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Why Choose The Master's School
A Parent's Perspective
The Master’s School Difference
When it comes to your child’s education, you have choices. We understand what an important decision choosing the best school is for your family, and we invite you to discover what sets The Master’s School apart. We offer a truly unique environment where parents do not have to choose between superior academics and authentic Christian community. At The Master’s School, faith and knowledge intersect throughout daily life on campus. Each of our faculty and staff lead by example and have a faith in God that is evident in the way they interact with students and each other.
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Christian values & educational excellence
Students have the distinct advantage of rigorous college-preparatory instruction and mentoring by Christian teachers, coaches, and leaders. Bible study, prayer groups, weekly chapels, and retreats nurture spiritual development. -
Individualized education
We seek out students’ gifts and talents and educate to develop them, providing personalized support that leads to academic success. -
Small Class sizes
This allows teachers to truly know each student and maximize their ability to learn. Students feel safe and supported and are challenged to reach their full potential. -
Critical thinking skills
Stimulating, hands-on instruction, coupled with high expectations, inspires students to excel. Creativity, innovation, and intellectual curiosity are encouraged through the STEM and Fine Arts programs for all ages. -
Close-knit community
Relationships at The Master’s School are a hallmark. Most significant is the commitment to mentoring relationships, teacher to student and between older and younger students throughout all grades. -
Education for life
A Master’s School education is grounded in a Biblical worldview with Truth, Integrity and Excellence at its core. Students graduate with a strong spiritual foundation and the skills to be lifelong learners, prepared to thrive in life beyond high school.
Why Christian Education? Teaching what matters most.
Written by Karen Gray, former TMS employee and current TMS grandparent
God commands all of us to be formed by His Word. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 instructs us to, “Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might…”, and the word of God “shall be on your heart…”, and we are commanded to teach it to our children, “when we sit in our house, and when we walk by the way, and when we lie down, and when we rise.” We are to be intentional, consistent and diligent in this duty of growing in our faith and love of God and in passing on our faith to our children. The formal education of our children should reflect this God-given responsibility. Teaching God’s truth matters most.
How can we teach our children as Deuteronomy 6 calls us to do all day and everywhere? A very large portion of a child’s day is spent in “formal” education. What we call formal education is the outcome of intentional decisions about what and how to teach. Some of these are made by state government or local school districts. Some decisions are made by school leaders and teachers. Christian school is a place where the decision makers choose to teach what matters most because they know what matters most.
Does that mean that Christian school decision makers will not choose a strong academic curriculum because they are so concerned about teaching what is in the Bible? In reality, the Christian school is an educational institution with more reason to teach academics well than any other kind of school. After all, it is God’s world. Creation itself reveals who God is. Christian school frames the study of creation (meaning all that is in this world) in the context of knowing God; what matters most demands excellence in teaching about the world and whose world it is.
Christian schools are free to choose a comprehensive education, including fine arts and physical education, informed by God’s revealed wisdom so that students can think, learn, and create in ways that glorify God. This kind of strong academic education will certainly prepare students for college, but even more, a Christian school education will give context to what is learned which will help students fully understand and be able to solve the real problems our world faces.
Christian educators are also focused on the spiritual formation of students in a Christian community. When Christian educators teach what it means to love others, they start from real Gospel love, not biology, psychology, pop culture, or just plain old desire. Imagine a school who is partnering with you to teach your children to live out the kind of love which brought the creator to the cross. Of course, what matters most of all is that spiritual formation means students will be taught the truth of God’s word as it points them to the one and only way we can have an eternal relationship with the creator God.
Christian school offers a complete education. It includes all the pieces that will help your child serve well in this world, participate in genuine community, and know the message of the Gospel. Parents choosing Christian education are more able to fulfill their parental calling as they partner with Christian educators who can choose what matters most because they know what matters most. Maybe choosing a school is not quite as complex as we think. Maybe choosing a school is deliciously simple. Is it pink?
The Master's School
The Master’s School is an independent, college-preparatory, non-denominational Christian day school enrolling children in preschool through post-graduate in West Simsbury, CT.
The Master's School is fully accredited by New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
The Master's School opens its doors to all qualified students regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, or religious affiliation. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national affiliation in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial aid, and other school-administered programs.
The Master's School is fully accredited by New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
The Master's School opens its doors to all qualified students regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, or religious affiliation. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national affiliation in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial aid, and other school-administered programs.
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