Carmel Adventist College - Primary
Adventist Christian Schools (WA)

Statement of Objectives

Carmel Adventist College Primary holds fast to the following objectives:

1. Spiritual – To foster and promote:

  • An acceptance of Jesus Christ as our personal Saviour.
  • A commitment to a consistent Christian lifestyle.
  • A desire to serve God and our fellow man.
  • An appreciation of Christian worship and spiritual fellowship.
  • A desire to identify in fellowship with the Seventh-day Adventist Church and to actively participate in its outreach.
  • An appreciation of God’s leading in our heritage.

 

 2. Academic – To foster and promote:

  • A recognition of our responsibility to develop our talents as God-given gifts to be used in service for others.
  • A commitment to excellence through diligent effort.
  • An appreciation of knowledge and truth in harmony with revelation through God's work.
  • The development of powers of discrimination to select the best and shun the spurious.
  • The ability to think logically and critically.
  • The creativity that God has placed in each individual.

 

3. Social – To foster and promote:

  • The love and acceptance of God as an indication of one's worth and a basis for healthy interpersonal relationships.
  • The development of self-control and self-discipline.
  • Tolerance of others and a concern for their welfare.
  • Acceptance of responsibility for one's own actions.
  • Habits of courtesy, decorum and graciousness.
  • Effective communication skills.

 

 4. Physical – To foster and promote:

  • A recognition that we have a sacred responsibility to care for our physical and mental health.
  • The development of physical capacity by a temperate life-style and an abstinence from those habits harmful to health.
  • An awareness of the positive benefits of healthful diet, exercise, rest, leisure, recreation and dress in harmony with the standards of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

 

5. Vocational – To foster and promote:

  • A commitment to service for our fellow man as the most fulfilling of life's expectations.
  • The development of skills that can be used to spread the Gospel of Christ and His soon coming.
  • The dignity of labour and a sense of pride in a job well done.
  • The pursuit of excellence in each and every vocation undertaken.