may 2018
No Events
june 2018
Event Details
During the month of July, Faith Builders operates a five-week term. We offer courses during this term designed to prepare and equip teachers in K-12
Event Details
During the month of July, Faith Builders operates a five-week term. We offer courses during this term designed to prepare and equip teachers in K-12 settings.
Good teachers are always learning and growing, increasing their knowledge and skills while developing as persons. Many teachers have found that the challenge and discipline of doing summer courses have increased their effectiveness as teachers. Summer Term provides an opportunity for teachers to invest in their capabilities as a teacher. Many schools and churches are encouraging that investment by offering financial support to teachers attending Summer Term at Faith Builders.
2018 Course Listing
| Period | Class | Hours | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Principles of Teaching I | 3 | Patrick Heatwole |
| Teaching Science | 3 | John Mark Kuhns | |
| The Life of the Teacher (M, W) | 1 | Jonas Sauder | |
| B | Foundations of Education | 3 | Steven Brubaker |
| Teaching Language Arts | 3 | Sharon Yoder | |
| Class Voice (M, W) | 1 | Brandon Mullet | |
| Beginning Choral Conducting (T, Th) | 1 | Brandon Mullet | |
| C | Child Development | 3 | Jonas Sauder |
| Music Fundamentals | 3 | Brandon Mullet | |
| Research Skills for Teachers (M, W) | 1 | John Mark Kuhns | |
| Plato’s Republic | 1 | Stephen Russell | |
| D | Growing Into a Godly Woman (M, W) | 1 | Marie Mullet |
| Art Appreciation | 1 | Jonas Sauder | |
| Anabaptist History | 3 | Stephen Russell | |
| Teaching Secondary Math (T, Th) | 1 | John Mark Kuhns | |
| E | Choir | 1 | Brandon Mullet |
Time
June 25 (Monday) 12:00 AM - July 27 (Friday) 11:59 PM
Cost
Varies with course load.
july 2018
Event Details
During the month of July, Faith Builders operates a five-week term. We offer courses during this term designed to prepare and equip teachers in K-12
Event Details
During the month of July, Faith Builders operates a five-week term. We offer courses during this term designed to prepare and equip teachers in K-12 settings.
Good teachers are always learning and growing, increasing their knowledge and skills while developing as persons. Many teachers have found that the challenge and discipline of doing summer courses have increased their effectiveness as teachers. Summer Term provides an opportunity for teachers to invest in their capabilities as a teacher. Many schools and churches are encouraging that investment by offering financial support to teachers attending Summer Term at Faith Builders.
2018 Course Listing
| Period | Class | Hours | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Principles of Teaching I | 3 | Patrick Heatwole |
| Teaching Science | 3 | John Mark Kuhns | |
| The Life of the Teacher (M, W) | 1 | Jonas Sauder | |
| B | Foundations of Education | 3 | Steven Brubaker |
| Teaching Language Arts | 3 | Sharon Yoder | |
| Class Voice (M, W) | 1 | Brandon Mullet | |
| Beginning Choral Conducting (T, Th) | 1 | Brandon Mullet | |
| C | Child Development | 3 | Jonas Sauder |
| Music Fundamentals | 3 | Brandon Mullet | |
| Research Skills for Teachers (M, W) | 1 | John Mark Kuhns | |
| Plato’s Republic | 1 | Stephen Russell | |
| D | Growing Into a Godly Woman (M, W) | 1 | Marie Mullet |
| Art Appreciation | 1 | Jonas Sauder | |
| Anabaptist History | 3 | Stephen Russell | |
| Teaching Secondary Math (T, Th) | 1 | John Mark Kuhns | |
| E | Choir | 1 | Brandon Mullet |
Time
June 25 (Monday) 12:00 AM - July 27 (Friday) 11:59 PM
Cost
Varies with course load.
