Biblical Principle Approach

What exactly is the Biblical Principle Approach?

• It is a method of Biblical reasoning that places the Word of God at the center of every subject.
• It is a governmental way of thinking: that is, who or what is controlling, directing, regulating or restraining?
• It is a lifestyle of scholarship and Christian character.
• It enables the student to discover and apply the Biblical principles unique to each subject.
• It is a Biblical method of education, similar in execution to the Hebrew model.
• It develops young men and women who are able to reason independently from God’s Word.
• It is distinctive in its commitment to American Christian education.
• It  inspires the teacher to become a “living textbook”
• It places responsibility for learning on the student through notebooks.
• It celebrates and nurtures each person’s individuality and intrinsic worth.
• It highlights His Story, a recognition of Providential history.

The following excerpt is taken from The Foundation for American Christian Education.

Following is a list of books, seminars and curricula you can use to implement the Principle Approach in your school or homeschool.

• The Noah Plan®, the complete educational program for teaching and learning The Principle Approach. (Begin with The Self-Directed Study.)
• Training through FACE’s Foundations or Applications course.
• The Noah Plan Academy Teacher Training on DVD
• Teaching and Learning America’s Christian History: The Principle Approach, Rosalie J. Slater
• The Christian History of the Constitution of the United States of America Vol I: Christian Self-Government, Verna M. Hall
• The Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

Written by Anna-Marie