Bible Classes
Elementary Bible
Our elementary Bible program incorporates an age-appropriate Bible curriculum, daily devotional and prayer time, weekly chapel, and service projects within our community. We are blessed with caring, Christian teachers who create a classroom environment that encourages students to explore new learning, treat others with respect, and know that Jesus loves them. We believe this program effectively prepares students with a spiritual foundation to love God, love others, and love life using the Bible to shape how the students see God’s story of redemption at work in them and around the world.
The Elementary school uses the DeepRoots curriculum published by the Defendable Faith Institute. The following themes direct units of study and daily lesson plan content from passages in the Bible. Students at all grades will have passages of scripture that they will memorize.
Kindergarten: Familiar Bible stories that emphasize God’s loving care and the story of God’s work in history.
Grade 1: Explores the Biblical story from Creation to the children of Israel entering the promised land.
Grade 2: Follows the four gospels of the New Testament learning about the life of Christ.
Grade 3: Follows the account of the Children of Israel from Abraham to the coming of our Messiah.
Grade 4: Digs into the accounts of the early church.
Grade 5: Returns to a study of the divided kingdom as recorded in the Old Testament.
All grades cover units teaching inductive Bible study and special studies that celebrate the Christian holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter.
Secondary Bible
Middle School
Sixth Grade
Bible 6
In the 6th grade Bible course, students will go on a journey through all 66 books of the Bible. Students will be introduced to the structure and themes of the Word of God. Students will briefly examine each book in Scripture, learning how God uses imperfect men and women to reflect His grace.
Seventh Grade
Bible 7
In the 7th grade Bible course, students are introduced to the wisdom of Proverbs. As students reflect on these principles, they will be better equipped to face the responsibilities and decisions of young adulthood. As students face more and more decisions on their own, they will find that their new freedoms are followed by greater responsibility and higher expectations. This course encourages students to study the wisdom of God in Proverbs, inviting Him to shape their lives into the image of His Son, Jesus Christ.
Eighth Grade
Bible 8
In the 8th grade Bible course, students will follow in the footsteps of Jesus. As they study the Gospels, they will become better disciples of the Christ who changed the world. Students will explore the identity and purpose of God’s Son, as revealed through His earthly ministry. Lessons and exercises will challenge students to respond to the gospel of Christ.
High School
Ninth Grade
Bible 9
The 9th grade Bible class will help students to develop in-depth reading and interpretive skills of various Biblical texts. Students will memorize select passages of Scripture related to the content. The main resource for this Bible class is the New City Catechism developed by the gospel coalition. It is designed specifically for students to learn the core doctrines of the Christian faith in a classroom setting. Students will develop a vast knowledge and understanding of the Biblical worldview.
Tenth Grade
Bible 10
The 10th grade Bible class is titled “The Triumph of Christ.” It follows the story of Jesus, His life, and resurrection. Students will memorize and learn designated Bible passages that go along with the theme of the class. Students will develop interpretive skills of Biblical texts hermeneutics) and apply that Biblical teaching to their individual lives. Students will also continue to develop a vast knowledge and understanding of the Biblical worldview.
Eleventh and Twelfth Grades
Bible 11 & 12
The 11th and 12th grade Bible courses cover a variety of topics to help students prepare for faithful lives after leaving Oakland Christian School. Depending on the interests of students, some of the topics taught by teachers and discussed by students may include: studies in Creationism, investigations of ethical issues in our contemporary society, explorations of a variety of worldviews in the context of other religions, and textual studies in both Old and New Testaments.
The overarching aim is for students to be equipped in the ownership of their faith, ready to go out into the world as faithful Christians, able to articulately discuss important ideas from a biblical perspective while loving those around them as Jesus does.