What are “Expected Student Outcomes”?
What do you want a student who graduates from your Christian school to “look” like? That is, what important skills, character traits and habits do you desire that students develop during their time at school? This...
Reviewing Your Foundational Documents
Foundational documents are not static, “set in stone” things. They are best if they are dynamic and living. Integrating them into the daily life of the school is an important step in achieving this. Another step is to...
Integrating Your Foundational Documents into the Daily Life of Your School
Having some great-looking foundational documents that have been created collaboratively with your school community is one thing… bringing them to life in the day to day business of the school is quite another. But this is a...
Creating Your Foundational Documents
Foundational documents are an important tool for your school’s development, so creating them needs to be done with care. Here are three related ideas to help you work through the process… Collaboration If your...
Documenting Your Foundations
There is no question that when it comes to establishing and growing a Christian school, good foundations are essential. To be sure, Christ is our rock, our cornerstone, the church’s one foundation. But what does that look...
Leadership that Promotes Teacher Well-Being
The topic of teacher well-being has become a hot topic in schools recently, including in Christian schools. A recent article on the ACSI US blog, written by an expert in the field, raises some important questions for school...
Developing Student Leaders: Training and Instruction
While leadership experience and the role of a mentor and a community can be significant, at some point developing student leaders is going to require some training and instruction. These “leadership classroom”...
Developing Student Leaders: The significance of community
A relationship with a mentor who is modelling leadership character and skills is significant for a young leader, but can we go one step better? What might be the impact if they were connected to a community of young leaders who...
Developing Student Leaders: Modelling and Mentoring
What does it take to develop student leaders? In my previous post, I suggested that a good starting point might be to provide an opportunity for students to gain some experience in leading. Let them experiment a bit with the...
Developing student leaders: A leadership experiment?
When it comes to learning, I am a bit of a “theory first” person. I prefer to have a good understanding of the concepts and principles involved before I risk trying anything. So, when it comes to the question of...