Spiritual Life

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SPIRITUAL LIFE

What sets Dunham apart from other private schools in the Baton Rouge area is our faith-based approach to college preparatory academics and our unique mission to educate minds and hearts for Christ.

The Christlike love modeled and lived out daily at Dunham creates a palpable and joyful spirit on our campus—a spirit that makes all the difference in preparing students for college and for life.

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As a Christian school, we care about our students’ education from an eternal perspective. By design, everything we do here—academics, athletics, arts—is grounded in the desire to see our students mature in faith and character.
 
Whether it’s through chapel services, Bible classes, or service opportunities, our aim is to educate the heart as fully as the mind so that our students are empowered to step forward and lead as the hands and feet of Christ. Ours is a campus set apart to worship, glorify, and serve God.

OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE

PROGRAM

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Bible Curriculum

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Weekly Chapel

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Passion Week

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Community Service

 

Bible Curriculum

Our bible curriculum stands at the heart of the educational mission of our school. As a private interdenominational school, scripture is studied at all grade levels from a perspective of unity, emphasizing what we share in Christ, and not what separates us denominationally. Through a study of both the Old and New Testaments, classes are designed to create an environment where students can explore Biblical truth and discuss its application in the world today.

 

Weekly Chapel

Each division attends weekly chapel services in the Brown-Holt Chapel Arts Center for a time of worship, prayer, and songs of praise.  Speakers include former and current students, local pastors, and teachers who share scripture, their faith, and the encouragement to exemplify Christ in all things. Individual classes may take turns leading chapels creatively through skits, spoken word, and prayer. Parents and grandparents are encouraged to come and worship with us each week during this special time on campus.

 

Passion Week

During Passion Week, celebrated the week before Easter, faculty, staff, and students join together to focus their attention on a spiritual theme and verse of Scripture. It is hoped that during this time that the Holy Spirit would use the worship leaders, speakers, activities, and times of prayer to bring about revival in our hearts and minds to the things of God. The goal for the end of the week and beyond is that we would be transformed more and more into the image of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ.

 

Community Service

As part of our desire to develop servant leaders, students in all divisions have opportunities to participate in age-appropriate service projects. Upper School students are encouraged to serve the greater Baton Rouge community by volunteering through their churches and other local organizations.
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What We Believe

The Dunham School was established to serve Baton Rouge families who were looking for a private college preparatory school that was both excellent and grounded in Christian faith and principles. Since our founding in 1981, our statement of faith has been based on seven biblical holdings that continue to guide us in our mission to educate minds and hearts for Christ.

 

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For more than 40 years, The Dunham School has educated minds and hearts for Christ.

Serving ages two through 12th grade and recognized as one of the most innovative schools in the country, Dunham offers an individualized approach to learning, small classes, 1:1 technology, and amazing teachers who are committed to helping students reach their full God-given potential.
 
We invite you to schedule a campus tour to learn more about what makes Dunham the leading private school in Baton Rouge. We can’t wait to meet you!