A PRIVATE Christian school which has taught pupils that the existence of a Loch Ness monster disproves the theory of evolution has been criticised for being able to use state funding for some of its nursery classes.
The British Humanist Association believes parents should not have the option of using their 15 hours of free nursery care per week at Carmel Christian School in Brislington. Its members believe young children should not be taught at a school that follows the Accelerated Christian Education curriculum.
However, the Bath Road school told the Bristol Post that while the ACE curriculum was taught to pupils aged from five to 18, it was not taught to nursery age children. They follow the Early Foundation Curriculum.
In response to the criticism, the school's principal, Jaap Van Wyk, said: "We do not teach the ACE curriculum at the early years level, which is for those aged three to five.
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