The Portrait of a GraduateREGENTS SCHOOL OF OXFORDBridging the Portrait of a Graduate to School-wide Goals
The student will: Seek to glorify God in all of life Seek to know Christ and be transformed into His likeness Pursue the person of God through all studies Understand his place in God’s narrative of history Recognize, honor, and submit to God’s authority Understand and love God’s Word Practice spiritual disciplines
The student will: Encourage and edify others Dignify and respect all people Actively serve their churches and communities Pursue servant-leadership in vocation, family, and community Pursue peacemaking Respect authority in thought, word, and deed
The student will: Love wisdom and understanding Embrace challenging subjects and topics Read carefully and critically Delight in the written and spoken word Participate in the “Great Conversation” through familiarity with the “Great Books” Pursue learning throughout his lifetime The student will: Listen carefully and discerningly Think clearly, precisely, and creatively Be versed in the tradition of the liberal arts in order to think critically and clearly about all of life View every subject as integrated in and through Christ Learn and think independently Write and speak articulately, eloquently, and effectively The student will: Apply Christian worldview principles to everyday life Understand that Christ is preeminent over all creation Articulate and defend his faith persuasively and humbly to both his culture and other cultures Critique and create culture for the sake of expanding Christ’s kingdom
The student will: Demonstrate genuine fruit of the Spirit- Live and speak in a manner seasoned with grace and humility- Understand virtue is a result of God’s grace- Pursue appropriate decorum in speech, attitude, and demeanor- Manifest courageousness- Pursue physical fitness and discipline
Love truth, goodness, and beauty- Discern and love beauty as manifested in creation and the arts Find pleasure and joy in the things of God Possess aesthetic sensibilities leading to worship and delight in God’s glory Make aesthetic judgments about art that reflect a biblical worldview |
REGENTS SCHOOL OF OXFORD
located in Oxford, Mississippi