The Christ-Centred Curriculum

To understand the world then we need to see it as an expression of who He is. In addition, we see Christ in everything as the unifying force in all of creation, as Colossians 1v17 puts it

“in Him all things hold together.”

Studying becomes more than a gathering of useful or less useful facts, but an exploration of the Lord Jesus who is present in every aspect of life. Laying out the world in this way enables children to develop a coherent worldview that connects every area of life.

The Christ Centred Curriculum therefore takes the character of God as its starting point since this is the underlying meaning. The character attributes of God have been collected into fifteen projects. These are taught on a three year cycle, with one project to each half term. The whole school will study the same character attribute of God, but will look at different curriculum areas appropriate to their age. This enables whole school assemblies to be relevant to every class, and can sometimes lead to the whole school working on something together. The project outlines meet the  Curriculum for Excellence benchmarks to ensure a thorough coverage of the curriculum.

The cycle of projects is as shown below: