Response to “Post 4.1 Chances to make a difference” 

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Hi Rob! I believe this is the first time I am responding to one of your posts. I am glad I have the chance to get a glimpse of your school. After reading this post, I would not mind getting more information about your school.

It seems to be a great school with a positive administration who understands the vision and a principal who is very transparent and encouraging with her evaluation. I cannot say I have been this way all the time. I leave most of the teacher evaluations of my teacher coordinators. In Paraguay, all private schools have teacher coordinators who work between the teachers and the principal. Something we did not have when I taught in the US.

In the US, the Christian school that I worked at also struggled to create a blue ocean in a red ocean. The school never did go the path of being missional, although I would have liked it. Your school seems to have found that path and appears to be making a difference. Currently, I do work at a school whose mission is to be missional. The vast majority of our students come from non-Christian families, and a significant number are a low income, the reason why we offer scholarships to 60% of them.

I believe the role of Christian school cannot be to the only cater to Christian families. A book that has been very significant to me is Wolters (2005) Creation Regained. As Christians, one is called to regain in creation what has been lost through the fall. Not just to regain but to also renew, heal, and restore. Christ himself said that He did not come for the healthy, but the sick (Mark 2:17). I see education sometimes as an excuse to bring people back into a personal relationship with God. Yes, we want to bring excellence in academics, sports, etc. But, that is not the end, our goal is to transform people through Christ.

Blessings,

 

Reference

Wolters, A. M. (2005). Creation Regained: Biblical basics for a reformational worldview. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing.