6915
Palmer Park Boulevard / Colorado Springs, CO
80915 / (719) 597-1880 Ext. 19
Superintendent:
Pastor Wayne Knight, Principal: Mrs. Jan Ocvirk, Athletic Director: Dr.
Allen Knight
School office hours are Monday – Friday 7:35am – 3:20pm Mountain Time - (719) 597-1880 Ext. 19
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Recognize Uniqueness Too often Christian education is a limited
ministry - limited to those who are capable of conforming to pre-determined
academic standards, without regard to students who either surpass those
standards or are unable to meet them.
A desire to meet the needs of these students gave rise in 1984 to the
establishment of Talent Development, a ministry to the student who, for one
reason or another, does not perform well in a traditional classroom
environment. He is usually identified
as frustrated, discouraged, and failing in one or more subjects. Yet, many times testing reveals him to be
extremely bright, capable of working beyond his grade level! How do we reach him? How can we prevent despair and mental
resignation? Talent Development has
been designed with that student in mind. The Bible teaches that our
accountability to God is a very personal one (Romans 14:12). Believers will not be judged according to
the actions of others; rather, we will be judged based upon what we have done
with what He has given us. This, of
course, includes our abilities and talents.
In Talent Development, this principle is taken into the classroom,
where students are evaluated according to their own abilities, rather than
comparatively rated against other students.
Furthermore, in the realm of stewardship, poor management of that
which God has given us may result in our losing that resource. At Hilltop we are concerned when a student
fails to achieve his academic potential. We believe that we are obligated to
discover the reasons behind his dilemma, and then minister to him, as we seek
to bridge whatever learning gaps may exist.
God’s principles simply cannot be ignored. Due to the nature of the program, both curriculum
and instruction is highly individualized, with a student to teacher ratio of
approximately 8:1. With a
computer-facilitated curriculum, tradition is all but abandoned, as we
endeavor to meet the educational needs of these young people. |
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