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DEFINING QUALITIES<br />
WESTMINSTER IS A GOSPEL-CENTERED SCHOOL<br />
Westminster exists to transform society by equipping students with wisdom and eloquence<br />
to cultivate truth, beauty, and goodness in the name of Christ.<br />
By this we simply mean that we desire for our graduates to be well equipped, and empowered<br />
by the gospel of Christ, to fulfill their calling. We are committed to a thoroughly<br />
Christian approach that includes shepherding the heart, training the mind, and nurturing<br />
the soul. Whether in the curriculum, on the playground, or in day-to-day relationships, we<br />
want the gospel of Christ to be pre-eminent.<br />
WESTMINSTER IS A CLASSICAL SCHOOL<br />
Classical education is a return to a traditional liberal arts education. The term “classical”<br />
refers to both methodology and content. Ours is a “great books” curriculum where language,<br />
literature, and ideas are championed and students are taught to think,<br />
reason, and argue. The aim is to educate students who don’t merely know a lot, but rather<br />
they know how to learn. Classical education also requires a rigorous math and science curricula<br />
for all students. The idea is to nurture generalists who are mathematicians as well as<br />
poets, linguists as well as scientists, athletes as well as musicians.<br />
While our curriculum is challenging, we are not a school targeting the academically elite.<br />
The average student that properly applies himself can succeed at Westminster.<br />
WESTMINSTER IS A COVENANT SCHOOL<br />
The term “covenant” means we are a school for Christian families. We believe the primary<br />
responsibility for education lies with the parents and we exist to partner with Christian parents<br />
to help them accomplish their educational goals. As believers, we expect everyone in<br />
the school community to relate to one another according to biblical truth.<br />
To learn more about Westminster, see the website at http://www.westminsterknights.org.<br />
To read about the history of Westminster from one of the founders, Ruth Baldwin, see<br />
http://www.westminsterknights.org/2012/06/06/a-brief-history-of-the-founding-of-westminster/.<br />
To learn more about Oak Mountain Presbyterian church and listen to recent sermons, see<br />
http://www.ompc.org/.
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