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Education as Formation

FORMATION  not simply  INFORMATION

Education is often viewed as transmission of information, as if the teacher's role is to open the student's head and pour in a bucketful of knowledge. At Samuel Fuller School, we believe that teaching is a much richer task than simply passing on all the things that one knows. We view education as formation, not simply information. Education has been described as a way of shaping what we love, not just what we think. 

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This sort of education is about a way of living, and not just about “knowing.” While increasing knowledge is certainly a part of what it means to become educated, a biblical view of teaching and learning is so much more than just enlightening the mind.

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2024

"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart

and with all your soul and with all your might.

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.

You shall teach them diligently to your children,

and shall talk of them when you sit in your house,

and when you walk by the way,

and when you lie down, and when you rise.

You shall bind them as a sign on your hand,

and they shall be as frontlets between you eyes.

You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates."

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Deuteronomy 6:4-9

—  Hannah Cortese, SFS Parent

PARENT TESTIMONIAL

We are so grateful to have Samuel Fuller School as part of our children’s lives. The teachers are truly wonderful and have such a genuine investment in their students. You can feel how much they care about the kids and want to see them grow,
both academically and as people.

What makes this school especially meaningful to our family is the Christ-centered education. That is becoming so unique in the world today, and we don’t take it for granted. The classical education model is also something really special. It gives children the opportunity to learn in a thoughtful, intentional way while building
a strong foundation of knowledge, character, and faith.

I’m incredibly thankful my children get to grow up in this kind of environment, surrounded by teachers and families who share those values. Samuel Fuller is truly a special school, and we feel very blessed to be part of it.

" . . . Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of 
Wisdom and Knowledge."
Colossians 2:2b-3

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