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.com | january 2016 a culture of excellence is a given. not only do parents and faculty have high expec- tations of the students, the students have high expecta- tions of each other. tailored religious
beliefs many parents choose a private school
in order for their chil- dren to be educated according to specific religious beliefs. religion, by law, is not part of public school education, whereas many private schools have a strong religious component. some private schools have a heavy emphasis on education tional. each class has a sepa- rate outreach mission project throughout the year that the teacher selects, which ac- companies daily bible classes and weekly chapel. a school?s matching of parents? teach- ings and values continues to be a primary reason parents select a private school. ?with daily prayers through- out the day, school-wide and grade-level masses, religious instruction and outreach programs, we teach students the way to live through ser- vice and prayer,? says mrs. karen jakuback, principal of st. jude the apostle catholic school. in religious beliefs with daily classes and worship as part of the routine. for example, at trinity episcopal day school, ?our pre-k4 through 5th graders attend one informal and one formal service each week. ?e principal talks about the sermon each week and all participate in full communion,? states mrs. gwen jewell, curricu- lum coordinator and first grade teacher. others have a much light- er emphasis on religious in- struction but are strongly faith-based. ?ey may be af- filiated with one religion or they may be non-denomina- tional. victory academy, for example, stresses a strong component of service and prayer in a christian environ- ment that is non-denomina- diverse teaching philosophies educational philosophies vary from private to public schools in the way they view chil- dren, the role of teachers, and the curriculum the school of- fers. parents are able to play a more active role in their chil- dren?s education by collabo- rating with schools concern- ing what is taught and how. mrs. gladys runnels, board of trustees member and vice president of runnels, states, ?our runnels parent orga- nization is united in their ef- forts for the whole school. regardless of what grade the parents? children are in, they have a sense of the whole family, the big picture.?
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