Have a Beauty-Full 2016
How could I say there is no God, when all creation calls? song Creation Calls by Brian Doerksen The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of God's hands. Psalm 19:1 If you are like me, sometimes [...]
How could I say there is no God, when all creation calls? song Creation Calls by Brian Doerksen The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of God's hands. Psalm 19:1 If you are like me, sometimes [...]
"...we can choose to play a different role in the story and choose to care. It's a choice.…" Soc. St. 20AP student reflection This is a Social Studies class that wasn't content to just talk about the Syrian refugee crisis and [...]
The calendar page has turned to December, telling us that this month's focus is on the servant-worker through line. It is also Advent, a time of waiting for a King. To some, these two foci may seem to be a bit [...]
The story of Edmonton Christian is a story of three schools that invite students to live lives of renewal. The voice of those students who hear this invitation needs to be heard. The following paragraphs have been put together using sentences [...]
The mission statement of Edmonton Christian Schools says, " ...students will be challenged through Christ-centred education to actively play their role in God's story." Do Grade One students really get that? We believe they do when the curriculum is built around [...]
Recently some staff members attended an education conference at which the hashtag #WeAreCrew was used. The idea was that in a school there are no passengers; we are all crew. One of the great things about Edmonton Christian School’s story [...]
Who do we want our students at Edmonton Christian Schools to BE and BECOME? That's an important question for a school to ask itself! The answer can, in part, be found in what we call ‘Throughlines.” Throughlines get their name [...]
I grew up without grandparents. Of course, I had grandparents, but they lived on another continent and I met 3 of them only a couple times as a young child. I never even met my maternal grandfather. It wasn't until [...]
He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe is as good as dead; his eyes are closed. Albert Einstein Equations and graphs have taken up quite a bit of the Physics 20 student's study this fall. At [...]