are used to come to biblical conclusions about God’s provisions.

    41. At the beginning when God made man He place him in the Garden of Eden (Gen. 1:26-29). God gave man the ability to multiply (Gen. 1:28) God also gave gift to everyman according to the measure of faith (Eph. 4:11)

    42. There are certain principles that God has set aside. Students need to learn these through the study of management, production, and distribution. These systems will always point to general principles found in the scriptures. By these studies, God is revealed as the provider of all things (Phil. 4:19)

    43. We teach Economic because students: Need to know that whatever good gift or things we have are from God Need to know that God blesses those who are generous with Him Need to know that Believers are not to base their respect for people on their wealth Need to know that property rights are to be protected

    44. Need to know that property may result from several causes about which God warns us Need to know that work is part of God’s plan for man Need to know that Business must be conducted honestly Need to know that an employer must be fair to his workers.

    45. EXAMPLE 2: ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING: In general terms the system, science or words, or art of keeping, analyzing and explaining commercial accounts; A statement of debts and credits; a setting or balancing of accounts. (Webster’s 1983 Dictionary)

    46. KEEP: To write regular entries in the Trinity keeps records in heaven ANALYZE: To examine critically. The Bible admonishes everyone to search the scripture in order to update himself. STATEMENT: A formal presentation of money owned for goods, services BALANCE: To adjust an account, to make two amounts equal.

    47. b. VOCABULARY IN SCRIPTURES KEEP: Luke 1:3-4. “It seemed good to me also, having had prefect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus. That thou mightiest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.” Acts 1:1. “The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach.” I John 5:7 “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the father, the word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”

    48. ANALYZE “I Timothy 2:15, Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly diving the word of truth.” Acts 17:11 of the Berean brethren. “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scripture daily, whether those things were so.”

    49. EXPLAIN Luke 24:27; “And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scripture the things concerning himself.” Acts 8:35; Concerning the Ethiopian Eunuch. “Then Philip opened his month and bean at the same scripture and preached unto him Jesus.” Matt. 13:13b “ ... and his disciples came unto Him saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.”

    50. BALANCE Matt. 25:27 (Parable of the talents) therefore you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I wanted have received by my own with interest Luke 19:23 (Parable of the ten pounds) why then did you not put my money in the bank that at my coming I might have collected it with interest Also Mark 12:1-9 Matt. 12:36. But I say unto you, that Every Idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Daniel 5:27. (Interpretation of the writing on the wall). Thou are weighed in the balances and art found wanting.

    51. STATEMENT Matt. 18:23-24: And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him which owned him ten thousand talents Jesus also uses an illustration of the forgiving of indebtedness as a picture of the way His followers should forgive one another repeatedly, of necessary. He condemns one who though forgiven, will not forgive another.

    52. REASONING AND CONCLUSIONS FROM THE DEFINITIONS AND SCRIPTURES   Accounting is the system of collating and keeping records which reveals the way God deals with His creatures. The nature of accounting is the process of revealing the true nature of God and the way we relate with one another. Some of these methods can be used to come to a biblical conclusions about the way God deals with His creations. At the outset, God gave man the inspiration to write the scripture through the Holy Spirit (2 Tim. 3:16-17). God gave men the ability to keep records (Luke 1:1-2; Acts 1:1). From the searching of the word of God we can be grounded in the things concerning God. (Acts 17:5)

    53. There are certain rules that God has declared. Students must learn these rules as they study the art of record keeping analysis and explanation. These rules will always find its cause in the scriptures. The purpose of keeping record is to know everything that was spoken concerning Jesus (Matt. 1:21) by analyzing the scripture, our faith is strengthened in God. There are so many things about God that requires explanation (Acts 17:5; Rev. 1:1) Through the study of accounting, students will cultivate the habit of keeping recordings of their dealings both God and their fellow human being (Heb. 10:25)

    54. We teach Accounting because students: Need to be able to know how to keep records Need to be able to examine critically the true nature of God Need to develop the ideal of constantly studying the word of God Need to be honest in financial transactions Need to learn to forgive one another as God has forgiven them their debt Need to be able to give a true account of their stewardship.

    55. We teach by WHAT WE SAY We teach more by WHAT WE DO We teach most by WHO WE ARE.

    56. In conclusion, I encourage BIU staff and faculty to LEAD THE CHANGE : Teach by WHAT YOU SAY Teach more by WHAT YOU DO Teach most by WHO YOU ARE.

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