Event Details
Christian Light Education is planning teacher training programs in a number of cities in North America and Europe. Attendees have the opportunity toStudy educational concepts:Philosophy of Christian education
Event Details
Christian Light Education is planning teacher training programs in a number of cities in North America and Europe. Attendees have the opportunity to
- Study educational concepts:
- Philosophy of Christian education
- Overview of CLE curriculum
- Discipline and motivation
- Interpersonal relationships
- Administrative concepts
- Testing and placement
- Teaching first graders
- Record keeping
- Teaching in the classroom, individualized learning center, or home
- Achieve training certifications
- Teacher
- First-grade teacher
- Homeschool teacher
- Administration/school board
- Homeschool orientation
- Discuss teaching principles and procedures
- Interact with CLE personnel
- Fellowship and exchange ideas with other teachers and parents
- Tour CLP offices and printing facilities (Harrisonburg, VA only)
- Expand learning and teaching principles (Level II)
Locations and dates
- Old Colony Christian Academy, Wheatley, ON: July 2-6. Contact Pete Peters.
- Christian Light Publications, Harrisonburg, VA: July 9-13. Contact CLE Office.
- Montezuma Mennonite School, Montezuma, GA: July 16-20. Contact Peter Whitt.
- Sonlight Christian Education, Spanish Lookout, Belize: July 23-27. Contact Pete Peters.
- Lake Creek Mennonite School, Harrisburg, OR: July 31-Aug. 3. Contact Jonathan Erb.
- Biserica Fractilor Mennoniti, Suceava, Romania: July 31-Aug. 3. Contact Elmer Glick.
- Lighthouse of Faith Mennonite Church, Huntsville, AR: August 6-10. Contact Ken Kauffman.
- Gaines Co. Mennonite School, Seminole, TX: August 6-10. Contact Pete Peters.
- Christian Light Publications, Harrisonburg, VA: August 13-17. Contact CLE Office.
- Living Hope School, Neepawa, MB: August 20-24. Contact Pete Peters.
- Reinland Christian Education, Taber, AB: August 27-31. Contact Pete Peters.
- Gospel Light Fellowship, LaCrete, AB: September 3-7. Contact Pete Peters.
View or download the brochure below for more information and contact options.
Time
July 2 (Monday) 1:00 PM - September 7 (Friday) 3:00 PM
Organizer
CLE
Event Details
2017 PROGRAM Plenary presentations included:Reclaiming the Possibility of a Christian Imagination My Personal College and Faith Story Embodied Understanding: Learning as Obedience to ChristBreakouts included:Ethical Issues in Science Global
Event Details
2017 PROGRAM
Plenary presentations included:
- Reclaiming the Possibility of a Christian Imagination
- My Personal College and Faith Story
- Embodied Understanding: Learning as Obedience to Christ
Breakouts included:
- Ethical Issues in Science
- Global Warming: Crisis or Opportunity?
- #Notmyking: Anabaptist Living Between Elections
- The Blessings and Perils of Being an Articulate Intellectual
- The Heroin Boom: When to Advocate and When Not to
Application is required for the event. Applications will be reviewed in April, May, and June, and applicants will be notified by email after their applications are reviewed.
GENERAL INFORMATION
College Student Weekend encourages and equips Anabaptists who are attending college or university. It is our intention to create a place for college students to discuss and think about their college or university experiences in consideration of the contrast and challenge those bring to the students’ Anabaptist heritage and context. Participants gather on Friday afternoon and disperse after lunch on Sunday.
The structure of College Student Weekend allows young people in college to talk with peers and mentors about their questions and struggles. Each participant is assigned to a group of five peers and two mentors. This group meets four times throughout the weekend, offering support, guidance, and prayer in the challenges the participants face.
The weekend also features plenary presentations by a speaker who has navigated the world of higher education and remained committed to faith in Christ and to belonging to an Anabaptist congregation. These presentations offer insights to current students on how they might also experience the world of higher education and remain faithful to their heritage.
