CACE | The Center for the Advancement of Christian Education

In my first few years of teaching, I taught Spanish. I was not a good Spanish teacher, and my students knew it. It was the kind of teaching where the teacher said things and students did activities, but learning was minimal.

I could not speak Spanish. I had never been to Spain or any Spanish-speaking countries. I did not know or understand the Spanish culture, a...

Lao Tzu of the 6th Century BC is credited with saying, “The good traveler is not intent on arriving.” This quotation has been a favorite of mine for more than thirty years, not because I live it out well, but because it serves as a reminder for me, someone who has been destination-oriented, that I have often missed the joys of the discipl...

During a new family interview, a father paused before asking a question that carried more weight than he likely intended.

“Can you tell me more about the academic program here? Is it better than what I experienced?”

He went on to explain that he had attended a Christian school himself but felt unprepared for college and eventually dropped out. “I just ...

Imagine a Christian school where the common thread holding the staff, leadership, parents, and students together was a shared understanding of the gospel (the creation-fall-redemption-restoration narrative of God’s work in the world) and the fundamental truths that have historically defined orthodox Christianity. What if that understanding, and that alone, was the litmus ...

Christian schools have long pursued excellence within their own walls. But the work of forming disciples, developing educators, and strengthening communities is too great for any one school to accomplish alone. If we are to faithfully carry out this mission, we must think beyond isolated excellence.

Here is our vision: In ten years, Christian schools will be str...