Special attention is given in helping them understand and evaluate competing worldviews in the light of biblical revelation. The program uses primary source materials extensively to enable students to gain first-hand acquaintance with the work of earlier generations. The program relates the content of the Bible to the content and issues raised in the Humane Letters course so students may gain skill in applying the Bible to real-world issues. The program trains students to think well and to communicate effectively through and emphasis on logic, rhetoric, and problem solving. The program introduces all students to serious language study.
Most students choose to take two foreign languages each year in the upper school.
Those who desire the challenge of working at advanced levels in any discipline are encouraged to do so.