Abstract
The school order of Genève 1559: A basis for a reformed school order. Calvin and education are synonymous. Apart from his written legacy, which speaks of his intense love for education, he endeavoured to put schools in place where young people could be educated in the ways of the Lord. This was not only in the curriculum, but also in the way it was presented and the teachers who presented those lessons received special attention from Calvin. The light of God’s Word is shed over everything. This article shows how, given his own historical background and the tools available to him, he tried to develop a school system in the city of Geneva where children could be educated in accordance with the promise of their parents at their baptism. The school order of Geneva (1559) in conjunction with the Genevan Church order (1561) gives us insight in the doings and thoughts of Calvin on education. I hope to indicate some lines that could be of use in the present dialogue on educational matters. Sadly, the way Calvin set up a system for education is no longer evident in schools. Isn’t there an urgent need for a well-defined and fundamental school order amongst all the school policies and rules? This question will receive attention in the article.
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Op skool word kinders volgens ’n kurrikulum onderrig wat hulle vir die lewe as volwassenes toerus
Wat die skoolonderwys in Suid-Afrika betref, is daar baie invloede wat direk in stryd is met die belofte wat by die doopvont afgelê is
Summary
Affiliation: 1Jonathan Edwards Centre Africa, University of the Free State, South Africa. Nie alleen die inhoud van die onderrig wat die kinders ontvang nie, maar ook die vorm waarin dit aangebied word, asook die leerkragte wat daarby betrokke is, het besondere aandag by Calvyn gekry. Apart from his written legacy, which speaks of his intense love for education, he endeavoured to put schools in place where young people could be educated in the ways of the Lord. Op skool word kinders volgens ’n kurrikulum onderrig wat hulle vir die lewe as volwassenes toerus. Die gereformeerde skole wat tans in Suid-Afrika is, het konstitusies en skoolreëls, maar geen skoolorde soos wat Calvyn opgestel het nie. Alle beleide en besluite van ’n gereformeerde skool behoort uit ’n deeglik deurdagte skoolorde voort te spruit. ’n Skoolorde bied die basis waarop die skool as unieke samelewingsverband leef en werk (Buys 2010:24).
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