A Christian Approach

Education is never neutral. It involves the sharing of life principles and values. At NHCA the understanding of God as Creator is the foundation of our study as we seek to illustrate the story of God’s interaction with humankind through the study of history, literature, and the fine arts. Education is the equipping of our students to love God with all their minds (Matthew 22:37), to ask questions, and to fearlessly explore the various areas of knowledge from the conviction that all truth is ultimately God’s truth (Psalm 24:1).

 As a part of our commitment to the formation of a whole person, we value the spiritual growth of our students. Every aspect of NHCA is based on Scripture. A quality education is offered in an atmosphere where Jesus Christ and His Word are an intimate and inseparable part of each school day. We aim to guide the affections of our students toward loving God and loving the things that God loves.

NHCA’s educational mission is rooted in the principles of historical Christianity and has been carefully crafted to emphasize the unity all Christians share in the essentials of our faith while respecting the diversity in faith and practice in matters considered non-essentials. We believe in God almighty, maker of heaven and earth. Therefore, we approach all truth as edifying for those who believe in God, and we strive to understand every aspect of the world as part of God’s creation. We believe creation - including human thought and culture - is good, yet fallen from its proper relation to God. Therefore, we approach the best of human culture as an expression of creation yearning to be reunited to God, and we recognize that our own understanding of God and creation is limited.

We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, one in being with the Father, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. We believe God acted decisively in history through Jesus, who suffered, died, was buried, and on the third day rose again, ascended to heaven, and who with the Father will come to judge humankind. We believe through Jesus Christ, God reconciled the world to himself by granting the remission of sin, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Therefore, the story of God’s saving work in history and promised consummation is essential to our understanding of the world. We believe God continues to work in history through his Holy Spirit to restore the image of God in us. Therefore we trust in God’s indwelling presence to empower us to discern truth, excellence, and beauty, and to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly before God.

We believe Holy Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. In response to the goodness and grace of the Triune God made manifest in creation, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, we develop our minds and our hearts that we may be good stewards of God’s creation and faithful bearers of Christ’s image in love and service to one another.