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CORE VALUES OF ADVENTIST EDUCATION APPROVED
The North American Division Union Directors of Education Council approved the following core values in May, 2000.
The core values of Seventh-day Adventist Education driving our mission are:
Christ-centered — Adventist schools demonstrate that the influence of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ permeates every aspect of the school program.
Character — Adventist educators and students reflect a Christlike character including: love, self-sacrifice, compassion, grace, honesty, and integrity.
Commitment — The school community fosters an acceptance and demonstration of personal commitment to Jesus Christ, the church, and fellow human beings.
Excellence — Adventist education is characterized by a commitment to achieving the highest levels of quality in every aspect of the school’s program.
Knowledge — Adventist educators are committed to infusing spiritual development with knowledge in an academic environment that allows students to reach their maximum potential.
Accessibility — Seventh-day Adventist Christian education is accessible and affordable for all who are willing to make Christian education a sacrificial priority.
Diversity — Adventist schools promote respect for the diversity found in God's creation including differences in economic status, capabilities, social backgrounds, ethnicity, physical attributes, gender, and religion.
Relationships — Adventist educators are committed to developing positive relationships with all members of God’s family by living a caring, loving lifestyle.
Service — Following Christ’s example, administrators, teachers, students, and the larger school family model a pattern of lifelong service to God and to humanity.
Wholistic — Adventist schools provide an education that emphasizes developing the physical, mental, social, and spiritual abilities as a preparation for living a positive, happy life on this earth as well as throughout eternity.
