Education FAQs
How are your children educated?
In 1979, the parents in our communities came
to the conviction that they could no longer send their
children to public schools. It was becoming clear to
us that our children's training was for a very
special purpose, and must take place within the "church"
or the community of believers. We have not sent them since,
and they never will be enrolled in the public education
system. What follows is the stand we took then and
continue to take now as we teach our children to love the
Lord our God with all their heart, soul, mind, and
strength (Matthew 22:37).
We train our children in our own homes. We have developed
our own curriculum, designed to meet our children's needs.
We report our children's educational progress to the state
regularly in recognition of their right to know that our
children are being educated.
Do you send your children on to college?
We do not send our children to college, and we do not
think college is a healthy environment, either for learning
or social development. We do advocate that our children
gain wisdom and skills through community-based apprenticeship
and hands-on learning. We encourage their creativity and
their ability to communicate well and take initiative. We
are training them to be leaders, parents, providers, craftsmen,
and teachers. But more importantly, we want them to have
good character, to be honest, decent, and loving human beings.
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