In addition, breakout sessions offer content devoted to the development of a Christian mind. Breakouts typically focus on discipline-specific issues in subjects such as history, literature, education, math, science, and the arts. Speakers present biblical perspectives on the role of identity in the formation of our beliefs and values, the role of ideas in the pursuit of career preparation, and the role of commitment to church community. Breakout presentations provide fodder for formal and informal discussion about integrating Biblical perspectives and principles into the routines of college life.
Faith Builders hosts College Student Weekend near Franklin, PA, at the River Ridge Mansion, an early 20th-century mansion built by an oil baron. The cost of attendance is $190 per person, including two nights of lodging and five meals. This event is limited to 42 participants.
Time
6 (Friday) 9:00 AM - 8 (Sunday) 1:00 PM EST
Location
The Castle
870 River Ridge Rd, Franklin, PA 16323
Cost
$190
Event Details
Dates: Jul 31, 2018 to Aug 03, 2018 Teachers Week provides an opportunity for new and experienced teachers to participate in workshops and work sessions designed
Event Details
Dates: Jul 31, 2018 to Aug 03, 2018
Teachers Week provides an opportunity for new and experienced teachers to participate in workshops and work sessions designed to increase their effectiveness in the classroom. Teachers Week includes content for new and experienced teachers. Content-focused workshops and work sessions discuss history, science, math, literature, spelling, Bible, and more.
OVERVIEW
Teachers Week includes content for new and experienced teachers. Content-focused workshops and work sessions discuss history, science, math, literature, spelling, Bible, and more.
2018 PROGRAM
GENERAL ASSEMBLIES
The Age of the iChristian: Finding Our Way Through the Maze of Technology
John Coblentz
SPLIT SESSIONS: NEWER TEACHERS
Sketch of a Servant Teacher
Travis Zook
SPLIT SESSIONS: EXPERIENCED TEACHERS
The Influence of the Spiritually-Disciplined Teacher
Arlyn Nisly
.PNG)
Also offering:
45 Breakouts
- Phonics: Learning to Read – Glenda Miller & Ruth Anna Kuhns
- An Effective Grammar Class – Anita Weaver
- Administrator’s Toolbox – Lyle Musser
- Habits of an Effective Teacher – Melvin Lehman
- Success in the Individualized Classroom – Janet Vance
- and many more
11 INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS
- New Teacher Orientation – Esther Bean, Howard Bean
Ready to teach? Effective teaching requires preparation, and this workshop is intended to help prepare you for your first year in the classroom. It will include such topics as motivation, a typical lesson, and the learning process. We recommend that new teachers also take the pertinent breakout sessions in conjunction with this workshop: Classroom Management (K-2) and Discipline: Preventive and Corrective.
- From “Yuck!” to “Wow!” Growing Microbes for Science Class – John Mark Kuhns
The lowly bacterium often inspires responses of disgust and fear, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Microbes offer an amazing opportunity to learn and teach biology hands-on. In this workshop, we will explore how to collect, grow, stain, and examine bacteria. This will be taught from a high school teacher’s perspective, but the work session is open to anyone who is interested in developing microscope skills or in learning more about these fascinating organisms.
- Caffeinated Creative Writing – Deana Swanson
Too often, we expect to flip a switch and to have our students suddenly be creative. There are many fun, effective, and easy ways to draw out the creativity in our students, and we as teachers can present these in such a way that our students will actually be excited and motivated to write. If students are eager and inspired to write, it becomes a true expression of creativity and not an assignment — even for the young gentlemen in your classes. Bring along a pen, some colored pencils, and a composition notebook; and get ready for some fun!
- Wonders of the Human Body – Anthony Hurst
The complexity of the human body is a wonder, for, indeed, we are fearfully and wonderfully made. After looking at numerous wonders of the body, we will specifically study the anatomy and physiology of the digestive, circulatory, and nervous (auditory and visual only) systems.
- Art Class with a Touch of History – Jeff Swanson
In this workshop, we plan to present activities which can be used as stand-alone art projects or projects which any teacher could incorporate into a history curriculum as well. We will be using a variety of media including drawing, painting, pastels, and sand paper. Yes, you read sand paper. Projects will include cave drawings, ancient scrolls, Lewis and Clark journal sketches, and medieval illuminated letters.
