Belleville Christian School
Curriculum
Belleville Christian School mission is to equip students to become, “Truly God’s People getting college and career ready.”
Course of Study
| grade | curriculum |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten (Pre-K ~ K5) | |
| Elementary (Grades 1~5) | Bible / English / Math / Science / Reading / Hand-writing / Spelling / Speaking / Music / Arts / P.E / Extra Classes / Choir / Tutoring |
| Middle (Grades 6~8) | Bible / English & Literature / Math / Science / Social Studies / Art / Music / P.E / After-School / Tutoring / Orchestra / Choir |
| High (Grades 9~12) | Bible / Literature / Reading / Writing & Grammar / Math / Science / Social Studies / Health / Family Skills / Arts / Music / P.E / After-School / Tutoring / Orchestra / Choir |
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Bible
- Students are taught to read the Bible as a personal guideline under the supervision of the Holy Spirit.
- Students are assigned to read at least one book from the Bible every week.
- Students must memorize the Bible verses assigned by their teacher.
- For each book of the Bible, students need to understand its historical background and author’s original intended meaning, which reflexes the theme of the entire Bible.
- Teachers must assist students to both understand and apply biblical principles into their lives.
- Teachers must demonstrate the truth and necessity of the biblical absolutes to students
- Teachers must teach students the biblical salvation and transformation of saints.
- Students should be able to testify concerning God’s love, salvation of Christ, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Literature
- Students must learn to spell words correctly, use appropriate grammar, and write legibly.
- Students must keep a record of daily lessons.
- Students are taught to clearly express their thoughts.
- Students must read the Bible and well known Western literatures.
- All classes are conducted in English.
Reading
- Students must practice fundamental pronunciation.
- Students must repeat reading assigned books with a clear expression.
- Students must read books in diverse genres.
- Students must select and comprehend literatures in their English level.
- Students must discover the principles from some of the well known Western literatures and apply them into their lives.
- Students must develop reading habit.
Writing & Grammar
- Students must learn fundamental grammar.
- Students must learn to select appropriate vocabularies in order to express clear thoughts.
- Students should be able to classify a book’s genre after reading it.
- Students must learn literary structures.
- Students must give an effort to apply authors’ ideology and sensitivity into their lives.
- Students must develop a habit of writing essays in diverse genres.
Speech
- Students must learn grammatical rules and form improved communication skills.
- Students must learn common English phrases and sentence patterns.
- Students must develop their speaking skills through role play technique.
Mathematics/Algebra
- Students must practice fundamental mathematical principles.
- Students must learn both the practicalities and general principles of math.
- Students should be able to discover God’s unchanging attributes in math.
History/Geography
- Students must learn that no historical event can be explained without God’s intuition since He is the sovereign designer of mankind.
- Students must learn that God is still in control of daily affairs on this earth.
- Students must learn to practice diverse cultural activities in order to broaden their perception of world geography.
- Students are encouraged to take a field trip to a musical concert, an art display, a food festival, and a construction site in order to broaden their perception of the world geography.
- Over the time, students must understand the history based on the biblical accounts.
Science
- Students must comprehend God’s plan for His creation.
- Students should be able to hypothesize scientific principles in order to deepen their understanding of God’s order of creation.
- That process should lead students to study the nature of God’s laws and principles set forth in the universe.
- Student must realize that science is “a method to fulfill the purpose.”
- Students must understand that science cannot be the ultimate purpose, but rather, it is the only an instrument and a process of God’s creation.
- Learning is accomplished by class lectures and lab works.
- Learning is also accomplished by field trips, guest speakers, and diverse experiments.
Arts
- Students are encouraged to develop their potential for creativity.
- Students are encouraged to discover and develop their own unique aesthetics.
- Students are encouraged to develop their art potential by observing diverse forms of art and participating diverse events related to art.
Music
- Students are encouraged to sing praises to God on a regular basis with a joyful heart.
- Students are encouraged to practice musical instruments and their voice.
- Students are encouraged to practice traditional and modern music along with hymns.
- Students are encouraged to have a personal music tutor.
Physical Education (P.E)
- Students must be familiar with basic rules of collectivism and learn to cooperate with others.
- Students must participate in diverse physical education activities in order to develop healthy mind and body.
Chinese
- Students are encouraged to learn Chinese language and culture.
- Text books and class lessons are systematically divided up into several levels.
AP (Advanced Placement)
- Students are able to take the chance to tackle college-level work while still in high school and earn college credit and placement.
- Students must improve their writing skills through AP class.
- Students must develop self-directed learning include being autonomous, organised, and self-disciplined.
- Students are able to get the opportunity to earn college credit and placement
Education Course
- Elementary School Course: Level 1~5
- Middle School Course: Level 6~8
- High School Course Level 9~12