Shanan Home Education, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded by Bill and Mary Ann Malone to provide Christian-based support to homeschooling families in the Hampton Roads area.
Shanan is Hebrew for "teach them diligently". Our vision is Deuteronomy 6:7 "And thou shalt teach them diligently to thy children..."
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Some of Guiding Principles for establishing Shanan Home Education -
A. Purpose. The purpose of Shanan Home Education is to encourage you in your commitment to provide the best possible Christian education for your children through homeschooling. We listen to the needs expressed by homeschoolers and offer activities and services to help meet those needs. The classes generally meet once a week and are designed to be an exciting supplement to your own curriculum.
Shanan Home Education, Inc. (hereafter referred to as Shanan) offers classes at South Norfolk Congregational Christian Church. The weekly operation of the program is guided by a Director designated by Shanan in coordination with a teaching staff that has a special love for homeschooling and in most cases are themselves homeschooling parents. The Director also works with the staff of South Norfolk Congregational Christian Church (hereafter SNCCC), the leadership of Shanan, and parents in managing and updating these policies. Parents interested in serving on the staff of Shanan or volunteering in some other way to support the Homeschooling community may contact the Director at any time.
B. Statement of Faith.
We believe God has revealed Himself as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, each co-equal in power and glory, having he same attributes and perfections. Thus, God is one God, who exists eternally and simultaneously as three equal and separate Persons, all of whom are one in essence.
We believe in Jesus Christ, who is fully God and man, became flesh through the work of the Holy Spirit upon the virgin Mary, lived on this earth entirely without sin, willingly died on the cross as the sinner's substitute, making full and perfect payment for the sins of the whole world, was raised bodily from the dead, ascended to the right hand of the Father in heaven, where He is the believer's High Priest and Advocate.
We believe Salvation is a free gift of God available to all who will personally place all their trust in the shed blood of the Lord Jesus, as the only basis whereby God will forgive them of all their sins and cleanse them. All who so place their faith in Jesus as their personal Saviour immediately become children of God, and become new creatures as members of the Body, the Bride of Christ.
We believe the Bible in its entirety is the inspired infallible Word of God, absolute in its authority, complete in its revelation, final in its content, and without errors in its teachings in the original manuscripts. Hence, the Bible alone and the whole Bible is the final authority in all matters of faith and practice.
C. Instructional Philosophy. All classes reflect a Christian viewpoint and many are scripturally integrated. All classes for fourth grade and up will include some academic notebook method work. Most classes are enrichment supplements; however, some are designed to be complete academic courses. Academic courses must be a cooperative effort by the student, parent and teacher for successful completion. Enrollment is limited to 20 students per class. High school academic classes, if offered in South Norfolk, will issue quarterly grades. All other classes issue grades or progress reports twice a year. Our goal is to have an average teacher to student ratio of 1 to 8 or better.
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