Civic Hospitality and the Challenges of/to Pluralism
Nearly a decade ago, my university and our sibling seminary took an unconventional path to a prison-education program. We could have focused […]
Reservation Community
Consultants will ask a classic question to help schools, churches, or other non-profits wrestle with their mission and vision: If you closed […]
Seeing Restoration amidst Nervous System Fallenness
I teach middle school science in a Christian school, and a key component to my science teaching has always been the Belgic […]
Professional Learning through Community Engagement: A Partnership between a Local Faith-Based K–12 School and a Teacher Education Program
Kevin Mirchandani and Nina Pak Lui As educational researchers and practitioners, we have identified the following challenges for teachers in the K–12 […]
Engaging God’s World for the Sake of the Kingdom
Why Should We Engage? The mission statement of Surrey Christian School is “Educating for wholeness by engaging God’s world in the servant […]
The Changing Christian School
When the editors of CEJ decided to produce an issue on “The Changing Christian School,” it seemed important to start by describing […]
Our Beginnings
Surrey Christian School (SCS) was founded in 1964 by a group of Dutch immigrant families who were part of the Christian Reformed […]
Remodeling Suggestions from the Builders: Ideas for Rethinking Christian Schools
by Bill Boerman-Cornell, Steven Harrison, and Neil Okuley When we taught in various Christian schools, there were moments when each of us […]
Transformation and Grace
John Walcott: When the editor shared with me that the February 2016 issue would focus on LGBTQ-related issues in Christian schools, my […]
Of Humble Turnips and Inclusive Classrooms
Recently I heard from a friend who went to a relative’s one hundredth birthday celebration. The dear lady claimed that she achieved […]