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.

Friday, March 4, 2016

God at the Center

We continue to ask teachers to provide reasons for why they think that Christian education is important.  For this entry, we'll hear from Laura Van Ravenswaay, one of our fourth grade teachers.


As a parent and a teacher, I see the importance of Christian education every day.  We are called to bring glory to God in everything we do.  That means the way we handle our friendships, our group work, our assignments, and every part of our day has the opportunity to bring glory to God.  In a Christian school, we seek to keep God at the center of all that we do.

In our classroom, we learn, grow, make mistakes, forgive each other, and move on.  Each day we begin with God’s Word to us or singing praises to Him.  We share prayer requests and lift each other up in prayer.  If we become aware of a need as the day goes on, we take time out to pray.

In our classroom, we learn, grow, make mistakes,
forgive each other, and move on.
  


Our schoolwork involves learning more about His world and our responsibility in it.  Our recent memory work, Genesis 1:27-28, was a review of a passage fourth graders learned in third grade, but it called us to examine our responsibility beyond “don’t pollute” as we studied the food web of a pond. 

As a teacher, I try to model Christ and His love in my planning, teaching, and evaluation.  I pray that they can see this even though I am not perfect.  I want my students to really know Him and have the desire to bring Him glory by what they do in and out of school.

Mrs. Van Ravenswaay

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Laura Van Ravenswaay has taught at Sioux Center Christian School for 30 years.  She loves teaching at Sioux Center Christian because there are many different ways to serve the Lord.  Having taught at different levels, she has enjoyed the unique aspects of each one. She believes that it is also a privilege to work with others who share your goals and that the SCCS faculty and staff seeks to improve and remain faithful to the Lord in all they do.

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