University Model Christian Education

The Kingdom Educator has recently encountered the idea of the university model Christian school.  This is basically a schedule variation where the students attend regular classes two or three days a week, and then work with their parents for the other portion of the week.  The classes meet on a “university schedule” which provides the basic classroom instruction, but it also allows the parents plenty of time to work with their children on academic pursuits.

We are currently in the process of reading some material on this model of Christian education.  It is a basic, Biblical principle that parents are ultimately responsible for their children’s education and that Christian schools are simply one means, a tool if you will, of helping them to deliver that education.  Many parents choose the home schooling option, though that is not something that everyone can do for a wide variety of reasons.  It appears that a university model school, which provides opportunity for a broader scope of parent involvement, is a viable option.  It has been around for a while, though we are just now encountering it. 

Perhaps some of the readers of this blog are familiar with it, and would like to provide some comments regarding how it works and what their experiences with it have been.  Feel free to do so.  We’d love to hear from you.