Agriculture Education

Students at Veritas Academy are introduced to agriculture through Biology, beginning at the grammar stage and all the way to the rhetoric years. The Agriculture elective will build on what they know as we use a portion of our 10 acre land to plant a school garden. School gardens, which began in Europe, have been in the United States since 1891. More than just a hands on project, our curriculum will follow the classical tradition and inspire students to increase their understanding of:

• how food distribution systems work
• the use of technological tools to add value to producers focused on creating and sustaining profitable businesses
• food nutrition and consumption of specialty crops

Biblical Worldview

Veritas Academy approaches all of its teaching from a Biblical worldview. Therefore, our values and attitudes associated with scientific inquiry are shaped by a Biblical worldview. As such, we recognize that the nature and source of knowledge is God’s revelation, both general and specific. He [God] is before all things, and in him all things hold together ( Col. 1:17 New International Version). The following statements are critical to our approach in teaching science:

• There is no conflict between scientific investigation and discoveries with a biblical world view (Gen. 1:1, Heb. 11:3)
• Biblical morality and ethics must guide our scientific investigation (Rom. 1:21-25, Prov. 12:10, Matt. 10:31, Prov. 25:2)
• A basic education includes a fundamental understanding of scientific investigation as well as foundational history of scientific development through the ages (1 Kings 4:29-34)