Expected Student Outcomes

List of 7 items.

• Spiritual:

  Students at HCA will grow as disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ.
  
  9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

   

  - Romans 10:9-10 New International Version (NIV)

  
  The student will:
  

  • Understand and experience a personal relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
  • Apply biblical worldview
  • throughout all aspects of his/her life.
  • Be able to articulate and defend his/her faith.
  • Honor and respect the Bible as God’s authoritative Word, and understand and apply basic biblical principles to daily life.

• Repectful:

  Students at HCA will demonstrate a godly respect for themselves and others as image-bearers of God.
  
  19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

  
  - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 New International Version (NIV)
  
  

  The student will:
  

  • Explain what it means to be an image bearer of God and live in accordance with His biblical standards at school, in family/personal relationships, and within the community.
  • Recognize that each individual (even the unborn) is uniquely created in the image of God and is loved by God and therefore of great worth.
  • Exhibit grace, humility, and love when relating to those who do not share the same worldview.
  • Maintain and understand a lifestyle of purity in regard to anything (e.g. substances and activities) that can be harmful to the body, spirit, or mind.

• Responsible:

  Students at HCA will serve others as they resist the influences of a world that do not reflect the values of Christ.
  
  20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.
  
  - 2 Corinthians 5:20 New International Version (NIV)
  
  

  The student will:
  

  • Commit him/herself to moral, mental, visual, and physical purity.
  • Demonstrate a servant’s heart, exhibit justice and mercy in his/her relationships, and resolve conflict in a God-honoring way (Matthew 18 principle).
  • Prepare for the responsibilities and privileges of being a voting citizen of the United States.
  • Understand the worth of every human being as created in the image of God.

• Effective Communicators:

  Students at HCA will excel in their spoken and written communication and defense of the Gospel and the Biblical worldview, as they encounter people from a variety of beliefs and backgrounds. 

   

  ²⁹ Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

   

  - Ephesians 4:29 New International Version (NIV)

   

  The student will:

  • Communicate in a way that displays excellent written and oral communication capabilities.
  • Develop and utilize a rich vocabulary that will enhance communication.
  • Exhibit the ability of learning to read and reading to learn.
  • Be able to articulate and defend his/her Christian worldview using apologetics, while having a basic understanding of opposing worldviews.
  • Have an appreciation of the languages and cultures of other people groups that lay the foundation for dispelling prejudice and building cross-cultural relationships.

• Good Stewards:

  Students at HCA will use the gifts given by God for the benefit of their communities, churches, and families and in a way that reflects His glory.

   

  ³ Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, ⁴ not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

   

  -Philippians 2:3-4 New International Version (NIV)

   

  The student will:

  • Develop and demonstrate a servant’s mindset, seeking to emulate Jesus Christ as he/she strives to meet the needs of others through Christian service.
  • Have an appreciation for the natural environment and practice responsible stewardship of God’s creation, as a result of careful decision-making.
  • Be a good steward of his/her finances, time, and all other resources.
  • Understand and utilize his/her spiritual gifts, personal strengths, and talents, applying these to leadership and service.
  • Work to enhance the community in which he/she lives through good citizenship and value the importance and benefit of belonging to and being involved in a local church.

• Persevering:

  Students at HCA will demonstrate endurance in difficult tasks and cooperate with others in fulfilling the Great Commission on a personal and corporate level.

   

  ⁹ Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

  -Galatians 6:9 New International Version (NIV)

   

  The student will:

  • Work to the best of his/her ability in all tasks, committed to bringing glory to God through his/her work.
  • Persevere through hardship until all given tasks are complete.
  • Value opportunities for growth and learning in challenging work.
  • Work well in collaboration with others; using the strengths/input of others to accomplish tasks.

• Pursuant of Excellence:

  Students at HCA will pursue excellence in all things as is fitting to a disciple of Jesus Christ.

   

  ¹⁴ But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, ¹⁵ and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶ All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, ¹⁷ so that the servant of God^[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

   

  -2 Timothy 3:14-17 New International Version (NIV)

   

  The student will:

  • Commit to engage God’s Word in a way that trains his/her mind and transforms his/her heart, studying with purpose, patience, prayer, and humility.
  • Demonstrate the ability to accurately and succinctly apply a biblical worldview to daily life and decision-making.
  • Analyze, evaluate, and interpret information to solve a problem.
  • Be prepared in all academic disciplines (e.g., reading, writing, speaking, listening, thinking, mathematics, laboratory-based science, social studies, Bible) and are committed to lifelong learning.
  • Know how to utilize resources including technology to find, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information.
  • Show an appreciation of literature and the fine arts and understands how these studies express and shape his/her beliefs and values.