Strong Spiritual Emphasis and Excellent Educational Outcomes (my son)
Where do I begin? My son plays football at ACS. "The Spirit of Gideon" was the theme of their 8th grade season. Every practice, every game was committed to growing as football players and growing in their spiritual understanding. This was a daily thing. It was woven so tightly into the football program that it could not be separated from it. They wear "Christian" on the front of their uniforms and take it to heart. The football program is nothing if it does not reflect the glory of Christ in all they do. Where else can I send my son to school and provide him with this kind of a daily, Christ-centered experience?
The academic curriculum is strong. I appreciate subjects being taught with a Biblical worldview, classes beginning with prayer and a soul-nurturing environment. Teachers are not there because of the pay. Teachers are there because they are committed to teaching in a Christian environment with the freedom to teach from a Biblical worldview.
My wife and I are partners with Aurora Christian. What we teach in our home and what our kids learn at church are supported by the ACS staff 8 hours per day, 5 days per week, 9 months per year. Contrast that with a public school environment in which our Christian values are subtly (and sometimes overtly) under attack by a secular agenda. Our children spend more of their waking hours at school than anywhere else. I cannot put a price on the environment my children are in a majority of their day. Thank you Aurora Christian School.
Strong Spiritual Emphasis and Excellent Educational Outcomes (my daughter)
No other school in the area can prepare my daughter for her future the way ACS can. She wants to pursue Christian entertainment and be worship leader of a church. She has Chapel Band as a class at ACS. She's on stage with a full band rehearsing almost every day preparing for Chapel day. Her Chapel Band teacher is teaching her about Worship (not performance) and the role of glorifying God through music.
Her Bible class is rigorous, challenging and enjoyable. My daughter came to me last week to show me how much she was enjoying her current writing project which described the sin condition and progression of sin, written from a personal application perspective. This kind of education supports and reinforces what she learns at home and at church. Aurora Christian School is a partner in helping my wife and I train up Christian children that will be able to reach spiritual maturity and enter the marketplace prepared to defend the faith, advance the Gospel and reflect the glory of Christ in this dark world.
Both of my children are high honor students, receiving a great education from ACS to prep them for college. I am not making any sacrifices in either their academic or spiritual development. I cannot put a price on the value of this education and the Christ centered environment Aurora Christian offers.
Kevin Kedzior