- Creative Hands – Sharon Yoder
Grab a piece of paper, crease some folds, add a few snips with a pair of scissors, and watch your students fully engaged in the learning process! This hands-on workshop will incorporate a variety of booklet designs and samples that will ignite your students’ creativity and motivate stronger learning outcomes.
- Religious Issues in American History – Jonas Sauder
American history is fraught with religious issues. We’ll look at Puritanism, relations with the American Indians, the Great Awakenings, abolition, the social gospel, Fundamentalism/liberalism, religious fervor supporting wars—and more. We’ll see how churches in general and the Anabaptists in particular responded. Resource material and teaching ideas will be shared. We’ll consider how teachers can engage students as they study these topics together.
- Storytelling Techniques for Teachers – Leroy Hershberger
How a teacher makes a student feel stays long after the teacher’s words are forgotten. Let the persistence of emotional memory work for your students. Remember that a good teacher is also a good student, so inspire imagination, lead with your life, and embody the lesson. We will also explore the concept that the heart’s desire becomes its destiny. How can the teacher direct and cultivate sub-rational yearning?
- Middle School Music: Nurturing a Love for Music – Kyle Lehman
Description coming
- Special Ed – Becky Sue Kreider
In part 1 we will explore how trauma alters brain development and chemistry with a focus on foster and adopted children. In part 2 we will discuss how teachers can help these children grow in their ability to cope with life and learn all they can in our classrooms. In part 3 we will look at planning a special ed classroom including planning a schedule, deciding on curriculum, integrating students into a homeroom, and communicating with parents and other teachers. Please bring curriculums along that you have found helpful. This class is geared for first- and second-year special ed teachers, but we welcome anyone who is interested in special needs classrooms.
Time
July 31 (Tuesday) 8:00 PM - August 3 (Friday) 1:00 PM EST
august 2018
Event Details
Christian Light Education is planning teacher training programs in a number of cities in North America and Europe. Attendees have the opportunity toStudy educational concepts:Philosophy of Christian education
Event Details
Christian Light Education is planning teacher training programs in a number of cities in North America and Europe. Attendees have the opportunity to
- Study educational concepts:
- Philosophy of Christian education
- Overview of CLE curriculum
- Discipline and motivation
- Interpersonal relationships
- Administrative concepts
- Testing and placement
- Teaching first graders
- Record keeping
- Teaching in the classroom, individualized learning center, or home
- Achieve training certifications
- Teacher
- First-grade teacher
- Homeschool teacher
- Administration/school board
- Homeschool orientation
- Discuss teaching principles and procedures
- Interact with CLE personnel
- Fellowship and exchange ideas with other teachers and parents
- Tour CLP offices and printing facilities (Harrisonburg, VA only)
- Expand learning and teaching principles (Level II)
Locations and dates
- Old Colony Christian Academy, Wheatley, ON: July 2-6. Contact Pete Peters.
- Christian Light Publications, Harrisonburg, VA: July 9-13. Contact CLE Office.
- Montezuma Mennonite School, Montezuma, GA: July 16-20. Contact Peter Whitt.
- Sonlight Christian Education, Spanish Lookout, Belize: July 23-27. Contact Pete Peters.
- Lake Creek Mennonite School, Harrisburg, OR: July 31-Aug. 3. Contact Jonathan Erb.
- Biserica Fractilor Mennoniti, Suceava, Romania: July 31-Aug. 3. Contact Elmer Glick.
- Lighthouse of Faith Mennonite Church, Huntsville, AR: August 6-10. Contact Ken Kauffman.
- Gaines Co. Mennonite School, Seminole, TX: August 6-10. Contact Pete Peters.
- Christian Light Publications, Harrisonburg, VA: August 13-17. Contact CLE Office.
- Living Hope School, Neepawa, MB: August 20-24. Contact Pete Peters.
