Educational Philosophy
Educational Philosophy
Freedom’s Home & School Partnership is an educational learning center that embraces a Classical and Christian approach to imparting knowledge to the students it enrolls. Character development within the context of a nurturing community is an important aspect of the FHSP learning environment. As a classical institution, we adhere to the elements of classical education in purpose, structure, and content in the following ways:
We will seek to instill moral virtue in our students, prepare them to be life-long, independent learners and promote responsible citizenship within the context of a learning environment that is marked by relationships that promote integrity, humility and love.
We will follow the classical educational pattern of the Trivium, a teaching model that seeks to tailor subject matter to a student's cognitive development through the Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric stages.
Grammar (grades 1-4) emphasizes mastery of the fundamental rules of each subject. This stage would include memorization of rules, facts, dates, and events that relate to a given subject and familiarization with people and stories of Western Civilization.
Logic (grades 5-8) emphasizes the ordered relationship of particulars in each subject that assists the student in developing critical thinking skills in order to examine relationships within and between their fields of study. At this stage the student asks investigative questions as it relates to the subject at hand and uses logic/reasoning skills to derive meaning and draw conclusions.
Rhetoric (future grades 9-12) emphasizes the clear expression of the grammar and logic of each subject through speech and writing. Students develop oral and written skills in order to persuasively express their findings and opinions in a given subject.
Content
We will study the masters of Western Civilization and their representative works. Ultimately we look to the Scriptures, and the life and person of Jesus Christ, to define what is good, true and beautiful in our studies, and to determine what is worthy of occupying our minds and hearts.