Curriculum
Shadow Mountain Baptist School uses the A Beka curriculum exclusively in the elementary grades as a guide for instructing our students. It is a curriculum that has been tried and tested for many years and has a reputation of instructing children well in the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic. Since it is based from a Christian perspective, it also incorporates Biblical morals and principles in its textbooks.
The following is a direct quote from the A Beka website:
At A Beka Book, we are unashamedly Christian and traditional in our approach to education.
The A Beka Book approach to Christian education keeps learning lively, interesting, and memorable. Our materials reflect sensible theory that is firmly anchored to practicality. A Beka Book materials have been developed as a result of 50 years of actual classroom experience in Pensacola Christian Academy, one of America’s largest and most respected Christian day schools.
Our skilled researchers and writers do not paraphrase progressive education textbooks and add Biblical principles; they do primary research in every subject and look at the subject from God’s point of view. Of course, the most original source is always the Word of God, the only foundation for true scholarship in any area of human endeavor. Thus our publications are built upon the firm foundation of Scriptural truth and are written by dedicated and talented Christian scholars who are well grounded in the practical aspects of classroom teaching. For excellence for your Christian school, you can trust A Beka Book.