| Precious Angels Academy "Quality Care & Education For Your Precious Angels" A Beka Curriculum |
The GOD given ministry of Christian schools is to lead young people to Christ and train them in the Bible,
Christian character, language, and traditional subject matter. Today's students need to be taught the
accumulated wisdom of the past from GOD's point of view and trained in the way they should go (Prov. 22:
6) so they will have a firm foundation from which to evaluate the present and make proper decisions for the
future.
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 in 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. Teacher ability 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
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
which 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.
Christian character, language, and traditional subject matter. Today's students need to be taught the
accumulated wisdom of the past from GOD's point of view and trained in the way they should go (Prov. 22:
6) so they will have a firm foundation from which to evaluate the present and make proper decisions for the
future.
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 in 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. Teacher ability 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
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
which 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.
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