The Mission of Jabez Education is to expand the reach of affordable Christian Education by blessing more families and training students who will lead change for the glory of God.
Five-Star Educational Philosophy
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Below is a summary of our 5-Star Philosophy of Education
We teach that absolute truth exists, and all truth is God’s truth. Because of this, we seek to integrate all subjects with historical Christianity and the teachings of the Scripture. We provide a clear model of biblical Christian life and worldview to encourage every child to develop a genuine and meaningful relationship with God through the person of Jesus Christ.
The Classical model is based on the centuries-old "Trivium" and the "Quadrivium", making up the seven Liberal Arts. Trivium is translated from Latin as “the place where three roads meet”. It consists of the arts of the word: grammar, logic, and rhetoric. The Quadrivium represents the arts of the number and is comprised of arithmetic (number in the abstract), geometry (number in space), music (number in time), and astronomy (number in space-time).
Curriculum content is tailored to a child’s cognitive development by utilizing methods and subject matter which are appropriate for the age of the student and aligned with their age-related tendencies.
In a Collaborative education model, the teacher and the parents partner together to educate the child in a Christian environment. Professional classroom teachers lead and produce lesson plans designed to bring parents into the academic process. We leverage a University Style schedule where students attend class approximately half of their academic time in a traditional classroom while the other half of their academic time is spent at home reinforcing the lessons learned.
We emphasize S.T.E.M. by following the Quadrivium. We define S.T.E.M as Science, Technology, and Engineering through Mathematics because a true classical education should emphasize Mathematics. The first phase of the Quadrivium is the basic study of numbers, or Arithmetic (and in modern times, Algebra). The second phase of the Quadrivium is the study of numbers in space, which is known as Geometry. The third phase of the Quadrivium is the study of numbers in time, which the ancients called Harmonics, but we know as Music. And finally, the last leg of the Quadrivium is the study of numbers in space-time, which is the study of Astronomy. S.T.E.M. and Astronomy subjects are emphasized at our school across all grades. Standardized test survey results have shown that when the Quadrivium is properly emphasized as part of a classical education, classically educated students excel above all others in higher-level math and science.
We focus our art of history on how the ideas, people, events, dates, and sacrifices that are a part of our American heritage, form the foundations of freedom in America. An emphasis is placed on the Christian origins of concepts such as: unalienable rights, liberty itself, and the restraints that are placed on governmental power. Students will be able to answer questions such as, where do rights come from? Where does government get its authority? Who first talked about government of, by, and for the people? A secular education will not lead students to ask these questions but a classical Christian education will. At our school, students will find the answers to these questions and they will know where their freedom comes from!
"Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." (2 Cor. 3:17)
Our Vision
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The Vision of Jabez Education is to empower Christian schools through consultation, administrative support, and efficient operations.
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Consultation
Starting and operating a Christian school is a daunting task. A corporate entity needs to be established. A governing 501(c)3 nonprofit determination must be secured, as well as a state nonprofit determination. Mission and Vision statements need to be developed that will capture the chosen pedagogical philosophy as well as an agreed upon Statement of Faith, and a strategic plan needs to be developed. A location needs to be secured, funds need to be raised, teachers need to be hired, and curriculum must be chosen. Admissions criteria, enrollment standards, behavior standards, grading rubrics, and daily schedules all need to be determined; on, and on, and on. Believe it or not, all these early decisions will greatly affect the success of your future school. We can help.
Administrative Support
No matter how big a school is, 50 students or 500 students, there are certain “back-office” functions that must be accomplished. Admissions, enrollment, family information management, website management, grade-book management, scheduling, teacher management, and internal communications are just a few of these types of functions. Jabez Education can streamline these online functions for you at a reduced cost compared to you creating and managing these functions for yourself. We can discuss a full program of support or a la carte support program options.
Efficient School Operations
We can supply a turnkey school operation for you at your location. With this option, Jabez would provide the expertise, the 501(c)3 governing body, and all the back-office functions of the school. With this type of school, the initial location would most likely involve a lease with a local church where classrooms would typically occur in Sunday school rooms that are unused during the week. This arrangement provides a like-minded partnership between an emergent Christian school and a church that benefits from added revenue, as well as the exposure that a growing school brings. Currently, we are limiting this option to locations in Texas.
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Our Story
Dr. Alan Marshall first ventured into the Classical Christian education arena when his boys were just starting school. He and his wife started with homeschooling their two young boys. As they grew older, the Marshalls started researching private Christian schooling and upon Dr. Marshall’s retirement from the Air Force, he became the Headmaster of Sandhills Classical Christian School in Whispering Pines, North Carolina.
The Mission of Jabez Education is to expand the reach of affordable Christian Education by blessing more families and training students who will lead change for the glory of God.