Cornerstone Christian Academy
Grades: K - 6, 6450 North Camino Miraval - Tucson, AZ 85718
Admin: 520.529.7080
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy
Grades: 6 -12, 9500 North Oracle Road - Tucson, AZ 85704
Admin: 520.797.0107
Mission & Philosophy
Catalina Foothills Church established the ministry of Catalina Foothills Church Schools (CFCS) in 2009 to glorify God by achieving the goals outlined in the Mission Statement. Teachers and administrators have been gifted by God and called by Him to co-labor in their various roles within this ministry, to achieve its mission of Christian schooling for covenant children. Mission Statement We desire to see our young men and women, “increase in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and men,” in order to live out their faith as servant-leaders in every area of society (Luke 2:52). Statement of Philosophy Sovereignty of God Truth of God’s Word We accept God’s word, the Bible, as the final authority in educating the student in every area of life. John 17:17 reads, “Sanctify them by the Truth; your Word is the Truth.” John 8:31-32 & 15:26 reads, “When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth who goes out from the Father, He will testify about me.” John 18:37 also states, “You are right in saying I am a king…In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the Truth. Everyone on the side of Truth listens to me.” Proverbs 30:5 reads, “Every word of God is flawless.” Knowledge of God We know Him by two means: First, by His revealing of Himself in the creation, preservation, and government of the universe. The universe is before our eyes. All creatures great and small are able to ponder and witness the things of God, His eternal power, and His divinity. As the Apostle Paul says in Romans 1:20, “All these things are enough to convict men and to leave them without excuse.” Secondly, by His revealing Himself to us through the power of the Holy Spirit and His Holy Word. Covenantal Cornerstone and Pusch Ridge continually seek to assist parents and the local church in their efforts to bring up their children, God’s covenant children, “in the nurture and admonition of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). Because of its emphasis on the nature of God’s covenant with Christian families and the body of Christ, our covenant community, CFCS, exists to support, but not replace, the role of parents as educators of the children. Therefore, CFCS requires the regular involvement of parents in the school’s programs. Parents must agree to support and comply with the requirements of the Family Commitment Form. Ongoing parent-teacher communication and cooperation are essential in the covenantal school. Biblical World and Life View In the final outcome, we believe this will produce mature believers who will discern the thoughts of God after Him. Nourished by an immersion in scriptural principles and doctrine, young people should come out of our school who can apply Godly thinking in every arena of life: from the knotty issues of contemporary society to the all-important matter of rearing their own “next generation” in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Cornerstone Christian Academy and Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, a covenantal Christian school system, exist to glorify God and to partner with the Christian home in discipling young men and women in their relationships with Christ and the scriptures, unfolding to them a unified and biblical world and life view, equipping them with the tools necessary to pursue a lifestyle and love of learning, exposing them to the classical ideas from our Western cultural heritage, and challenging them to pursue academic excellence.
Our Sovereign and eternal God is the author of Truth and the Creator of all life. One God exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, all the same substance, equal in power and glory. Man, made in the image of God, is accountable to God in all things. All men are sinful; the penalty of sin is death; Jesus Christ paid the price for our sins through His death on the cross and resurrection. Needing a Savior, we accept the free gift of salvation through grace, by faith, asking for forgiveness and are reconciled to God (John 14:6). The Holy Spirit indwells the Christian, enabling him to live a godly life, reflective in prayer and outpouring of a thankful heart in good works.
God is the author of Truth (John 1:1). We know God through His creation and more specifically through His Word. Psalm 43:3 reads, “Send forth your light and your Truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your Holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.” John 1:17 reads, “For the law was given though Moses; grace and Truth came through Jesus Christ.” John 14:6 reads, Jesus answered, "I am the way and the Truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
We believe in our heart and confess with our mouth that there is a single, spiritual being, which we call God. He is eternal, incomprehensible, invisible, unchangeable, infinite, and almighty. He is completely wise, just, and the source of all good.
The children of Christian parents are “holy to the Lord” (1 Corinthians 7:14-15). The promises to those who believe the Gospel and are members of the covenant community of believers apply to their children as well (Acts 2:38-39). This has always been the understanding of God’s people (Deuteronomy 6:1ff). The local church congregation has the responsibility to see that the covenant children receive a God-centered education (Psalm 78:1ff). The God-centered school is one way the local congregation works with believing parent in the awesome task of teaching the biblical world-and-life view to their children.
A worldview is the lens through which we view all that goes on in and around us. A Christian worldview is shaped by the revelation of Almighty God through His logos (Living Word), the Lord Jesus Christ, and through His other logos (revealed Word), the Holy Scriptures. We believe that knowledge finds meaning in the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. As Christ came to bring redemption and wholeness to all the created order, we see great opportunity in applying this in our curriculum and methods of teaching. We seek to bring this wholeness to scholastic endeavors by implementing a multi-disciplinary, integrated approach to learning. Our study of literature, science, writing, history, and geography are all part of a great unified worldview that is unfolding before all of us as learners, adults and children alike.
