The Story Goes On
You’ve likely been too busy to notice.. A school year is racing to a conclusion. Summer days invite us to all kinds of family activities. Soccer season is here. The lawn needs mowing. Who could be blamed for not noticing [...]
Icing on the Cake!
My mom’s mocha cake was special, not just because it was sooo delicious, but also because she only made it on very special occasions, such as my dad’s birthday. When that cake was brought to the table and the candles [...]
Challenge Accepted, Lessons Learned
Challenge given: “You have been asked to submit a proposal for the design of the front entrance of the new school. The school design committee would like the centre piece of the front entrance to be made of stained glass [...]
Deep Hopes for Our Students
What are your deep hopes for your children? More specifically, what do you hope for when, each day, you send them off to Edmonton Christian Schools (West, Northeast or Senior High School)? These are great questions because deep hopes are at [...]
More than Bricks and Mortar
Planning a new building for the West school will be exciting work! This past week, a group of teachers, staff, administrators, architects and Edmonton Society for Christian Education employees took two days to tour some new and newly renovated school [...]
What’s Your Superpower?
If you had a choice, what superpower would you have? Flight? Invisibility? Time travel? Breathing under water? That's fun to think about and it makes a great conversation starter at a dinner party. If dinner parties aren’t your thing, there [...]
Learning to See
“What did you learn today?” That's a question often asked of our students around a dinner table. It's a great question, but not just for students! Why not ask the teachers at Edmonton Christian Schools the same question this week? [...]