Curriculum
curriculum | teaching staff | educational philosophy
Overview
Our program has classroom and learning through service components.
In the classroom, students receive instruction from qualified guest teachers on a new topic each week. All students take the same course of study. Class topics include surveys of books of the Bible, basic theology, missions, and Mexican culture and Spanish. Classes are held in the morning for a total of three hours per day.
Outside of the classroom, students are required to attend a local church. Students also participate in a volunteer program of their choice (for example: hands-on construction work, teaching English as a second language, volunteering in an orphanage). They explore various ministries in the area and volunteer weekly at one throughout the second semester. We encourage students to build life-impacting relationships with the people they meet by visiting them and spending time in their homes.
Outcomes
At the end of the program, our students:
1. Understand the big picture of God’s sovereignty and His plan for the nations
2. Have studied and have experienced culture. Have been challenged through exposure to another culture
3. Understand Christian living in terms of following Jesus. Have observed what it means to follow Jesus. Have heard and studied Christ’s teachings.
4. Have learned about and have experienced healthy Christian community
5. Have learned about and have experienced serving others.
Courses
Here is a sample of courses that form the classroom component of our curriculum:
Bible
Understanding Old Testament Law
Selected Old and New Testament Books
(several courses)
The Life of Christ
The Parables of Christ
Christ’s Commands
Christian Living
Bible Study Methods
Spiritual Disciplines
Christian History and Biographies
Missions
Spanish
Mexican Culture
ESL Teaching for Missions
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (U.S. Center for World Missions Curriculum)
Volunteer Opportunities
Here is a sample of ministries and churches in Tijuana that we have formed relationships with and that may have openings for student volunteers. (Some web sites are not in English)
