Since we hosted the Special Olympics at our school we have
continued our learning related to this event.
One of the themes of our learning has supported and explored the notion of
servant working. If in our mission
statement we desire to prepare our students for a life of Christian service
then we need to provide opportunities for our students to become engaged in
those activities through their learning.
Our grade 6, 7 and 8 students were heavily involved in servant working
when the Special Olympics came to town.
This easily follows the path of shalom that we talked about last
week. If we do want our students to be
salt and light then we want to afford them the opportunity to work to actively
heal brokenness and bring joy to individuals and to culture. These are biblical themes that we want to
integrate into our curriculum so it becomes rooted in our students’
worldview. We want our students to learn
through those service tasks before them.
We are called as individuals and communities of grace to make a
difference in our world, in our neighbourhoods and on our streets. We do this not just through personal behavior
but through intentional, biblical acts.
As Graham puts it in his book, Teaching
Redemptively, “We are also called to the restoration task as communities of
believers. As redeemed image bearers we should be making a difference in the
culture.” Every good and perfect gift has been given to us by God. As we see in the Teaching for Transformation
publication from our sister organization the Prairie Center for Christian
Education, God wants us to use the gifts of ideas, skills, materials, and
awareness in order to make an impact for His kingdom. That’s what we need to
cultivate in our students and ourselves: the desire and ability to offer hope,
healing, and restoration to this world and its people. Blessings on the Journey. ~Mr. Bouwers
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