by Staci Fletcher
Just recently I was reading a book entitled “The Prodigal God” by Tim Keller and in the readings the term “bios” came up. Unexpectedly upon reading that word my heart seemed to skip a beat. This in turn caused me to pause mid-sentence and analyze why this word would cause such an emotional response within me. As I pondered that thought it didn’t take long for me to realize the response was due to my deep belief and support in our own school named “Bios”. My last two posts centered on this term, bios. It is an important term to our school because of its meaning which is “life.” Synonymous to a computer’s instruction set entitled “BIOS” which is an important network of programs aligning many aspects of the computer in order to bring it to life.
My last post focused on our school’s sports program as an integral part of our campus and bringing life to our students. This post will focus on the academic portion of the same instructional set that is in place to bring life to our students in preparation for the world around them. In the past month I have heard students say “I am glad I am at Bios because they make me work hard; I cannot slack off there.” and “I have gone farther in this subject than I have ever been expected to go in all my years in school.” When these statements are made they are not made by the students to gloat, but rather because the students are excited about what they have been able to accomplish or what they know they will be able to accomplish in the future. The academic curriculum at Bios is not in place so that we can stand before men in a prideful manner and boast about our high scores on the SATs, ACTs or even boast on the awards the students have achieved in writing or math; but rather it is in place to push students to the belief and understanding that they can learn. There is not one student at Bios, from those who score the highest in many areas to those who struggle just to read a complete sentence, who is not challenged to learn at least one new idea, concept, verse, word, etc. on a daily basis. The bottom line to this thought is that at Bios every student is uniquely created the way they are and the status quo is not who they are called to be. With God at their center every student will be more than they could every dream; every student can and will learn and are called to a higher purpose as long as they are willing to take risks, be pushed and trust in the Lord. This thinking is most fully exposed at Bios in academics because if you were to walk the campus and visit the classrooms you will find students regularly working hard, trying harder and challenging themselves throughout the day to complete the required expectations and even more. They do this because they know they can learn, they know they matter, they know they are valued and most important they know they are fully loved by a God who wants them to give their all for His purposes in their lives. You will find students who are full of life because they believe and trust in their Creator. Academics for the Glory of God. Just another component in the complex network of programs all working together to bring students to life. Bios.
Proverbs 3: 5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths.
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