Haywood Christian Academy models the development of its students based upon Luke 2:52, “And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” HCA seeks to educate the whole child - academically, physically, spiritually, and socially.
HCA desires to raise up Christian leaders that have a heart for God, a mind for truth, and a passion for the world. Students will be challenged to serve, learn and lead. As a result, HCA graduates will seek to reach the world for Christ in fulfillment of its vision.
Missionally, Haywood Christian Academy will work in unity with parents, faculty, and staff to provide a program that is Christ-centered and challenging, promoting critical thinking in order to prepare students to serve, learn and lead for the glory of God. The Academy will strive to raise up future generations to live based upon God’s truth. HCA graduates should strive for excellence in all they do, live their lives above reproach, show the world Christ in them and share the principles of Kingdom education to all they serve. This is the heart of the Academy’s core values. The accomplishment of these expected student outcomes will lead to lives that bring honor and glory of God.
These three categories of expected student outcomes - spiritual formation, academic excellence, and worldview orientation - paints the portrait of a Haywood Christian Academy graduate.
1. SPIRITUAL FORMATION: SERVE WITH A HEART FOR GOD
“That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God” (Colossians 1:10).
2. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: LEARN WITH A MIND FOR TRUTH
“And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children and shall talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up” (Deut. 6:7).
3. WORLDVIEW ORIENTATION: LEAD WITH A PASSION FOR THE WORLD
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” (Romans 12:1-2).
