Philosophy of Education
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Flaiz Adventist College by virtue of being an
Adventist church institution recognizes that God the creator and sustainer of
the earth and the entire Universe, is the source of Knowledge and wisdom.
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The institution believes that God through
divine revelation and inspiration has communicated through the Holy Scriptures
and the gifts of prophecy, which constitute its unique Philosophy.
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Flaiz Adventist College believes that every
faculty and staff member is a representative of God and every student a child
of God. It is the endeavor of the institution to appoint individuals who are
committed to nurturing spiritual, academic, physical and social environment,
where the students of the college would acquire knowledge, values ideals that
are Christ-centric.
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The institution will take every initiative to
provide wholistic education, which will enhance the character of all Adventist
and Non-Adventist Students, and community in and around Flaiz Adventist
College.
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To summarize, Flaiz Adventist College desires
through its educational programs to help prepare the youth for effective
citizenship on this earth and a rewarding citizenship in the new earth.
Objectives
Academic
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To enable students to excel in knowledge and
understanding in the common branches of learning.
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To promote facilities for research,
investigation, and inquiry in all fields of knowledge.
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To guide them to be critical thinkers,
analyzers and in testing of ideas and creativity.
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To assist students in developing their
individual capacity to think and to encounter the problems of life, and to
prepare them to become masters and not slaves of circumstances, possessing a
breadth of mind, clearness of thought, and commitment to their convictions.
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To assure a systematic development of the
whole person, including one’s capabilities and character through instruction,
study and activity involving acquisition of knowledge and skills.
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Flaiz Adventist College strives to offer
academically sound, undergraduate programs to Seventh-day Adventists and other
students from nearby communities who welcome the opportunity to study in an
Adventist environment.
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To nurture and maintain a competitive and
spiritual environment that would continuously stroke the academic and spiritual
fires of the students and drive them to higher planes in both these realms.
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To create an atmosphere of mutual respect and
love between the students and faculty and aim at creating a vast and harmonious
college family.
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To continuously seek, hire and sustain
faculty that is committed to the message of salvation as believed by the
Seventh Day Adventist church and committed to excellence in the Secular
subjects that the students seek to learn.
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To employ faculty that is consistent with the
Church message, beliefs, and values and uphold the teachings and the principles
of the Church.
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We will respect the property of our
organizations, including any intellectual property that is developed in the
course of our employment. We will use the property, facilities, and resources
solely for the benefit of our organization, unless otherwise permitted or when
financial compensation for such use has been arranged.
Spiritual
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To restore in students the image of God, to
bring about their submission to the divine will and grace and to form in them
true Christian growth in the knowledge of God and in personal fellowship with
Him.
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To nurture spiritual sensitivity and
awareness.
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To preach and encourage internalization of
Christian principles and practice as endorsed by the Seventh-day Adventist
Church.
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To integrate worship, faith and participation
with learning.
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To acquaint students with the Author of all
truth, who provides an integrated structure for achieving synthesis of
knowledge in all disciplines.
Social
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To teach the fundamental Christian
principles, which stresses on love. “You shall love your neighbour as
yourself”. (Matthew 22:39).
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To develop a Christian character motivated by
love and controlled by steadfast principles, thus preparing the individual for
self-government and self-discipline.
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To achieve an awareness among students of
their culture & heritage of the current human situation, of the crucial
problems within contemporary society, and to develop a concern for finding
their solutions.
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To acknowledge individual self-worth without
fostering inordinate pride.
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To promote personal involvement in
establishing satisfactory relationship with others and appropriate personal
involvement in the transformation of circumstances that would otherwise
generate war, tyranny, racial discrimination, etc.
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To teach good citizenship as a moral
obligation as well as a patriotic duty.
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The desired profile of an undergraduate
student graduating from Flaiz Adventist College:
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Attain academic excellence
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Develop a graceful personality
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Have professional excellence
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Develop excellent communication skills
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Be socially sensitive
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Reflect Christ’s character
Core values
1. Impart value-based education to enable the
harmonious development of the physical, mental and moral powers in the
learners.
2. Develop Christ-likeness in the learners.
3. Call to work zealously to accomplish the
goals of the Mission in view of the brevity of time.
4. Restore in man the lost image of God and
bring him back into harmony with God.
5. Employ faculty who live lives of faith,
reflect Christ’s character are spirit-filled besides being intellectually and
academically competent.
6. Prepare the learners for the joy of service
in this world and the higher joy of wider service in the world to come.
7. Necessitate teachers and students to have
deep, practical knowledge of the Holy Spirit.