Mariners Christian School believes that each child is unique, equipped with special gifts by God, and has a God-ordained purpose in life. Teachers seek to develop these special gifts. We are committed to exemplary academics and spiritual formation. The school is committed to meeting each child’s needs in four primary areas: academic, physical, spiritual, and social. The school promotes a rigorous academic environment wherein each student is challenged and a love for learning is developed. In the physical area, the school provides a safe and nurturing environment that develops respect for self and others and promotes healthy choices and development. Spiritually, the school is devoted to the spiritual growth of every student teaching them to know who God is, know who they are as his child, to love others as God does, and to know God’s Word (the Bible) and how it applies to their daily lives. Within a Christian worldview, our philosophy emphasizes developing a student who realizes and enjoys who he/she is and how he/she relates to authority, family, and peers. Socially, the school prioritizes the development of God honoring relationships and seeks to build strong community connections that will continue beyond the years at MCS.

Our students grow:

• in wisdom and knowledge: academically and in God’s Word.
• in stature: in physical growth and the ability to care for one’s own body and health.
• in favor with God: in relationship with God, growing into a fully devoted follower of Christ.
• in favor with man: in Godly character, in a distinctive Christian life, in leadership which others respect and depend upon.

Philosophy of Education

Mariners Christian School exists to assist parents in their responsibility for raising their children in the nurture and instruction of the Lord and developing children who bring glory and honor to God. By interacting with their environment to internalize experiences, children develop a personal framework from which they can evaluate their world. We desire each child to arrive at a worldview that permits him/her to analyze life, see it accurately, and respond appropriately. This leads to the highest goal in life, which is godliness.

To assist in this process, MCS commits to educational excellence in conjunction with biblical values. MCS seeks to develop in each child a Christian worldview distinctly based on a sovereign God, who has chosen to reveal Himself through His creation (His spoken Word), His Holy Bible (His written Word), and His Son Jesus Christ (His living Word). Whatever is derived from philosophy, anthropology, psychology, sociology, history, literature, art, science, and mathematics must be consistent with what God has already revealed in His Bible and in His Son. All truth is God’s truth; therefore, the Word of God is taught daily and used as a framework for the understanding of attainable truth acquired from the experiences and reason of man.

Mariners Christian School strives to meet the needs of its students in four primary areas: academic, physical, spiritual, and social. In the spiritual area, we desire the students to develop a Christian worldview, a love for God and a greater understanding of His attributes, as God develops their faith. In the socio-emotional area, it is the goal of the school to develop a student who realizes and enjoys who he/she is and how he/she relates to authority, family, and peers. The school is committed to providing a structured and nurturing environment that, in cooperation with the family and the church, will produce balanced, caring, and responsible individuals who will impact their world for Christ.

In the area of intellectual growth, MCS shares responsibility with parents for developing each student’s fullest academic potential. Our philosophy emphasizes a disciplined academic environment, wherein each student is challenged and an enthusiasm for learning is developed. As teachers, we are to strive to develop in the children the ability to think, reason, study, create, and communicate. Our curriculum reflects the school’s philosophy through its detailed, sequential goals and objectives, which progress from grade to grade. MCS emphasizes an academic approach, which accelerates in intensity from grade to grade, so that students are well prepared to make a smooth transition into a new school setting when they leave MCS.

In the physical area, we desire to develop in each student a healthy attitude toward his or her body. A Christ-centered approach to competition and teamwork is encouraged. An awareness of sports fundamentals, motor skills, and proper nutrition will be taught.

We believe students learn very little when they don’t think about what they are learning. Therefore, in addition to learning core content, we actively seek to provide an environment where students are gaining scholarly habits and skills emphasizing critical thinking, problem solving, higher order thinking skills, depth of knowledge, and application of learning. We aim to provide a learning environment where students are encouraged to ask questions, think with sound judgment, and develop skills of analysis and logic in the process of mastering learning objectives and academic standards. We challenge students in their learning with balance and care for their socio-emotional needs. MCS seeks to build the student’s self-esteem, confidence, and independence through both challenge and nurture. Grounded in their identity in Christ, students grow in their understanding of who they are and how they are uniquely and wonderfully made.