2. The Story of Creation Introduces us to a Series of Firsts I.First School System II.The First Schoolroom III.The First Students IV.The First Teacher V.The First Lesson Book VI.The Frist Cirriculum

3. The Introduction Let us begin by addressing this simple question. What was the first institution to be established on earth? ?

4. The Answer The School System. God created the first school system which is the Garden of Eden even before He created the students – Adam and Eve (the parents of the human race). The Answer The School System. God created the first school system which is the Garden of Eden even before He created the students – Adam and Eve (the parents of the human race).

5. The School System God wanted the system of education which He developed, to be a model for time and eternity. The lesson book was nature

6. The classroom was the Garden

7. The book of nature, which spread its living lessons before them, afforded an exhaustless source of instruction and delight. Every leaf of the forest and stone of mountains, in every shining star and sky, God’s name was written.

8. … with leaf and flower and tree, and with every living creature, from the leviathan of the waters to the mote in the sunbeam– the dwellers in Eden held converse, gathering from each the secrets of life.

9. The Creator God was the instructor

10. The Students They were created in the image of God. They were also blessed with high mental abilities and spiritual gifts

11. First Assignment Due Date: Their first assignment was to “dress and keep” the garden

12. “Their textbook – nature, offered them a vast amount of information that would assist them in fulfilling that task...”

13. Curriculum They were great science students because the creator taught them – The Laws and Operations of Nature – Principles of truth that govern the spiritual universe

14. AIM AND MOTTO of EDUCATION IN EDEN The aims of The Eden School To strengthen the body Expand the mind Develop character

15. Objectives of The Eden School  To Help Students: – Strengthen the body – Develop their mental powers – Develop their spiritual powers – Realise the highest pleasures of their holy existence

16. The Future of The Eden School The founder/Creator of The Eden School wanted – Adam and Eve to replenish the earth – Families to be formed and homes to be built – Schools like The Eden School to be instituted where the words and work of God should be studied whereby students would be able to fully reflect the light of God’s knowledge and glory