Our Curriculum

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At Harman Christian Academy, we are committed to providing a high-quality education that aligns with national standards while integrating a biblical worldview. To achieve this, we use the BJU Press curriculum and Iowa Assessments.

BJU Press Curriculum: This curriculum is designed to offer rigorous academic content while incorporating biblical principles. It ensures that our students receive a well-rounded education that prepares them for future academic challenges and life beyond the classroom.

Iowa Assessments: These nationally standardized tests help us measure our students’ academic progress and compare their performance with peers across the country. By using the Iowa Assessments, we can ensure that our students are meeting or exceeding national standards in key subject areas1.

Together, the BJU Press curriculum and Iowa Assessments enable us to maintain high educational standards and provide our students with the tools they need to succeed academically and spiritually.

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More specifics about BJU curriculum:

 

Biblical Worldview Shaping
Biblical worldview formation is at the heart of all the materials we design. Students learn how the Bible is relevant to every academic subject, because each textbook includes biblical worldview shaping. Instead of beginning with man’s assumptions and then refuting them with God’s truth, we start with God’s truth as the standard. Scripture serves as a blueprint for how we put together our textbooks so that every lesson begins with truth.

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Critical Thinking
An academically rigorous learning experience doesn’t just teach students what to think; it teaches them how to think. Analysis, evaluation, and creation are critical thinking skills and are essential to 21st century teaching and learning. We want to equip teachers with strategies and tools to engage students with content, instruct students in content, and develop critical-thinking skills so that students can discover the joy of learning.

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Academic Rigor
Education involves both head and heart. Students’ thinking must be shaped by a biblical worldview in the academic disciplines in a way that is academically rigorous. Academic rigor is the educational experience that engages students in content appropriate to their academic level and helps them learn to analyze, evaluate, and ultimately create. We consult state and national standards and the current educational research to help BJU Press products incorporate educational best practices.

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Technology Solutions
Relevant 21st century education requires the integration of technology, both by the teacher in instructional pedagogy and by the student in value-added learning experiences. BJU Press offers a variety of digital resources crafted to complement our BJU Press textbook products and designed to enhance and encourage optimal student learning. We offer instructional resources, professional development, differentiated activities, homework help, test curation, and much more across our easy-to-use, affordable technology platforms.