SCCS Mission

The mission of Sioux Center Christian School is to disciple God’s children by equipping them with a knowledge and understanding of Christ and His creation so that they can obediently serve God and others as they work and play.

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Dedication: Part of HIStory

This coming Wednesday, September 30, will be a historic day at Sioux Center Christian School.   It’s the day that we’ll officially dedicate our building and welcome school supporters to join us in the celebration!

As we think about dedication, it’s important to focus on the reason for this dedication.  Yes, we have a beautiful new building.  We have spacious classrooms, hallways, and other workspaces that we can use as faculty, staff, and students.  We have spaces that better meet our needs with today’s students.  We're so thankful for what has been provided for SCCS.

But what I encourage all of us to remember is that the building itself is not the reason for the dedication.  

We dedicate our building to God:  His work, His plans, His school.

We dedicate to Him…
  • the classrooms where students learn and grow
  • the accessible hallways, elevator, and ramp where students move freely
  • the music rooms where students sing praises
  • the offices where we strive to serve faithfully
  • the guidance, resource, and sensory rooms where students discover who they were created to be
  • the inclusive education rooms where needs are met
  • the cafeteria where we fellowship with others
Every time you walk by the cross on the front of the building and the mission statement in the front entry, may you be reminded of God’s story.

We dedicate the building to remind us that we are part of HIStory.  Our story is our testimony of what God has done, and we will continue His work through Sioux Center Christian School.

The Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations.

Thanks be to God!

Mr. Bowar

Friday, September 11, 2015

Using Our Gifts

This week's blog post comes to us from our Discovery teacher, Mrs. Rebecca De Smith.  To learn more about the SCCS Discovery Program, click here.



Teachers at Sioux Center Christian School take our mission statement very seriously “to disciple God’s children by equipping them with a knowledge and understanding of Christ and His creation so that they can obediently serve God and others as they work and play.”  What does this look like for high-ability students in our classrooms at SCCS?

We know that God created all people with unique gifts and talents, and the parable of the talents in Matthew 25 reminds us of the responsibility we have for using those gifts.  In the school setting, one of the tasks Christian teachers have is to help our students “unwrap” their gifts and learn to develop them in order to serve God and others as we work and play.

In order to do this, teachers must offer opportunities for our students’ abilities to be noticed, developed, and used in meaningful ways.  We must provide a classroom atmosphere where all of our students’ gifts are valued and accepted.  We must model acceptance of their gifts and encourage humility in using those gifts to enrich others.


In the school setting, one of the tasks Christian teachers have is to help our students “unwrap” their gifts and learn to develop them in order to serve God and others as we work and play.


At Sioux Center Christian School, the Discovery Program supports the classroom teacher in enriching and challenging high-ability students.  Some enrichment activities happen in the classroom while others happen in small groups in the Discovery room.  Here is what this looks like:

• When 4th graders are studying the Southeast region of the United States, a small group of high-ability readers meet in the Discovery room to read and discuss actual letters from a soldier written during the Civil War.  Then students choose key ideas they learned about the Civil War to share with their classmates, creating dioramas displaying the information they learned through reading the actual letters of a Civil War soldier.

• While the 3rd graders are learning about rocks and minerals in their science unit, some students meet in the Discovery room to investigate a special kind of rock—a geode.  After using their beginning research skills to gather facts, students collaborate to create a PowerPoint presentation on geodes which they share with their classmates so everyone can learn about them.

• During the study of the human body, some 5th grade students meet in the Discovery room to explore optical illusions.  After looking at several examples and learning what happens between our eyes and our brain when we see them, students prepare an interactive presentation to share with their classmates so everyone understands what happens when we see optical illusions.

The common thread in all of these scenarios is that not only are high-ability students given opportunities to use their academic gifts, but they are also encouraged to serve their classmates by sharing the information they learned so everyone is enriched.

Through our acceptance, nurture, and support, teachers at SCCS can empower our high-ability students to use their academic gifts to enrich the body of Christ in order to “serve God and others as we work and play,” even while they are developing their skills and talents at school.

Mrs. De Smith

Mrs. De Smith has been a teacher for over 30 years, with experience in preschool-3rd grade.  For the past 24 years, she has been directing and teaching in the Discovery Program at SCCS.  She loves working with these students, learning alongside them about interesting and amazing parts of God's world and His work.  It is her joy to engage students in their learning, to encourage them to ask questions and find answers, and to challenge them to serve others with their gifts.