Mission

Mission Statement
Spring Branch Academy exists to bring glory to God through instilling wisdom and inspiring worship in each student.

Objectives
The academy has four overall aims:

  1. To assist parents in giving their children an excellent education for life and for eternity.
  2. To train all students to become worshipers and to fulfill their God-given roles as disciples of Jesus Christ.
  3. To extend the pastoral ministry of the church into more homes and into more areas of a student’s life.
  4. To glorify God, by making His Son more visible in the community through this excellent good work.

In addition to these overall aims, the academy has the following specific goals:

  1. To ensure that the final responsibility for educating the child rests upon the parents.
  2. To keep the cost of education affordable, especially for large families.
  3. To provide a valid and excellent alternative to the public school system.
  4. To teach a biblical and theologically-integrated curriculum in the liberal arts.
  5. To meet the core requirements for graduates and for schools in the state of Michigan.
  6. To prepare students for their vocation, especially in college preparation.
  7. To instill wisdom, both for this age (Titus 2:11-14) and for the age to come (2 Timothy 3:14-15).
  8. To nurture leaders, who will lead their family, community, and church in God’s word and in its wisdom.
  9. To have gifted teachers with a loving, parental heart—with men leading as appropriate to age and content.
    • A Christian school, serving both the home and church, follows these models in having male leadership.
    • As sons become men and as content becomes pastoral, having males as teachers is increasingly valued.
  10. To be financially responsible by relying on tuition over donations and by remunerating teachers honorably.

Regarding these goals, let it be remembered that none of them can succeed apart from the grace of God. Therefore, the academy is committed to prayer, both in the academy and for the academy. This commitment to prayer is vital for humility, faith, and love, because without God’s grace, knowledge will puff up, lead astray, and promote selfish ends.