Dear Rockford Christian School Families,
What do students need to know and be able to do?
I’m curious how you’d answer this question as you think about your child and their education. It’s a question we ask ourselves as teachers every week. We work in collaborative teams at each grade level to determine what’s essential. From number sense and fact fluency to letter formation and punctuation, we want to ensure high levels of learning for all students.
Many schools do this well, and I’m proud of our students' learning here at RCS. However, standards and curriculum are only a part of our answer.
What do students need to know and be able to do?
Students need to know that they belong and they are loved. They need to know that God loves them in such a way that He sent his son to die for our sins. If students ace their standardized test but miss this good news, it is all for naught.
Jesus points us to what students need to be able to do in Matthew 16: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world yet forfeit their soul?”
This gets right to our mission at RCS. We are preparing effective servants of Christ. We want students to master essential learnings so that they can serve Christ. We are so grateful to partner with you in this mission.
Blessings,
Ben