Seventh-day Adventist education

Seventh-day Adventist educational system
Type	Religious/Non-Profit
Location	Silver Spring, Maryland, US;
Region served	Worldwide
Parent organization	General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Website	education.adventist.org

The Seventh-day Adventist educational system, part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, is overseen by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists located in Silver Spring, Maryland. The educational system is a Christian school-based system.^[1]^[2]

The Seventh-day Adventist Church has associations with a total of 8,515 educational institutions operating in over 100 countries around the world with over 1.95 million students worldwide.^[3]^[4]^[5] The denominationally-based school system began in the 1870s.^[6] The church supports holistic education:

Mental, physical, social, and spiritual health, intellectual growth, and service to humanity form a core of values that are essential aspects of the Adventist education philosophy.^[6]

Education by level

Primary

There are 5,915 Primary Schools worldwide (June 2018 report).^[4] Enrollment: over 1.2 million students.

Secondary

There are more than 2,435 Secondary Schools worldwide (June 2018 report).^[4] Enrollment: More than 603,000 students.

Tertiary

The Adventist Church, usually through Union-level administrative units, is associated with post secondary educational institutions around the world, including training institutes, junior colleges and four-year universities, and medical schools, including those associated with Adventist hospitals. Number of Tertiary Institutions (worldwide): 115. Enrollment (worldwide): more than 145,000.

Education by area

North America

The North American Division Office of Education coordinates with 1,049 schools with 65,000 students in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda.

References

^ Whalen, William J. (April 1994). "Is the end near? A look at Seventh-day adventists". U.S. Catholic. 59 (4): 14.
^ The Christian Science Monitor (15 November 2010). "For real education reform, take a cue from the Adventists". The Christian Science Monitor. [...] the Adventist Church runs a Christian school system second only in size to the Roman Catholic parochial schools.
^ Compare: Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c "Quick Statistics on the Seventh-day Adventist Church". www.adventistarchives.org.
^ "Department of Education :: Seventh-day Adventist Church". adventist.org.
^ ^a ^b Education on the church's official website

Sources

Byrd, Alita (Spring 2009). "The Changing Landscape of Adventist Higher Education in North America". Spectrum. 37: 37–50.
Steve Daily, "My Dream for Adventist Higher Education". Adventist Today 8 (Jan–Feb 2000), p18–19

External links

Seventh-day Adventist Church Department of Education
North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists Office of Education
A Statement on Theological and Academic Freedom and Accountability, voted in 1987
Kido, Elissa (15 November 2010). "For real education reform, take a cue from the Adventists". The Christian Science Monitor.

[1] Whalen, William J. (April 1994). "Is the end near? A look at Seventh-day adventists". U.S. Catholic. 59 (4): 14.

[2] The Christian Science Monitor (15 November 2010). "For real education reform, take a cue from the Adventists". The Christian Science Monitor. [...] the Adventist Church runs a Christian school system second only in size to the Roman Catholic parochial schools.

[3] Compare: Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2017

[auto-4] "Quick Statistics on the Seventh-day Adventist Church". www.adventistarchives.org.

[5] "Department of Education :: Seventh-day Adventist Church". adventist.org.

[Education-6] Education on the church's official website

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