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VCS...The Plan
"...thou shalt keep the commandments of The
Lord thy God,
to walk in his plan, and to fear Him."
Deuteronomy 8:6
So, what is the plan to take the path toward
excellence, integrity and equity in the arena of home education? Of
course with the believer, the main path is a life of righteousness
in Christ Jesus and reaching the end of that path takes a lifetime.
Training, teaching and discipleship are the keys to unlocking the
door into godly manhood and godly womanhood. Training children to be
obedient and submissive to authority, if done very early in the
child's life, will make the teaching of academics, life skills and
extracurricular lessons more simple. While training and teaching are
taking place, discipleship is the motivation in making all the
lessons Christ-centered.
As parents train their children in the
character qualities of attentiveness, cooperation,
friendliness, gratefulness, honesty, joyfulness, kindness, to name a
few, the teaching and learning process becomes such a joy. God
speaks of children being an inheritance from Him and as His commands
for child training are followed with consistency he/she will truly
bring gladness to the heart of the parent.
It is so important to acquire the skills
needed to function in the world we live in and, of course, Reading,
Writing and basic Math are all foundational to higher learning. As
the student gains confidence in his/her acquired skills and
knowledge, they can be challenged each proceeding year to learn more
and more details.
The founders of VCS have such a system of
guidance procedures from Kindergarten through the Senior year in
High School. Each advancing year for the VCS student brings new
challenges not only in the basics, but then on to studies in the
content subjects of Literature, History, Geography and Science,
along with Music and Art Appreciation, Foreign Language and a
Personal Exercise Program (P.E.P.), as well as other delight
directed studies.
With the numerous resources from which the
Cornwells have collected data over the years, they are a treasure
trove of information to the inquiring home educating parent. One of
the major aspects of the School, which attracts families to VCS, is
the flexibility of curriculum choice and annual Spring/Summer basic
skills test selection which the school's directors allow. The
required school registration, quarterly report and graded student
forms are simple to follow, so as to make obligations of paperwork
lighter.
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