- Academic Achievement
Academic achievement is one of the greatest strengths of accelerated
christian education. Graduates from the A.C.E. program are attending
more than 1,400 colleges and universities globally with outstanding
performance.
Conventional educational programs take the student through a spiral
of material while introducing them to new skills in sequence. Since
students are grouped chronologically, they are lock-stepped and receive
the same material at the same time. However; students do not necessarily
all have the same level of maturity as others of their chronological
age and their natural learning rates are not lock-stepped with other
students. The above average student may master the skill the first time
he is exposed to it, the average student may pick up part of it, and the
below average student will often grasp only a minimum amount or fail to
understand it entirely. As the spiral continues some students stand out
in front while others are left behind for a season (or for good).
The A.C.E program is designed around a new format that is of
building
skill upon skill. The scope and sequence ignores the concept of grade
level and moves with continuous progress beginning with the first skill
to be mastered. Depending on their ability and motivation levels;
students may move ahead rapidly or take as long as necessary, but each
student masters the material.
Each student learns essential academics and explores truths about God
and His word without being pressured to keep up with a group.
As the student moves upward, level after level and moves into new
concepts, the student is far better prepared to learn because they have mastered the
skill on the previous level. He/she does not advance until they have mastered
each concept. They are not lock-stepped with their classmates but are learning
individually and completely before advancing. A.C.E. implements a unique
and effective system.
Why the A.C.E. Program Works
The Accelerated Christian Education curriculum has been tried and
proven to be very effective in providing all the basic academic
disciplines as well as instilling Godly character into the lives of
students. The reasons why the A.C.E. program works can be summarised in
these Seven Key Foundational Concepts:
- - Integration of Biblical Principles (Scripture memory, wisdom principles)
- - Godly Character Training (A.C.E. characters, 90 character traits of Christ)
- - Mastery-Based Learning
- - Built-In Reinforced System of Learning
- - Individualised Learning
- - Development of Critical Thinking Skills
- - Socialisation
With these foundational concepts being used now for over 50 years
around the world, it is understandable why A.C.E. is known as THE
learning tool for today—and the future!