Our Mission

The mission of Cornerstone Christian Academy is to provide an excellent college preparatory education that teaches students how to think, learn and live consistently with Biblical principles acknowledging God as the foundation of all knowledge and truth.

Our Vision

Essential planning strategy begins with the end in view. What do we want to see in our children as they mature into adults? What will we as parents do to increase the probability that those ends will be met? We need to look no further than the familiar but very powerful phrase in the Lord's Prayer, "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." (Matthew 6:10)

We are those kingdom builders.  The major question is: whose kingdom are we building?  How can we encourage our children towards the goal of building God's kingdom?

The preliminary trajectory of life is set during the elementary and secondary schooling years through the loving leadership of attentive parents and diligent teachers.  Instruction from a biblical worldview equips the Christian school graduate to articulate both the foundational doctrines of the faith as well as a sense of how faith is the cornerstone of all areas of life and learning.

We desire that Cornerstone will be a campus where God is honored, where families experience a genuine and caring community, where your child is valued and encouraged, and where excellence is measured in light of eternal standards.

From the earliest age, our students will discover the excitement of learning and the rewards of diligent effort. As our students leave our school, they will find themselves well prepared having the tools and the confidence they need to handle any academic challenge. Cornerstone teachers will be exceptional educators skilled at making learning engaging and fun.

Cornerstone Christian Academy desires to be kingdom builders.  We want to fulfill the Great Commission by telling students every day the good news of the gospel and helping them to live their lives consistent with biblical truth.  By God's grace, Cornerstone will provide an educational opportunity for our students that builds God's kingdom through His power and for His glory.


Thanks to Dr. Mike Sligh of Lakeland Christian School for sharing his vision for their graduates in the article, "What's Next", (The Viking, August 2009); excerpts from that article were used with his permission.

OUR CORE VALUES

  • CCA will serve the community by being a Christian school characterized by academic excellence and a caring community resulting in transformed lives.

  • CCA is passionate to nurture growth in our students by encouraging them to acquire a deep and personal knowledge of Christ and His Word.

  • CCA encourages students to achieve the highest levels of Christian scholarship and learning to accomplish the eternal purposes for which God created them to live effective and productive lives in service to our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • CCA is committed to cultivating a biblical worldview within our students participating in their spiritual transformation and equipping them to reflect and extend God's kingdom.

  • CCA will attract and retain a credentialed core of spiritually vibrant master educators and offer exceptional academic, athletic, and fine art programs for our students. 

  • CCA will be good stewards of the resources God has entrusted to our care through fiscal prudence by cultivating a culture of philanthropic support for the school.  

 

Our Portrait of a Graduate

We desire to cultivate students who: 

Understand and Believe the Gospel, enjoying a growing faith in Jesus Christ. 

We believe there is nothing more important in one’s life than to be reconciled with God, living in union with Him. It is faith in Jesus that reconciles us to God and allows His image in us to be restored. Walking in relationship with God, Cornerstone students will build virtuous habits and share the love of Jesus in words and actions.   

Study scripture, pray, and serve faithfully in both the local body of Christ and the community. 

The rhythms of faith pervade all that we do and say as a school, and we give our students daily training and practice in the spiritual disciplines, including studying Scripture, praying, worshipping, and serving. Participation in a local church provides Christian formation and worship that connects them to God’s Kingdom, and we endeavor to continue this work at school through increasing knowledge of Scripture, a Biblical worldview, and discernment of what is good and true. 

Read deeply and charitably, reason truthfully and rigorously. 

Cornerstone trains students in both the art and mechanics of reading as key components of academic excellence. In teaching our students how to read, we teach them to read deeply, not settling for shallow or simplistic interpretations. We also teach them to read charitably, which means that they learn to understand a text and the author’s point of view without immediate criticism. Students engage with the Western canon, which simultaneously presents the truth, beauty, and goodness of God’s creation while also exposing students to quality non-Christian works that complement and challenge their Biblical worldview in a structured learning environment.  

Speak and write with wisdom and eloquence. 

Across the curriculum, Cornerstone trains students in the skill of persuading others of what is true, good, and beautiful. Students develop strong skills in rhetoric by speaking and writing with wisdom and eloquence, as one without the other is either ineffective or destructive. 

Engage creation with wonder and a love of learning, pursuing beauty and working diligently. 

The beauty of God and His creation awakens wonder, which causes us to desire to participate in that beauty more thoroughly. Created in God’s image, we also long to be creative. The more our students understand the purpose and form of creation, the better suited they are to work with its material and mechanisms. This is wonderfully illustrated through the skills of mathematics, which teach students how numbers, whether discrete or continuous, applying to motion or to rest, allow understanding of the rhythms of God’s creation. Joined with the persistence gained through hard work, students who have developed mathematical skills and whose sense of wonder is engaged by the beauty of God’s creation are equipped to participate in the sciences and fine arts productively and delightfully. 

Love and serve Christ the King, bringing shalom by sharing the Gospel and acting for the good of others. 

When our students’ highest allegiance is to Christ, loving and serving Him goes hand in hand with loving and serving our neighbors. CCA students are equipped with the armor of God and ready to share the gospel of peace according to Ephesians 6:10-18. Jesus, the Prince of Peace (shalom), said that He came to give life and give it abundantly. Our students endeavor to create shalom through the power of Christ by living in His peace, harmony, wholeness, completeness, health, safety, welfare, prosperity, and contentment. As His followers, our students spread this abundant life wherever they go by proclaiming the Gospel; caring for the needs of those around us; defending the defenseless; striving for peace; and exhibiting joy through laughter and friendship.