You’re working at a Christian school. Your school’s mission is to equip students to impact the world for Christ.

Question: How can you define what it takes to carry out your mission? How can you define what it takes to equip your students to impact the world for Christ?

Answer: By defining the “equipment” students will receive. In other words, by defining student objectives (schoolwide learning outcomes). Here’s a sample set:

1. Understand Bible stories, the plan of salvation, and a Christian worldview
2. Understand subject content and skills
3. Integrate content and skills from different subjects
4. Value learning
5. Use appropriate learning strategies
6. Use a Biblical perspective
7. Solve problems
8. Organize and use information to support conclusions
9. Make creative products and presentations
10. Respect themselves and others as being created in God's image
11. Work with others
12. Communicate through writing, speaking, reading, listening, graphs and charts, and the arts
13. Integrate different forms of communication
14. Serve God and others, and care for God's creation
15. Value and maintain physical, social, emotional, moral, and spiritual health

Define what it takes to achieve your mission. Today.


*This blog entry is part of a 7-part series:

1. How can you define what it takes to carry out your school's mission?
2. Are student objectives right for you and your school?
3. What's developing student objectives look like?
4. What questions should you consider before developing student objectives?
5. What makes good student objectives good?
6. What are some reasons for developing student objectives?
7. How are mission, student objectives, and curriculum connected?