Stouffville Christian School

Parental Statement of Affirmation

Stouffville Christian School is a biblically based, Christian Evangelical organization that supports families who choose to give their children a Christian education, based in the Christian worldview and moral convictions expressed in the school’s Statement of Faith and Core Values. The school also welcomes students from families that do not hold these beliefs under the clear understanding that:

Every student will be taught all aspects of the school curriculum including the beliefs outlined in the school Statement of Faith and Core Values. Every student will participate in all parts of school programming.
No family will seek to alter or undermine the teachings of the school.
All students will be encouraged to receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, but no student will be compelled to do so.

We at Stouffville Christian School respect all parents, including those whose beliefs are contrary to ours. However, we encourage those who strongly oppose the beliefs and values taught at our school to seek a form of education for their children that is in keeping with their own convictions.

Stouffville Christian School Statement of Faith and Core Values

It is the purpose of Stouffville Christian School to provide a sound academic education integrated with a Christian view of God and the world. The educational program is based on the infallible Word of God the Bible and state the following to be true.

We believe in one God (Mark 12:29), creator of all things (John 1:3), eternally existing in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Spirit (John 1:14, 2 Corinthians 13:14)
We believe that Jesus Christ is the divinely begotten Son of God, and that He is fully God and fully man (Colossians 2:9)
We believe that the Old and New Testaments, as originally received, are verbally inspired by God and are entirely free from error, that they unite to present a single message of His redemptive purposes, and that they are of final and supreme authority in all matters of life and faith (2 Timothy 3:16)
We believe that mankind was created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27), but that through sin he came under the condemnation of God (Romans 5:12) and must be born again of the Spirit in order to be saved from wrath and restated in favour with his Creator (John 3:3).
We believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins and rose again according to the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:3-4), and that those who repent and trust in the merits of His atoning work are justified and born again by the operation of the Spirit and are assured of the resurrection of the body at the time of Christ’s return (Romans 8:1, Romans 8:22-23).
We believe in the personal, bodily and glorious return of the Lord Jesus Christ; in the resurrection of the just and unjust; in the eternal blessedness of the redeemed and in the judgment and eternal punishment of the wicked (1 Thessalonians 4:16, Ecclesiastes 12:14)
We believe in the following core family values

Parents of each family at Stouffville Christian School agree to support the school in:

Maintaining a high moral and spiritual standards;
Enforcing established rules and regulations;
Carrying out school programs and projects;
The discipline taken to ensure good order and a proper learning environment.
Having our children attend all regular school days.

Parents understand that the school encourages each family to:

Attend church on a regular basis
Have regular devotions at home;
Volunteer at the school as much as possible and work through issues that might arise in a positive, partnering fashion with the people involved as per Matthew 18:15-17.
Contact the school if tuition payments become a problem.

We understand that the school reserves the right to ask us to withdraw our child(ren) when the school deems it lacks the resources to fulfill its commitment to us, or the partnership between the home and school is broken, or appropriate arrangements have not been made regarding unpaid fees.

I/we hereby affirm that I/we have read the school’s Statement of Faith and Core Values. I agree to have these beliefs taught to my children and I/we agree not to actively oppose the convictions in these statements.

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