Core Values & Mission Statement

"But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge..."

2 Peter 1:5 (NKJV

The Fourth School exists to glorify God in all that we do by partnering with Christian parents and the Church to equip young men and women in the vital areas of faith, virtue, and knowledge to impact the greater Washington D.C. area for Jesus Christ.

Mission Statement

The mission of The Fourth School is to pass on the best of our cultural inheritance to our covenant children in the light of a reformed Christian worldview so that all students may know and pursue what is good, true, and beautiful.

Through this pursuit, our graduates will be able to understand, evaluate, and transform their world under the lordship of Christ by contributing thoughtfully and responsibly to family life, to the church's life and mission, and to the political and cultural life of the general society, all to the glory of God.

The school is a ministry of Fourth Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, Maryland, and is governed by an independent board of directors elected by the Session of the church.

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Core Values

  • Glorify God in all that we do
  • Partner with Christian families and the Church
  • Hire and retain Christian faculty and staff with a passion for learning
  • Integrate Faith, Virtue, and Knowledge into every area of life
  • Engage this generation for Jesus Christ