The Christian world and life view is central to the environment and functioning of each Melos school, providing both a foundation for school culture and educational practices and a goal for the purpose of education for each student. Highlands integrates this approach into its daily activities and curriculum, ensuring that it authentically informs the school’s approach to teaching and learning. By fostering a community grounded in Christian beliefs, Highlands aims to nurture students' personal formation and spiritual growth alongside their academic development. Our twin goals are, thus, Godly character and learning competency.
Guiding Principles:
- The Christian world and life view serves as the foundation for each school's mission, directing its approach to learning and teaching and to the development of Godly character in students.
- The Christian world and life view also serves as a goal for the learning of students such that they are encouraged to develop this worldview through their learning.
- Wisdom is a key outcome of Highland’s pedagogy equipping students to apply their knowledge and understanding in the pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness.
Curriculum Integration: Christian perspectives are woven into the curriculum to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of each discipline, and of how faith positively influences all aspects of life and learning.
Community and Worship: We cultivate a sense of community through shared faith-based activities, such as prayer, worship, and service projects, fostering a supportive and spiritually enriching environment.
Moral and Ethical Framework: The Christian world and life view provides a moral and ethical framework that guides students in making wise decisions and developing a strong sense of responsibility and empathy.
MY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Christian schools are different. It’s this difference that is the reason why you might choose to send your children to Highlands Christian School.
Christian schools also make a difference. According to the Cardus Education Survey, graduates of Christian schools:
- Feel better prepared to find meaning, purpose and direction in life;
- Are more likely to volunteer with organisations that help the elderly and care for the environment; and
- Are more likely to belong to a trade union or political party.
This difference isn’t an accident. The gospel shapes our lives with an eternal purpose, transforms our relationships and compels us to love our neighbours (and even our enemies).
At the heart of this difference is the authentic faith of our teachers and staff. But some “experts” don’t value this difference. They want to take away the ability of schools like ours to be able to hire teachers and staff who not only believe but also live these life-changing values.
In December 2023, the Australian Law Reform Commission will be making some recommendations to the Australian Government that could have big changes to the future of our school.
My Christian School is a new grassroots movement of Australians who believe in the difference Christian schools make. Highlands Christian School will be a part of this movement, and your help is needed to pass on this difference for future generations.
Please visit the My Christian School website and sign-up to show your support. Together, we can preserve the precious difference of Christian schools.