A Christ-Centered Approach
The approach of the Life Curriculum is not just about learning facts and reading Scripture related to sexuality and relationships. It’s also about life transformation. The curriculum will include information on:
- Understanding God’s design for sex and relationships.
- Building healthy relationships and communicating effectively.
- Listening and obeying God in making decisions regarding sexuality and relationships.
- Making commitments to develop healthy relationships and sexual purity.
Our goal is to take students from a character-based sex education approach to a Christ-centered sex education approach as outlined below.
| Character-Based Sex Education |
Christ-Centered Sex Education |
| • Sociological and Psychological |
• Spiritual and Biblical |
| • Traditional Authorities |
• Final Authority |
| • “Good of Man” |
• “Kingdom Good” |
| • Based on Social Research |
• Based on a Biblical Mandate |
| • Changes over Time |
• Never Changes |
| • Moral “Suggestions” |
• Moral “Absolutes” |
| • Focus on Measurable Behavior |
• Focus on Motives and Attitudes |
| • Only Public Behavior Matters |
• Public and Private Behavior Matter |
| • All about Observable Behaviors |
• Motives of the Heart |
| • Supremacy of Mankind |
• Lordship of Christ |
| • Educational and Medical |
• Relationship and Spiritual |
| • How Close to the Edge Can I Get? |
• Where Does God Want Me to Stand? |
| • Freedom From… |
• Freedom to… |
Source: Scherrer, D.L. and L.M. Klepacki. How to talk to your kids About Sexuality. Colorado Springs, CO: Cook Communications Ministries, 2004, p. 70.
Other social and health issues (e.g., drugs, alcohol, body image, eating disorders, suicide, depression) may be discussed in the context of sexual health and relationships as age appropriate.
You are invited to navigate through the tentative schedules listed at the left in the navigation column.
Parents are welcome to email Mrs. Clark with questions.
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