Our Mission

Mission Statement

"Enlightening Minds — Enriching Hearts —Extending Hands"

Pursuing excellence in a Christ-centered, Bible-based education, the Cottage Hill Baptist School System will purpose to assist parents by:

• Enlightening minds to God's absolute truth in an academic context
• Enriching hearts for a growing, personal relationship with Christ
• Extending hands in service to others as growing, well-equipped Christian leaders who maximize their abilities and talents to engage the culture for Christ

Vision Statement

To build a Christian school of excellence through Biblical principles so students will come to know Christ as their personal Lord and Savior, will develop a Biblical worldview, and will place their lives in God's hands to impact future generations for Christ.
Core Values

In order to fulfill its mission, the Cottage Hill Baptist School System will embrace the following core values with its listed operating principles, putting them into practice in every aspect of the educational program.

• Bible
• Christ-like Character
• Family
• Church
• Academic Excellence
• Stewardship
• Leadership
• Kingdom Education Philosophy

The Purpose of Cottage Hill Baptist Schools

To provide academic excellence in a Christian environment. Through small classes and a Christian faculty, it is believed that the best possible mental, spiritual and emotional development can be achieved. It is our aim to produce secure and successful Christian young people in a Christ-like atmosphere of personal joy and positive achievement.

Statement of Authority

While the Cottage Hill Baptist Schools welcome students and families of all denominations, we are an educational and spiritual ministry of Cottage Hill Baptist Church. Our administration, faculty, staff, and students are subject to the authority of Cottage Hill Baptist Church and therefore operate according to the tenets and practices of Southern Baptist doctrine.

All prospective Cottage Hill Baptist School/Cottage Hill Christian Academy families are encouraged to prayerfully consider whether this policy would conflict with your spiritual beliefs and/or convictions before continuing with the enrollment process.

Educational Philosophy

The philosophy of the Cottage Hill Baptist Schools aims for a total witness of the total man for Christ with a self-discipline based on a sense of Biblical right and wrong. It aims at producing students who know Christ and know they have a spiritual stability in all circumstances. Both schools build upon and work within a Christian view, which holds all truth to be God's truth. Thus Cottage Hill Baptist Schools support the foundational truth of the Christian faith found in the infallible, inerrant, and inspired word of God.

The product of an educational process is a developed mind. Developing a Christian mind for the current generation is our goal.

It is our purpose to promote good study habits and to interpret world affairs in the light of God's revelation to man. Because the Christian should be culturally aware, our objectives include development in the areas of the fine arts and cultural expression.

Our ultimate purpose is to develop the student's potential in Christ to the highest degree possible.

Instructional Goals

It will be our goal to equip each student with:

• A system of personal values predicated on the infallible teachings of the Holy Bible.
• An understanding that each individual is personally accountable for the quality of his/her own acts of commission and omission.
• A positive but realistic self-concept.
• Skills in critical thinking and quality decision-making.
• The body of academic skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary for quality career decision-making regardless of occupational choices.
• That accumulated body of knowledge of the physical and biological sciences necessary for continuing progress in researching, utilizing, preserving and adapting to the global environment.
• Communication skills of the highest standards in reading, writing and speaking.
• Tools for adult citizenship based upon a clear perception of the basic tenets and precepts upon which the United States of America was founded.
• An aesthetic appreciation of artistic self-expression and creativity.
• Basic technological skills of productivity for use in the home, all areas and levels of academics and career fields.
• The necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes for development and maintenance of quality health and physical fitness.
• Socialization skills derived from the entire curriculum and a variety of extra-curricular activities.

Description

The Cottage Hill Baptist School and the Cottage Hill Christian Academy make up the Cottage Hill Baptist School system and are private institutions, sponsored by and ministries of the Cottage Hill Baptist Church. The School is located at 4255 Cottage Hill Road. The Academy is located at 7355 Creekwood Dr., Mobile, AL., 36695. The schools are open to students of any denomination, race, color and creed.

The schools' programs offer a high standard of academics that encourages students to think clearly, logically and independently. The teachers endeavor to instruct students in spiritual matters as they are set forth in the Bible. The programs seek to build Christian character into the lives of students through the exercise of consistent Christian disciplines that enable them to live uprightly with their fellow man and to experience emotional stability. Instructional materials used in the classrooms are of the highest quality and the textbooks used present subject content in an orderly, developmental sequence. The principles of scripture are naturally woven into the subject content, thus providing an integrated approach to a well-rounded education.

Cottage Hill Baptist School System is accredited by the Alabama Independent School Association, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International.