MHA Mission Statement
Mars Hill Academy exists to assist parents in
the duty of covenantal training of their children by offering
academic instruction from a consistent, integrated Christian perspective,
by equipping our students to learn for themselves using the proven
classical method, and by providing them with an orderly and engaging
atmosphere conducive to the attainment of our goals.
MHA Vision Statement
We aim to graduate young men and women who think clearly and listen carefully
with discernment and understanding, who reason persuasively and speak precisely,
who are capable of evaluating all human knowledge and experience in the light
of the Scriptures, and who do so with eagerness in joyful submission to God.
We desire them to recognize cultural influences as distinct from biblical,
and to be unswayed toward evil by the former. We aim to find them well prepared
in all situations, possessing both knowledge and the wisdom to know how to
use it. We desire they be socially graceful and spiritually gracious; equipped
with and understanding the tools of learning; desiring to grow in understanding,
yet fully realizing the limitations and foolishness of the wisdom of this
world. We desire they have a heart for the lost and the courage to seek to
dissuade those who are stumbling towards destruction, that they distinguish
real religion from religion in form only, and that they possess the former,
knowing and loving the Lord Jesus Christ. And all these we desire them to
possess with humility and gratitude to God.
We likewise aim to cultivate these same qualities in our staff and to see
them well paid so that they may make a career at Mars Hill. We desire them
to be professional and diligent in their work, gifted in teaching, loving
their students and their subjects. We desire they clearly understand classical
education, how it works in their classroom and how their work fits into the
whole; that they possess a lifelong hunger to learn and grow and that they
have opportunity to be refreshed and renewed. We desire to see them coach
and nurture new staff and to serve as academic mentors to students. We look
to see them mature in Christ, growing in the knowledge of God, their own children
walking with the Lord.
We aim to cultivate in our parents a sense of responsibility for the school;
to see them well informed about the goals of our classical and Christ-centered
approach. We desire them to grow with the school, involved in and excited
about the journey. We aim to help them to follow biblical principles in addressing
concerns, to be inclined to hearing both sides of a story before rendering
a verdict, and to embrace the Scripture’s injunctions to encourage and
stir one another up to love and good works.
Finally, in our relationship with our community, we aim to be above reproach
in our business dealings and supportive of the local business community. We
further seek to exemplify the unity of the body of Christ, to develop greater
fellowship and understanding with churches, and to bring honor to our Lord
in all our endeavors.
The Mars Hill Academy Mission and Vision Statements are part of our Foundational
Documents. Click here to read the complete document.
