| SRVCA Goals and Objectives
For the spiritual and moral growth of the students, the Academy strives:
- To teach the Bible as God's inspired and infallible Word and to develop attitudes of love and respect toward it.
- To teach the basic doctrines of the Bible (as opposed to denominational distinctives of a specific church).
- To lead the student to a decision to confess Christ as Savior and Lord.
- To develop in the student a desire to know and obey the will of God as revealed in the Scriptures and through regular prayer life.
- To equip the students to carry out the will of God.
- To impart an understanding of each Christian's place in the church and its worldwide task of witness, evangelism, discipling and to stimulate the student's involvement in this task.
- To develop a Christ-like attitude toward Godliness and sin.
- To encourage the development of self-discipline and responsibility in the students based on respect for, and submission to, God and all other authority.
- To help the student develop for himself a Christian world view by integrating life and studies with the Bible.
For the personal and social development of the student's, the Academy strives:
- To help the student develop his personality based both on a proper understanding and acceptance of himself as a unique individual created in the image of God and in the fullest possible development of his own capabilities.
- To teach the student to treat everyone with love and respect since each one is made in God's image.
- To develop the student's awareness of his place in society and his interdependence with others.
- To promote an understanding of time as a God-given commodity, and teach individual responsibility for the effective use of time.
- To show a realistic biblical view of life and work and provide skills for personal relationships and future endeavors.
- To develop both good and proper attitudes toward marriage and family as well as the understanding and skills needed to establish God-honoring homes.
- To promote physical fitness, good health habits, and wise use of the body as the temple of the Holy Spirit.
- To impart biblical attitudes toward material things and to encourage individual responsibility for using them for God's glory.
Academically, the Academy strives:
- To promote high academic standards within the potential of the individual as uniquely created by God and to help the student realize his full academic potential.
- To help each student gain a thorough comprehension and command of the fundamental processes used in communicating and dealing with others, such as reading, writing, speaking, listening and mathematics.
- To teach and encourage the use of good study habits.
- To teach the student how to do independent research and to reason logically.
- To motivate the student to pursue independent study in areas of personal interest.
- To develop creative and critical thinking and the proper use of biblical criteria for evaluation.
- To promote good citizenship through developing the understanding and appreciation of our Christian and American heritage's of responsible freedom, human dignity and acceptance of authority.
- To discuss current affairs in all fields and relate them to God's plan for man.
- To produce an understanding and appreciation for God's world, an awareness of man's role in his environment and his God-given responsibilities to use and preserve it properly.
- To engender an appreciation of the fine arts through the development of the student's understanding and personal expression.
Working with the student's home, the Academy strives:
- To cooperate closely with parents in every phase of the student's development, especially as it relates to the Academy program.
- To help parents understand the Academy's purpose and program.
- To aid families in Christian growth and to help develop Christ-centered homes.
- To provide resources for parents to keep up with a changing society and its effects on the home and children.
- To encourage regular attendance and involvement in a local church.
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