Whitefield School Wide Guiding Principles Introduction Whitefield is a community of faculty and students with a unique identity and purpose. This handbook outlines our purpose, as reflected in our mission and history, and summarizes the precepts that will guide students to a successful academic year. By complying with basic principles of decency, respect, and accountability in all things, our students can learn in an environment that is safe, wholesome, and enriching. Mission Statement “Whitefield Academy, a Christ-centered college preparatory school, exists to bolster Christian families in rearing young people who go on to college and life with a passion for learning, for others ahead of self, and for the living and active Jesus.” Core Values The school holds fast to its founding vision and core values: ● Academic excellence in a college preparatory program taught from a Biblical worldview ● Covenantal education in which the faculty, administrators, board of trustees, and parents form a partnership to educate, encourage, and instruct students in a Christ-centered community ● Enrollment reflecting the racial, ethnic, and economic diversity within the body of Christ ● Effective servant leadership as a characteristic of the Whitefield Academy graduates who are prepared to make a difference in their world for Christ ● Faithful stewardship of the talents and resources of the faculty, students, and the entire Whitefield community, so that God gets the glory ● Modeling excellent Christian education in the United States Statement of Faith
One of the most common words used to describe Whitefield is the word “community.” Whether people have been a part of Whitefield for a long time or have just been introduced to the community when stepping onto campus, they often notice a sense of something unique and attractive in how people relate to one another. At Whitefield, we believe that we enjoy such a strong sense of community because it is built on the truth and love of Jesus Christ. Since the founding of the school in 1997, all board members, faculty, staff, and families commit to the following Statement of Faith in Christ: I am a follower of Jesus Christ. I believe the essence of the gospel consists mainly of its doctrine of man’s sinful condition and need of salvation, the revelation of God’s grace in Christ, and the necessity of personal salvation through faith in Christ. I affirm that, as originally written in the books of the Old and New Testaments, the Bible is the complete, inspired, and infallible Word of God. I affirm all of the statements of faith set forth in the Apostles’ Creed. The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell. The third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. Family Handbook 2023-2024
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