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Statement of Philosophy |
| Trinity Lutheran School is a vital part of the mission and ministry of Trinity Lutheran Church to its members and to the greater community. In particular, the role of the school is that of assisting parents in the education, guidance and encouragement of their children in matters both spiritual and secular. |
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Objectives (Pre K-8) |
| Trinity Lutheran School is an integral part of the ministry of Trinity Lutheran Church. The purpose of Trinity Lutheran School is to provide Christian education in partnership with parents so that... |
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...children will learn to appreciate themselves as persons of worth, children of God who are made in His image; |
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...children will see themselves as sinners who have been forgiven through the redemption of Christ, and who now freely and fully forgive others; |
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...children will commit themselves to service to God through service to their fellow human beings; |
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...children will be witnessing Christians who proclaim Christ through word and actions. |
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| It is our aim to nurture and instruct our pupils so that students of Trinity Lutheran School will become young men and women who... |
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...have acquired a basic foundation of knowledge and concepts in all curricular areas, and have developed skills that enable them to gain access to information needed; |
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...enjoy learning and recognize it as a lifelong challenge and pursuit; |
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...appreciate the arts and the diversity of cultures among God's created peoples; |
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...apple sound techniques of decision-making and accept responsibility for their decisions and actions; |
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...are empowered by the Holy Spirit; |
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...celebrate all of life as a joyful act of worship and praise to God. |
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Credo |
| We believe that Christian Education... |
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...is essential for the Church to fulfill its responsibility of spreading the Gospel to all people; |
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...enables the individual to develop a closer relationship with God and His Word; |
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...will develop the role of the individual in transferring the infinite love of God to his fellow man; |
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...provides the individual with a Christian perspective that will enable him or her to distinguish and reconcile the spiritual and secular aspects of life; |
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...accomplishes its purposes through the impetus and power of the Holy Spirit. |