“All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching.” 
2 Timothy 3:16

Mission: 2 Teach, 2 Witness, 4 Jesus

Vision: We seek to nurture spiritual development by providing opportunities to grow in understanding of the Bible and to come to know what it means to be in relationship with Jesus Christ.

In addition to the wide offerings provided for our youth (link to youth), Hopewell Presbyterian Church provides Adult Education each Sunday from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. in the Church Lounge. Adult Ed is taught by a broad spectrum of knowledgeable individuals including church members, educators and students from the Princeton Theological seminary and, of course, our Pastor.

Hopewell Presbyterian Church School Curriculum

Guiding Assumptions and Beliefs:

1. Primary Goal – To nurture the spiritual development of our children by building a foundation of knowledge of/in Jesus Christ, and taking part in the fellowship and service of the Body of Christ.
2. The Bible is our textbook.
1. Teaching should be story-based.
2. Not all stories in the Bible are suitable for children.
3. Prayer is essential for spiritual development.

Scope and Sequence:

This scope and sequence was designed to be a series of building blocks.  Each level continues to develop what was already introduced and builds upon it.

1. Preschool
1. Bible Skills
1. The Bible should be presented as “God’s Book”.
2. Children should hear and/or memorize simple verses.
3. Although stories should be told or read from children’s Bibles and/or storybooks, teachers should show their own Bibles and where the story can be found.
2. Prayer
1. Teachers should model prayer.  Say a line and have the kids repeat it.
2. Children should identify prayer as a way to thank God and begin to consider His blessings.
3. Children should recite simple prayers.
2. Primary Grades
1. Bible Skills
1. Children should identify two parts of the Bible, Old and New Testaments.
2. The OT tells stories from before Jesus’ birth, the NT tells stories about Jesus’ life and ministry.
3. Locate Psalms (the hymnbook of the Bible)

1. Prayer
1. Children should recite The Lord’s Prayer and identify it as the tool Jesus used to teach us to pray.  (Line by line echo and/or the eraser technique.)
1. Intermediate Grades
1. Bible Skills
1. Children should identify and make use of chapter and verse references.
2. Children should develop an understanding of how the books of the Bible are classified (i.e. history, prophesy, gospels etc.)
3. Name and locate the gospels.
2. Prayer – Identify parts of prayer.
1. Adoration
2. Confession
3. Thanksgiving
4. Supplication/intercession
2. Upper Elementary Grades
1. Bible Skills – Children should begin to make use of the tools within the Bible (i.e. concordance, maps, footnotes etc.)
2. Prayer
1. Children should see and use prayer as a tool to develop a personal relationship with God.
2. Children should develop an understanding of sin and forgiveness.