Fingerprint Friday: Teachers

By MAD21

Three years ago we were looking for a preschool for our children to go to. We wanted to find a school that not only had opportunities for the girls to play with other kids, but had a good curriculum, and Christ as their foundation. Our girls loved to learn and we wanted them to be in an environment that encouraged good behavior where they could learn the basics, learn how to play well with others, with the freedom to share our faith.

Not only did we find an awesome preschool, we found an awesome school with a great educational philosophy and curriculum, with wonderful Christ-filled teachers. And to top it off, our girls can attend all the way through the 12th grade.

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Enjoying The Simple Things - A New Routine

By Sandra

Our family started back to homeschool this week. We have a “gradual entry” schedule in our home, which entails half-days of learning blocks for the first week, or sometimes two.  After all, we wouldn’t want the children –or the parents- to go into shock. It is still the season of summer vacations, after all! So far, so good. The children actually enjoyed moving back into a structured routine of learning. They got acquainted with several of their new books today, and seemed rather delighted to pen their names to the inside covers. It seemed to me they were taking pride in the prospective learning ground for the new year. Writing their names in the books and being introduced to the coming units of study, actually helps them stake their territory on the year. They begin to anticipate the coming subjects, characters, discussions and activities.

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Teachers: Making A Difference In The Life Of A Child

By MAD21

We each have a calling in life. Most people who know me, know that mine is to work with kids. I am one of those people who could be in a room full of kids and be perfectly happy, but put me in one with a bunch of adults and I’m, well, not so happy.

When I was a young adult with no real responsibilities in life except to pay rent, I spent just about every waking moment outside of work doing something involving children’s ministries. Either getting ready for an event, or going to one. I ran a mid-week program for kids age two through 5^th grade during the school year, taught Sunday school during the summer, and was the recreation director for a week long summer camp for kids in 4^th to 6^th grades. Basically all of my vacation time from work was used to go ... play (because if you work with kids, even the ‘work’ is play—seriously!) :o)

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