We live in a time of lively discussion among Christians about how they will educate their children. This is due in part to the steady decline
in both academic and moral standards within the public educational system. But it is also a result of a reevaluation of the intersection between our Christian faith and the culture in which we live. Many are recognizing that even a good public education, rooted as it must be in a pluralistic worldview, is not adequate to prepare Christian children to be salt and light in the world. God must be at the center of education, and not an add-on, if Christian children are to understand their world and conduct themselves in a way which best serves the kingdom of God.
Furthermore, the recent reemergence of interest in classical education is an exciting trend. Both Christians and non-Christians have been discovering the benefits of a classical methodology that was jettisoned about 150 years ago. For most children, a classical education is still the best way of preparing them for whatever vocation into which the Lord calls them. Numerous new classical Christian schools have been started over the past twenty years providing remarkable confirmation of the value of this method.
In light of this…
We are excited to introduce Samuel Fuller School.
Opening in September 2008, Samuel Fuller School will begin with grades K through 3 and add a grade each year thereafter. Classes will be held in the Christian Education Building of the First Congregational Church in Middleborough, which is conveniently located in the center of southeastern Massachusetts at the intersection of Routes 44 and 105.
"Light of the World" is a presentation of the wonderful birth of Jesus Christ through narration, song, and Scripture recitation by the children of Samuel Fuller School. The presentation is directed by Mrs. Alia Rivers and includes a candle lighting ceremony. Light refreshments will be served, and the classrooms will be open to the public. Please call the school for more information.
On Tuesday, Nov25th, Major Ryan Levesque, his wife Melanie, and their son Ashton, visited Samuel Fuller School as a special Thanksgiving treat. Major Levesque read the book "Uncle Sam's America," which he had given to the school as a gift, to the students, and talked with them about being a Christian and a soldier. Major Levesque, formerly of Middleborough, is currently living in the Washington, D.C. area while assigned as an Army Congressional Fellow and working in the office of United States Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma). Major Levesque is a two-time Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran. He and his wife Melanie are congregants of the church of Christ in Annandale, Virginia.
