Information About Wyclif Independent Christian School

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1. Where We Are

Wyclif Independent Christian School is based in the village of Machen near Caerphilly in South Wales UK. Machen is about 12 miles from Cardiff by major road, closer if you don't mind travelling through country lanes!!

Our address is:

Wyndham St.
Machen
Caerphilly
CF83 8PU

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2. What We Believe

Wyclif is a Christian school and as such subscribes to mainstream evangelical principles and concepts.

We believe in the fundamental truths of Christianity as revealed in the Bible.

2.1. What we believe about Christian Education

2.1.1. Children are a gift from God to their parents

When considering the education of our children, an appropriate question to begin with is “To whom do children belong?” The Bible says that children belong to God, and are given by Him to their parents.

2.1.2. Education of children is the responsibility of parents

With the gift of children comes the great responsibility to bring them up and to educate them. In particular, fathers are exhorted to bring their children up in the training and instruction of the Lord. The truth that “in Jesus Christ all things hold together” should underpin all aspects of the education of children provided by Christian parents.

2.1.3. Children should have godly teachers

The Bible says that parents are responsible for the education of their children. However, in the modern world, few parents have the time or expertise to educate their children themselves and may appropriately delegate this task to a Christian School, for example. The teachers, to whom parents delegate their children’s education, must have absorbed God’s truth themselves in order to truly educate children in godliness.

Christian education should be a part of any vibrant Christian community concerned with passing the truth onto the next generation. We live today in a society saturated with ungodly thinking and all its consequences. Our children will inevitably be affected by ungodly thinking unless a strong stand is made to the contrary. “As a man thinks so is he”.

The aim of Christian education is to train children in God’s Word so that when they are older they will not depart from it, and, as Psalm 119 says, they will be able to govern themselves, be wiser than their enemies, have more insight than their teachers, understand more than the aged and keep themselves from every evil path.

Psalm 127:3
Genesis 33:5
Isaiah 8:18
Ephesians 6:4
Colossians 1:17
Proverbs 23:7
Proverbs 22:6
Psalm 119:97-104

3. What is our Educational Philosophy?

Wyclif Independent Christian School (WICS) aims to help children spiritually, academically, emotionally, socially and physically. Our educational philosophy explains this in more detail.

Wyclif Independent Christian School aims to help children:

1. Spiritually: Recognising that God's Word is the foundation for all of life, the Christian School seeks to lead children into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Daily Bible study and emphasis on practical Christian living provide a strong spiritual framework.

2. Academically: The Christian School strives for academic excellence and to develop to the maximum potential the natural intellectual abilities of each child.

3. Emotionally: Dedicated teachers help foster in each child a sense of security and self-worth. The stability provided by the spiritual emphasis helps students meet the challenges of learning and living.

4. Socially: Christian ethics, emphasised at WICS, not only encourage personal spiritual growth, but wholesome social development as well.

5. Physically: WICS encourages physical exercise and participation in sports as means of promoting health, strength and social development.