Miracles, Mud and MLAs
A Throwback-Thursday Glimpse at the Life of Alumnus Janelle Herbert “Every day is a miracle!” The smile on Janelle's face grows as she shares how, as a farmer, it is hard NOT to recognize that we are in God’s creation. [...]
Celebrating Our Senior High Students
I’ll admit it: Once in awhile I have a hard time celebrating. I like to think that doesn’t come from some deep seated pessimism; I think I'm a glass-half-full person. And it certainly it does not arise from the notion [...]
Know What You’re Good For!
“What are you doing when you feel most beautiful/successful?” “What are your superpowers?” What did you really enjoy when you were 10 years old? Looking back at your life, 20 - 30 years from now, what do you want to [...]
Grade 5 Students RISE to the Occasion
A deep hope we have for Edmonton Christian students, is that when they come face to face with brokenness that they will rise to the occasion. In term two this year, the grade 5 classes were challenged to take an "expedition" [...]
Talking, Learning and Doing
Talking about watersheds and wetlands is an excellent part of the curriculum in Grade 5. Talking about basic chemistry and chemicals is too! But talking doesn’t always equal learning. Facts and data apart from the story we are in have [...]
Learning That Adds Up!
Edmonton Christian Northeast School is exactly that -- it is a school. Schools are places to learn STUFF. But at Edmonton Christian, we believe that we have an amazing opportunity for the students not only to learn the STUFF of the [...]
Remember ‘Remember My Name?’
A look back at this year's Edmonton Christian High School drama production It has been a few weeks since Edmonton Christian High School students, under the capable guidance of teachers Suzanne Knol, Tim Epp and Nick Boschman, moved audiences with [...]
Deep Wells of Learning
Let's face it, some things we learn stick with us for only 60 seconds. Others, we remember for 60 minutes and still others 60 days. But do we ever learn something that might stick with us for 60 years? Do [...]
Trade-A-Palooza
The amount of energy in a room can tell you lots about the event that is going on. When I stepped into the Edmonton Christian West School gymnasium yesterday, believe me, there was real, positive energy. The students, ranging from [...]
Spa and Portrait Day
There is a saying: "Anything worth doing once is worth doing twice." I'd argue that that saying may not be completely right, because I don't think that twice will be enough for the Mosaic Centre Spa and Portrait Day. In December 2015, [...]