Academic Excellence

GRIT
Passion and
perseverance for long-
term and meaningful
v1...let us also lay aside
every weight, and sin
which clings so closely,
and let us run with
endurance (patience)
the race that is set
before us. v2 Looking to
Jesus, the founder and
perfecter of our faith
- Hebrews 12
Do not STUDY HARD and LONG;
STUDY SMART.
5. Adopt a textbook reading
strategy that works for you
like SQ4R
(Survey, Question, Read,
Record, Recite, Reflect).
ENH
ANCE
YOUR
BRAI
NUTRI
TION
v11-12 Daniel then
said to the guard,
”please test your
servants for ten
days: Give us
nothing but
vegetables to eat
and water to drink.
v20 In every
matter
of wisdom and
understanding
about which the
king questioned
them, he found
them ten times
better.. - Daniel
1
● The relation of
diet to
intellectual
development
should be given
far more
attention.
Mental
confusion and
dullness are
● What you eat can
make a big
difference to
your mood, how
clearly you think
and your
memory!
● Eat plenty of
nutrient rich,
high fiber plant
foods, while
● Overcrowding
of the stomach
wearies the
stomach and
weakens the
mind.
● Many a student
is supposed to
have been
broken down
from overstudy,
EXER
CISE
● The nervous
system is
improved
functionally by
body movements
of any kind
● A lack of physical
activity leads to
abnormal or
accelerated
clothing of the
blood in cerebral
That which trains
the hand to
helpfulness, and
teaches the young to
bear their share of
life’s burdens, is
most effective in
promoting the
growth of mind and
character.
water
sunshin
e
Vitamin D activates
and deactivates
enzymes in the
brain and the
cerebrospinal fluid
that are involved in
neurotransmitter
synthesis and nerve
growth. Vitamin D
protects neurons
and reduces
In order to achieve
peak mental
performance, we
really need to be
exposed to daylight
for at least 30 mins a
day. Our brains can’t
make enough
serotonin without
bright light, and we
need that light
temper
ance
 We must have
temperance to good
things and
abstinence to
harmful things
 The youth should
know the effect of
alcohol, tobacco,
and other like
poisons in breaking
down the body,
beclouding the
mind. No one who
uses these things
can long possess the
full strength of his
 ● Cigarette
smoking can
significantly
increase a
person’s risk of
developing
Alzheimer’s
disease (Warren
Boling, Chairman of Dept.
of Neurosurgery).
● Alcohol is a
air
rest
A growing body of
evidence shows that
sleep deprivation
impairs our cognitive
performance, which in
turn influences the
quality of our
decisions, our
emotional control, and
our efficiency,
productivity, and
safety. We all need
One does not always
have to sleep in
order to rest. Ust a
change of pace -
doing something
different - can bring
rest to your mind
and body.
Some make
themselves sick by
overwork. For these,
rest freedom from
care, and a spare
diet, are essential to
restoration of health.
To those who are
brain weary and
nervous because of
continuous labor and
close confinement, a
visit to the country,
where they can live
a simple, carefree
life, coming in close
contact with the
things of nature, will
Trust in
god
If any of you lacks
wisdom, let him ask of
God, who gives
generously to all without
reproach, and it will be
given him. - James 1:5
Trust in the Lord with all
thine heart, and lean not
unto thine own
understanding.
In all thy ways
acknowledge Him, and
A wise man will hear.
- Proverbs 1:5
The fear of the Lord is
the beginning of wisdom;
but fools despise wisdom
and instruction. -
Proverbs 1:7
Take my yoke upon you,
and learn of Me..
- Matthew 11:29