Christian Education

Spiritual Life Standards

A defined set of measurable outcomes guide our goals for spiritual development in students. These goals help define what success looks like and, ultimately, what we want our students to know about and become during their HHCA experience.

Biblical Literacy

Students will be able to read, interpret, and apply biblical truth.

Students will comprehend and be able to discuss the basic content of the Bible including: its authors, stories about Old and New Testament characters, the general chronology of major events, and the key figures associated with them, as well as recurring themes and topics
Students will be able to read and interpret the text in light of cultural and historical contexts
Students will understand the importance and be able to interpret properly literary devices to better understand God’s redemptive story and to produce sound interpretations
Students will understand the nature of God as described in the Biblical account
Students will have a comprehension of paterology, Christology, soteriology, pneumatology, and all other aspects of historical Christian theology
Students will be able to identify who they are in the eyes of God and how it shows up in everyday life.

Biblical Worldview

Students will be able to view the world through the lens of the Bible.

Life Transformation

Students’ lives will be transformed by the power of the Gospel.

Students will be able to apply scripture in order to make moral decisions in daily life
Students will understand and respect God’s design for all ethnicities and cultures
Students will understand the value of and live respectfully in submission to those in authority.
Students will be able to discern the effects of personal sinfulness and the need for Christ’s redemption to live a godly life.
Students will understand the role of showing God’s loving nature by proactively serving those around them
Students will be able and empowered to take their moral and ethical citizenship into the life for the purpose of serving their community and world
Students will be able to analyze the gifts, talent, time and treasure they have been given and discern the best use for each.
Students will demonstrate the ability to discern different worldviews and be able to assess the potential outcomes of each in particular situations.

Effective Communication

Students will be able to effectively communicate their beliefs in both oral and written form.

Teaching the Bible in Lower, Middle, and Upper School

For nearly 45 years at HHCA, teaching the Bible has been an essential piece of our academic work. Our Bible classes (required curriculum in Lower, Middle, and Upper School) are designed to be intentional, relevant, clear, and formational.

In addition to daily Bible classes, students also participate in weekly Chapel services, which are held every Friday. Chapel includes a time of student-led worship and a message, usually delivered by a guest speaker or an HHCA Bible mentor.

We stand with the historic Christian church by taking the Bible as the authoritative and inerrant Word of God. This guides how and what we teach in all our Bible classes.

We feel that God has given us the opportunity to impact Christian education, not just in the Lowcountry, but nationally. The unfortunate reality is that many Christian schools struggle in one of two ways: (1) They excel in the Christian/biblical piece yet struggle in keeping up with the education needed for today or (2) They are strong educationally yet have let the Christian/biblical piece fall to the wayside. Our philosophy is that schools can be excellent in both. We can hold on to biblical truth, proclaiming and integrating the Christian worldview in every element of our curriculum, while at the same time delivering the most excellent academic education possible. Together, these give our students the best opportunity to step out boldly into this world. Our vision is to see lives changed through education in a way that cannot be duplicated in any other way if not for having Christ at the center.

- Doug Langhals, Head of School

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