In Pursuit of Educational Excellence

Providing support for Classical Christian schools that collaboratively partner with parents in the Biblical education of their children via a significant mix of centralized classroom and remote classroom environments.

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words which I command you today shall be on your heart.

You shall teach them diligently to your children,

and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down and when you rise up.”

— Deuteronomy 6:5-7 ESV

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“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”

— Proverbs 9:10 ESV

Definition of Terms

The mission of the Consortium of Classical Christian and Collaborative (C4) Schools is to provide support for Classical Christian schools that collaboratively partner with parents in the Biblical education of their children via a significant mix of centralized and remote classroom environments.

The vision of C4 is to accomplish its mission by providing:

Classical Christian and Collaborative training,
Access to a community of schools and like-minded educators,
Certification and accreditation for aligned schools in the collaborative and hybrid spaces,

and by advocating for the Classical, Christian, and Collaborative model of education.

The pursuit of wisdom and virtue through the contemplation of truth, beauty, and goodness.
- Wisdom: recognizes that the beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord and knowledge of Him is understanding (Proverbs 9:10).
- Virtue: the four Cardinal virtues (prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude) and the three Christian virtues (faith, hope, and love). Also, known as the seven heavenly virtues.
- Truth: Jesus Christ is truth. All truth is God’s truth and thus is integrated across all knowledge.
- Beauty: incorporates the elements of the ancient Classical definition of beauty but focuses on: that which is honest, that which is just, that which is pure, and that which is lovely. (based on Philippians 4:8)
- Goodness: recognizes that God is good and all goodness flows from God. (Mark 10:18)
A model where professional Christian educators (teachers) partner with Christian parents to educate a child. Educators in this model recognize the God-ordained role of the parent as the primary entity responsible for the education of their children as laid out in Deuteronomy 6:6. In this partnership, parents recognize the expertise of professional teachers in curriculum, testing, grading, lesson preparation, and methods of instruction.
Educational approach that relies on the Bible as the sole basis for the Classical Christian and Collaborative educational model.
A mix of 2-3 days of centralized classroom instruction with the remainder of the five-day educational program occurring in the remote classroom environment (excludes either one-day or five-day centralized classroom instruction).
A centralized location or forum, often but not necessarily on a campus, where a group of students meet face-to-face for instruction provided by a professional teacher.
Instructional mode provided online or via a digital instructional.
Being in agreement with the organizations statement of faith and interest in the Classical Christian and Collaborative educational model.
A hybrid mode of education combines online or digital learning with in-person learning, allowing students to attend classes both in centralized campus environments and in remote environments.

Definition of Christian Collaborative Education: An education model where professional Christian educators (teachers) partner with Christian parents to educate a child. Educators in this model recognize the God ordained role of the parent as the primary entity responsible for the education of their children as laid out in Deuteronomy 6:6. In this partnership, parents recognize the expertise of professional teachers in curriculum, testing, grading, lesson preparation, and methods on instruction. This collaborative relationship occurs in two distinct environments. One environment is a traditional classroom environment held on a campus within a group of students being taught by a professional teacher. The other environment is typically a home environment tutored by or mentored by a parent. For the purposes of this discussion, students in a Christian Collaborative Education program spend 2 to 3 days in the traditional classroom taught by a professional teacher and the rest of the 5-day educational program in the home environment supervised by a parent. In this model, professional educators are responsible for all lesson preparation, assignments, testing, grading, and curriculum development. In this model, parents are responsible for supervision, tutoring, and mentoring in the home environment, as well as the monitoring of the overall progress and welfare of the student (Deuteronomy 6:6-9)