As students complete their experience at Cornerstone Academy of the Ozarks, it is expected that students:

• Are well prepared in all academic areas, and are skills in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking.

• Are proficient in mathematics and science.

• Have a knowledge and an understanding of people, events, and movements in history (including church history) and the cultures of other peoples and places.

• Appreciate literature and the arts and understand how they express and shape their beliefs and values.

• Have a critical appreciation of languages and cultures of other peoples, dispelling prejudice, promoting interethnic harmony, and encouraging biblical hospitality for the stranger.

• Personally respond to carrying out the Great Commission locally and around the world in a culturally sensitive manner.

• Know how to utilize resources including technology to find, analyze, and evaluate information.

• Are committed to lifelong learning.

• Have the skills to question, solve problems, and make wise decisions.

• Understand the worth of every human being as created in the image of God.

• Can articulate and defend their Christian worldview while having a basic understanding of opposing worldviews.

• Understand and commit to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

• Know, understand, and apply God’s Word in daily life.

• Possess apologetic skills to defend their faith.

• Are empowered by the Holy Spirit and pursue a life of faith, goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love.

• Treat their bodies as the temple of the Holy Spirit.

• Are actively involved in a church community, serving God and others.

• Understand, value, and engage in appropriate social (community) and civic (political) activities.

• Embrace and practice justice, mercy, and peacemaking in family and society.

• Value intellectual inquiry and are engaged in the marketplace of ideas (open, honest exchange of ideas).

• Respect and relate appropriately with integrity to the people with whom they work, plan, and live.

• Have an appreciation for the natural environment and practice responsible stewardship of God’s creation.

• Are prepared to practice the principles of healthy, moral family living.

• Are good stewards of their finances, time, and all other resources.

• Understand that work has dignity as an expression of the nature of God.