Our Structure
Three-Day Core Course
We believe that families are central to the education of their children. Families often find themselves slaves to the school system rather than the school serving the families in their educational role. At Coram Deo Academy, we offer a robust three-day model of education affording families time together. Our core courses are held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday where we offer humanities, mathematics, and science. Monday and Friday are left for the parents to bring in electives that fit with the family's goals and ideas. For those who need a Monday and Friday option, in the future, we hope to hold enrichment courses that add to the core days.
Our Fields of Study
Humanities
To study humanities is to study the image-bearers of God. This is a quintessential part of Christian education as students watch the epic story of God’s world unfolding. To study history is to give those that have gone before us a voice into the future. To study literature is to analyze and discern characters and see truth or lies, goodness or evil, and beauty or ugliness.
To study theology is to study the King of Kings. Our humanities put the teacher in the position of guide in order to aid students in navigating context, bias, original sources, and stories. Students then use that information to discern truth.
Mathematics
God is a God of order and His unchanging nature is revealed in the study of mathematics. By building mastery, based on a child's skill rather than their age, we progress through the complexity of concepts to develop reasoning skills. We tie mathematics into other fields of study so that students understand that all learning is integrated. We allow time for mastery, therefore our math progression moves slower and deeper. We pose problems for students to solve and coach them in how to puzzle to a conclusion. This, integrated with logical reasoning, is a skill that can serve the student in discernment. Mathematics solves for objective truth and this purpose translates to all of life. Rightly understood, mathematics is a beautiful reflection of the Creator Himself.
Science
Our philosophy of science is best captured by Psalm 19:
PSALM 19
The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Day to day pours out speech,
and night to night reveals knowledge.
There is no speech, nor are there words,
whose voice is not heard.
Their voice goes out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.
In them he has set a tent for the sun,
which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber,
and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
and its circuit to the end of them,
and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
We believe that the study of God's creation reveals His handy-work. Science should instill wonder and curiosity at the "how" of nature while understanding the magic of creation. Ultimately, the purpose of studying science should help equip a Christian to fulfill the Genesis mandate of dominion. The true study of science informs our worldview, and does not stand in opposition to faith, but declares God's power.