I invite you to join me in an exploration of the Cambridge foundational stone of love, summarized by Jesus when a religious expert asked him about the greatest commandment: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. (Matthew 22:37-40, NKJV)
Read MoreThe founding board members, parents, and teachers of Cambridge chose the educational philosophy of British educator Charlotte Mason (1842-1923) as one of the formative influences on the development of the school’s core values and distinctives. Mason was a prolific writer of her time, and it is Mason we are quoting when you hear us say, “Children are born persons.”
Read MoreI have always loved the book of Hebrews. In chapter 11, the writer takes us on a journey of familiar Old Testament stories in the form of a list. I love a good list, but this is not just any list–it is a list of heroes of the faith. Lists like this were common in Jewish writings, and the crucial part of the list is knowing who comes at the end. In this list, it’s JESUS.
Read MoreDuring my tenure at Cambridge (2011-2021), I recall coming across a very strange word in one of George MacDonald’s 19th century novels (entitled Paul Faber, Surgeon). That word was nephelococcygia (pron. neh-feh-low-kok-sih-jee-ah), which shows up abruptly in the context of MacDonald’s narrative comments about the role of imagination in humanity’s universal search for God.
Read MoreA partnership is a relationship that involves mutual participation and cooperation, which aptly describes Cambridge’s desire for the Holy Spirit to be our Partner in the educational process. Listening closely to the Holy Spirit is a formational practice, which was embraced by Cambridge’s founders and continues to be an integral habit of the Board of Trustees, administrators, and faculty/staff.
Read MoreIn the early years of Cambridge, we were captured by C.S. Lewis’s confidence that our ability to know and trust God was not at the mercy of wishful thinking of how we hoped the world could be. God was not asking us to put “blind” confidence in ideas and concepts that we found difficult to reconcile with the world as we had come to know it. Rather, we heard an invitation from God, through the prophet Isaiah, to “Come let us reason together.”
Read MoreHave you sometimes wondered why Cambridge School decided to make the study of history its basis for the curriculum? You may have noticed the well thought out scope and sequence, and appreciated that the study of history includes the arts, sciences, and religions of a given historic period. But, why? The answer is summed up in three ways of looking at history itself.
Read MoreAs we begin the 2022-2023 school year with all of its excitement from Kindergarten to 8th grade, we are also celebrating 25 years as a school. Cambridge opened its doors in 1998 in northern Baltimore County with 29 students, and now 25 years later, we are thrilled that more and more children are experiencing a Christ-centered education than we ever imagined.
Read More8th grade is the culminating year for students at Cambridge. Our vision statement, that we seek to develop in our students the capacity and character required to live out their God-given destinies as they proceed to high school and beyond, reaches its full potential in this final year. God invites students into a quest with no guaranteed outcome but His presence with us…
Read MoreIn my desire to “become like a child”, I am discovering that listening to and watching children during our chapels is a formative experience for me. Their questions and their expressions of wonder as they listen to Scripture have challenged me. Maybe they will challenge you too…
Read MoreGod invites us to steward His creation with Him and develop societies and governments that uphold human value and dignity. It is through virtue, its classical and theological contexts, that we pursue true stewardship by lovingly working for the good of humanity and the rest of God’s handiwork…
Read MoreThe Cambridge community is well-equipped to engage these important discussions for two reasons: a Christ-centered approach and the power of story.
Read MoreCambridge students regularly ask the question “why?” and stories are a wonderful way to pursue the question…
Read MoreStudents who participate in outdoor learning display increased trust and cohesion with peers, improved emotional regulation and improved confidence.
Read MoreThere’s just something about nature that fosters positive emotions and calm. That something is SOMEONE.
Read MoreAt Cambridge our desire is for students to discover for themselves God's truth, form a deeper understanding of how all learning is connected to God's created world, and develop an understanding of their place in it.
Read MoreChapel is back! How wonderful it is to be worshipping together as a school community again. To catch a glimpse of chapels during the past two weeks…
Read MoreThere's a saying that "a burden shared is a burden lessened." I felt that going home from our discussion... Parenting is hard, it’s complex, but we're so glad to have you, and the whole Cambridge community, to journey with.
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