Freedom

The word Freedom means “release from bondage.” And it conjures many images from our nation’s history: freedom from religious persecution, freedom from colonial tyranny, and freedom from slavery, to name a few.

The Problem

Yet in this land of freedom, many urban schoolchildren remain in the bondage of failing neighborhood schools. These schools often reinforce the child’s perception of personal failure. But that “failure” is actually due to forces beyond the child’s control: unqualified teachers, learning disabilities, racism, poverty, materialism, broken families, drug addiction, and paternalism. This perception of failure can develop into self-loathing and self-destruction. Christian schools, in general, have ignored the problem and have maintained a pricing system that excludes even many middle income families.

A Unique Solution

What makes The Freedom School different from other schools is WHOM we serve and HOW we serve them. It can be summed up in one word: RECONCILIATION – which means restoring right relationships as God intended for them to be.

How We Serve

Many schools are dedicated to academic excellence. Quality education may help students get ahead, but it doesn’t set them free. The last fifty years of research shows they need more. When students experience the love of Christ at school, they become truly free. They become free to reach their unique potential as image-bearers of Christ, free to live like Christ, free to love God, love themselves, and love others who aren’t like them, and free to build God’s kingdom of justice and mercy.

Drawing from a rich history and unique vision, students at The Freedom School learn: “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (2 Corinthians 3:17)