What is a "21st Century Curriculum"? (Part 4 of 9)

The current tagline of Christian Heritage Academy is "A 21st Century Curriculum. An Eternal Perspective." This post continues a nine-part series explaining what we mean by the first half of that phrase: A 21st Century Curriculum.

4. Helping students to acknowledge a Calling in their lives. In an increasingly desensitized, self centered and culturally amorphous society, it will be essential to assist students in understanding that they are individually called by God to be in relationship with Him and then called to a life purpose here on earth. This gives students meaning, motivation to gain the skills they need, provides a framework to continue a lifetime of learning that will be essential in a quickly changing technological and global marketplace, and anchors them in making increasingly difficult ethical and moral decisions (for example, many of the larger issues currently challenging us such as cloning, DNA manipulation, child gender choice, euthanasia, allocation of limited resources, limits of privacy, limits of digital relationships, etc.) This process must begin in Preschool and be continued throughout a child’s schooling as their reasoning and emotional intelligence matures. Strength finding curriculum, individual mentoring and teacher modeling are all essential parts of the puzzle. Service projects fall within this category as well as they teach empathy, humility and compassion and an obligation to give and not just take. Service to others needs to be part of the Calling of every student.