Training Up

WE RECENTLY ASKED A GROUP OF SCCS TEACHERS HOW THEY WOULD ANSWER THIS QUESTION:  “WHY IS CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IMPORTANT?" 

We'll be featuring an entry from teachers over the next several weeks with their answer.

Our next teacher is Megan Haan, part of the kindergarten team.

Training Up

Painted around the top of our old school office were the words of Proverbs 22:6: “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”

The teachers, administrators, staff, and parents of Sioux Center Christian School want that future for our students. Those who leave our doors are able to carry Christ with them in all that they do.

In the daily happenings of our school, teachers are providing a quality education. They have dedicated themselves to not only teaching students things like how to read, what 2 plus 2 is, and what different types of rocks are, but they have also deeply dedicated themselves to teaching students how to be creation-lovers, justice-seekers, and Christ-imitators. The education students receive when they come to SCCS reaches much deeper than the basics.

We take what we learn about our world and each other and use it to better God’s Kingdom. Our students dive into God’s Word and commit it to memory, so when they leave our walls, they are able to use it and spread it to others.

In kindergarten, we focus a lot of our time on how to have a loving heart. How we treat other people can be a good indication of what is living inside of us. If we are kind, respectful, and gentle, others will know that there is something special guiding our lives, and we want our kindergarten students to know how to show others that God is that special thing.

So why choose Christian education? We are not just in the business of training children how to act and what to say, but we are instilling in our students the source of true love and joy. We are providing them with tools for spreading God’s Word. We are helping them to form a deep faith in the one true God because only in Him can we do anything. 

And when our students become scientists, business people, doctors, stay-at-home moms or dads or even teachers, they will not depart from Him.

That is what Christian education is all about.

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Megan Haan has been teaching kindergarten at SCCS for 6 years.  Her hope is that every child that comes into her classroom will see God’s love through every aspect of her teaching and can share that love with those around them.  She lives in Sioux Center with her husband Rob and her two children, Rowan and Emma.  To learn more about Mrs. Haan, click here.

We Are Equipping

We recently asked a group of SCCS teachers how they would answer this question:  “Why is Christian education important?" 

We'll be featuring an entry from teachers over the next several weeks with their answer to this question.

Our first teacher is Amanda Woudstra, part of the 2nd grade team.

We Are Equipping….

Have you ever asked your child why he or she attends a Christian school? 

Have you listened to your child’s perspective on Christian education? 

In a recent conversation with my second grade students, I challenged them with the question, “Why do your parents send you to a Christian school?”  The assorted responses included, “In our school, we can learn from the Bible and keep it on our hearts. It means we remember it.”   

This is what God has called each one of us to do in His Word. 

As it says in Proverbs 22:6, “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”  The purpose of Christian education is to help children grow in love for the Lord while learning all about the world around them. 

In school, children learn a lot of new information.  Christian educators take the new information, look at what the Bible teaches about it, and apply it to the children’s lives.  In lessons, children are encouraged to think about what they can do for others and to care for the world around them. 

A Christian education is important because it will equip students to develop a Christian framework to make a difference in the world. 

As children learn, students need to understand that their knowledge and skills should be used to fulfill their calling as a servant of Christ. 

Miss Woudstra

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Miss Woudstra is in her 2nd year of teaching at SCCS.  She believes that each child is a unique person, created by God, with their own talents and gifts.  It's her goal goal to help each child discover his or her gifts while helping them grow in love for the Lord and His creation.  To learn more about her, click here.