Adventist News Network

Education

School’s out

May. 20, 2012

Evening flair

May. 18, 2012

Cornerstone setting

May. 15, 2012

New Adventist distance-learning university expands education options in Inter-America

Herbert Fletcher University to operate through affiliation with Griggs, Andrews universities

Miami, Florida, United States

May. 09, 2012

Union flip

May. 02, 2012

MBA melodies

Apr. 17, 2012

Helping after disaster

Apr. 16, 2012

Oh, taste and see

Apr. 12, 2012

Sound the horn

Apr. 11, 2012

Education

While Adventists advocated primary education for children as early as the 1850s, it wasn’t until the 1870s that the then fledgling Adventist Church began to develop a denominationally-based school system. Adventists believe in the redemptive purpose of education. Adventist educators focus not only on intellectual growth, but also on mental, physical, social and spiritual health.

Statistics

  • 1.7 million students study in the Adventist school system
  • The church operates three medical schools in the United States, Mexico and Argentina
  • Brazil and Nigeria are home to the church’s two law schools
  • The church operates 112 colleges and universities, almost 2,000 secondary schools and about 6,000 elementary schools worldwide