Academics
Why
Choose LCS?
What Is A Beka?
Bible
From a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures.—2 Timothy 3:15
The clear teaching of the Bible is the foundation for all other learning.
Since the Bible is the most important subject in the Christian school, it should be taught specifically and systematically. The A Beka Book Bible Program presents the Bible in the narrative style in which it is written. The stories of the Old and New Testaments in the lower grades lead up to a presentation of the profound truths of the Gospels, the Epistles, and the other portions of Scripture for older students. The lessons flow from the Word of God, through the heart of the teacher, to the heart of the student. The curriculum has been planned so that students going through the A Beka Book Bible Program will become thoroughly acquainted with the basic portions of the Scriptures.
History
History is for time, what travel is for space; it is an intellectual journey across oceans and continents of duration, and of ages both remote from our own and vitalized and enriched by stupendous events. —Moses Coit Tyler
Students need a realistic view of history, government, geography, and economics based upon the foundational truths of the Scriptures.
Ever since H. G. Wells published his Outline of History in 1920, the theme of world history texts has been man's supposed progress from savagery toward socialism, from tribal religions toward one-world government. American history is usually presented as a series of conflicts-rich vs. poor, black vs. white, North vs. South, labor vs. management, male vs. female, etc.
Our A Beka Book texts reject the Marxist/Hegelian conflict theory of history in favor of a truthful portrayal of peoples, lands, religions, ideals, heroes, triumphs, and setbacks. The result has been positive, uplifting history texts that give students an historical perspective and instill within them an intelligent pride for their own country and a desire to help it back to its traditional values.
We present government as ordained by God for the maintenance of law and order, not as a cure-all for the problems of humanity. We present free-enterprise economics without apology and point out the dangers of Communism, socialism, and liberalism to the well-being of people across the globe. In short, A Beka Book offers you a Christian and conservative approach to the study of what man has done with the time God has given.
Mathematics
Mathematics is the language God used in His creation of the universe, and thus it is logical, orderly, beautiful, and very practical in science and daily life.
No subject matter better reflects the glory of God than mathematics. To study mathematics is to study God's thoughts after Him, for He is the great Engineer and Architect of the universe.
Unlike the "modern math" theorists, who believe that mathematics is a creation of man and thus arbitrary and relative, we believe that the laws of mathematics are a creation of God and thus absolute. All of the laws of mathematics are God's laws. Our knowledge of God's absolute mathematical laws may be incomplete or, at times, in error, but that merely shows human frailty, not relativity in mathematics. Man's task is to search out and make use of the laws of the universe, both scientific and mathematical.
A Beka Book provides attractive, legible, workable traditional mathematics texts that are not burdened with modern theories such as set theory. These books have been field-tested, revised, and used successfully for many years in Christian schools. They are classics with up-to-date appeal. Besides training students in the basic skills that they will need all their lives, the A Beka Book traditional mathematics books teach students to believe in the absolutes of the universe, to work diligently to get right answers, and to see the facts of mathematics as part of the truth and order that God has built into the real universe.
Science/Health
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. —Proverbs 25:2
Science is the study of God's order, provision, and reasonableness, as revealed in His physical creation.
While secular science textbooks present modern science as the opposite of faith, the A Beka Book science texts teach that modern science is the product of Western man's return to the Scriptures after the Protestant Reformation, leading to his desire to understand and subdue the earth, which he saw as the orderly, law-abiding creation of the God of the Bible.
The A Beka Book Science and Health Program presents the universe as the direct creation of God and refutes the man-made idea of evolution. Further, the books present God as the Great Designer and Lawgiver, without Whom the evident design and laws of nature would be inexplicable. They give a solid foundation in all areas of science -- a foundation firmly anchored to Scriptural truth. Teachability is assured through accurate, interesting writing, carefully planned demonstrations that can be performed with a minimum of equipment, chapter terms and questions, full-color illustrations, consideration of the interests and comprehension skills of students at each grade level, and detailed Curriculum / Lesson Plans.
English
To learn more about A Beka
How forcible are right words! —Job 6:25
Because God has given us the great commission of communicating His truth to mankind, we must give our students the finest tools available to carry out this goal in a reasonable, well-articulated manner.
God gave us our powers of thought and language and chose to reveal His will and His ways to us in a written form, the Bible; thus we need to pay particular attention to the teaching of grammar, spelling, vocabulary, composition, and literature as we seek to educate students from a Christian perspective. Since Darwin, linguists have sought in vain for a credible explanation for the origin of language. Having accepted evolutionary philosophy, they can only think that language must be simply a response to a stimulus, an emotional outcry, an imitation of animals.
If such foolishness were true, then any talk of language being governed by rules or any claims that some expressions are better than others would be inappropriate, and relativism would rule. This explains many English programs today. But as Christians, we still believe that the Bible provides the only credible explanation for the universe, of man, and of language. Therefore, it is easy to see in language a structure that reflects the logic, reasonableness, and orderliness of the One who created man and his language.
On this basis, we believe that there are standards for man to adhere to in language as in all of life. This is why our A Beka Book grammar books emphasize structure, rules, analysis, and the kind of practice that aims at mastery. This is why we place an importance on correct spelling and the continual enlargement of each student's vocabulary. This is why we aspire to provide students with examples of the very best literature of the ages, and this is why we emphasize the continual improvement of writing abilities.
See What Parents Are Saying
Parents Speak...
**It has been a wonderful journey. I am very pleased with all the teachers that have been part of our son's care and education. I recommend your school all the time.
Thank you for working with us to help improve Andy's behavior. I appreciate your efforts and understanding but most of all I appreciate your acceptance and caring. We will miss coming here.
**We would like to thank you for the last four wonderful years. Our daughter has learned and developed so much from your school. We will miss your caring and loving staff. You have really made an impact on our lives. We are truly thankful. She will miss all of you. Thank you for everything.
**Due to military PCS (permanent change station), our daughter's last day of school in Florida will be next month. Thank you for the wonderful Christian education and care you provided to our daughter. Our family will miss Liberty Christian School very much.
**The wonderful educational journey our daughter had at your institution is priceless. We want you to know how much we appreciate all the hard work Liberty Christian School put into our daughter's education. Institutions like yours, dedicated to the nourishment of the young minds' natural capabilities and discovery of God's word, have a special place in our hearts. We thank the Lord for putting your dedicated staff in our lives. My daughter has attended LCS since she was 3 years old. She is now in the kindergarten program. I love the small class size and individual attention she receives at LCS.
Posted on an independent web site rating Christian schools in our area:
**My daughter had a wonderful caring and enthusiastic teacher. I will be sending my youngest for daycare this coming year. Overall, it is a great experience.
**We have been very impressed with the school. The teachers really love the kids and want to see them grow both academically and spiritually. Honesty, kindness, and other character qualities are emphasized. The children are taught to treat teachers and other children with respect.
**Great School. Small, caring, flexible and at the same time disciplined. Family environment.
**I love this school. I could not have found a better school. The teachers are very caring and they treat the children like they are theirs. If a child needs help you can always get a teacher to tutor them at a very low cost. My son has one more year and I'm very sad that they don't go on to the 12th grade. I'm going to miss this school because I know I'll never find another school that could come close to them in any area. Your child can't fail here. They keep you on a day to day update of their work. My son loves it here and refuses to miss a day. He is on the honor roll and perfect attendance. We love it!