Finding a Voice in Truth-Telling and Reconciliation: Helping Children Find Their Voice in Hard Circumstances
I am ready to interview a new student. The child is five, tall for her age, but the parents have requested an […]
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Journey to Bethlehem
The Bible is filled with stories of transgressions and a Creator who longs to give opportunities to restore what has gone wrong. […]
Restorative Living Projects
For years I have been intrigued by the concept of restorative justice. My first encounter with this concept came from the movie […]
Restorative Discipline
Prior to coming to Covenant College in 2004, my wife and I worked in a Christian school for twenty-three years. For the […]
A Week in the Life: Building Community at Covenant Christian School
Monday. Monday begins like most other days, as I play the role of official greeter to all the students entering through the […]
Pet Peeves About Parents: Turning Problems into Partnership
When asked to remember problems with parents, a teacher in Tennessee related this experience: One mother stands out. She complained to the […]
Drawing a Line or Choosing Inclusion? The Place of Special Education in a Christian School Setting
Last November, I was blessed to be a part of leading a wonderful, integral, and responsive discussion on the role of special […]
Schools as Communities: Some Guidelines for School Leaders
As school communities move towards becoming “communities of grace,” the question arises how this concept of community is to be reflected in […]
Being a Hospitable Community for Those Outside the Heterosexual Mainstream
It was a story I’d heard before, but hearing it in the Christian school I’d graduated from brought a level of emotion […]
Guidelines for Respecting Diversity
These guidelines have emerged as a result of conversations in the Unity Christian School community on how to grapple with the issue […]