NewsPre-K to 8
Biblical Literacy to Complement Lower School Curriculum
Jun 1, 2000 8:00 AM
By Stefan Eady - Faculty
Year after year the Bible is the number one best seller, and next year all students at the Lower School will have the opportunity to become more familiar with it, as the school adds a biblical literacy component to its curriculum.
“We want our students to experience the Bible as good literature,” said Lower School Principal Mark Tayloe. “Furthermore, as our students move into the Middle and Upper Schools, the literature they will study will often contain biblical allusions. If our students have a firm foundation in Biblical literature, they’re going to have a much more successful and meaningful experience in their study of literature.”
Each class will spend a minimum of 45 minutes a week reading and discussing the most familiar stories and characters of the Bible. The discussions will focus on the content of each story, the characters’ relationship with God and with one another, and the lessons that can be learned from each story.
Although Biblical literacy will be taught from the Judeo-Christian perspective, other religious traditions and practices will be included and the children will be encouraged to share their own religious heritage.
Tayloe, who taught fourth- and fifth-grade social studies this year, will teach Biblical literacy to those grades next year. The classroom teacher will teach social studies.
“We want our students to experience the Bible as good literature,” said Lower School Principal Mark Tayloe. “Furthermore, as our students move into the Middle and Upper Schools, the literature they will study will often contain biblical allusions. If our students have a firm foundation in Biblical literature, they’re going to have a much more successful and meaningful experience in their study of literature.”
Each class will spend a minimum of 45 minutes a week reading and discussing the most familiar stories and characters of the Bible. The discussions will focus on the content of each story, the characters’ relationship with God and with one another, and the lessons that can be learned from each story.
Although Biblical literacy will be taught from the Judeo-Christian perspective, other religious traditions and practices will be included and the children will be encouraged to share their own religious heritage.
Tayloe, who taught fourth- and fifth-grade social studies this year, will teach Biblical literacy to those grades next year. The classroom teacher will teach social studies.