- Reinland Christian Education, Taber, AB: August 27-31. Contact Pete Peters.
- Gospel Light Fellowship, LaCrete, AB: September 3-7. Contact Pete Peters.
View or download the brochure below for more information and contact options.
Time
July 2 (Monday) 1:00 PM - September 7 (Friday) 3:00 PM
Organizer
CLE
Event Details
Dates: Jul 31, 2018 to Aug 03, 2018 Teachers Week provides an opportunity for new and experienced teachers to participate in workshops and work sessions designed
Event Details
Dates: Jul 31, 2018 to Aug 03, 2018
Teachers Week provides an opportunity for new and experienced teachers to participate in workshops and work sessions designed to increase their effectiveness in the classroom. Teachers Week includes content for new and experienced teachers. Content-focused workshops and work sessions discuss history, science, math, literature, spelling, Bible, and more.
OVERVIEW
Teachers Week includes content for new and experienced teachers. Content-focused workshops and work sessions discuss history, science, math, literature, spelling, Bible, and more.
2018 PROGRAM
GENERAL ASSEMBLIES
The Age of the iChristian: Finding Our Way Through the Maze of Technology
John Coblentz
SPLIT SESSIONS: NEWER TEACHERS
Sketch of a Servant Teacher
Travis Zook
SPLIT SESSIONS: EXPERIENCED TEACHERS
The Influence of the Spiritually-Disciplined Teacher
Arlyn Nisly
Also offering:
45 Breakouts
- Phonics: Learning to Read – Glenda Miller & Ruth Anna Kuhns
- An Effective Grammar Class – Anita Weaver
- Administrator’s Toolbox – Lyle Musser
- Habits of an Effective Teacher – Melvin Lehman
- Success in the Individualized Classroom – Janet Vance
- and many more
11 INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS
- New Teacher Orientation – Esther Bean, Howard Bean
Ready to teach? Effective teaching requires preparation, and this workshop is intended to help prepare you for your first year in the classroom. It will include such topics as motivation, a typical lesson, and the learning process. We recommend that new teachers also take the pertinent breakout sessions in conjunction with this workshop: Classroom Management (K-2) and Discipline: Preventive and Corrective.
- From “Yuck!” to “Wow!” Growing Microbes for Science Class – John Mark Kuhns
The lowly bacterium often inspires responses of disgust and fear, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Microbes offer an amazing opportunity to learn and teach biology hands-on. In this workshop, we will explore how to collect, grow, stain, and examine bacteria. This will be taught from a high school teacher’s perspective, but the work session is open to anyone who is interested in developing microscope skills or in learning more about these fascinating organisms.
- Caffeinated Creative Writing – Deana Swanson
Too often, we expect to flip a switch and to have our students suddenly be creative. There are many fun, effective, and easy ways to draw out the creativity in our students, and we as teachers can present these in such a way that our students will actually be excited and motivated to write. If students are eager and inspired to write, it becomes a true expression of creativity and not an assignment — even for the young gentlemen in your classes. Bring along a pen, some colored pencils, and a composition notebook; and get ready for some fun!
- Wonders of the Human Body – Anthony Hurst
The complexity of the human body is a wonder, for, indeed, we are fearfully and wonderfully made. After looking at numerous wonders of the body, we will specifically study the anatomy and physiology of the digestive, circulatory, and nervous (auditory and visual only) systems.
- Art Class with a Touch of History – Jeff Swanson
In this workshop, we plan to present activities which can be used as stand-alone art projects or projects which any teacher could incorporate into a history curriculum as well. We will be using a variety of media including drawing, painting, pastels, and sand paper. Yes, you read sand paper. Projects will include cave drawings, ancient scrolls, Lewis and Clark journal sketches, and medieval illuminated letters.
- Creative Hands – Sharon Yoder
Grab a piece of paper, crease some folds, add a few snips with a pair of scissors, and watch your students fully engaged in the learning process! This hands-on workshop will incorporate a variety of booklet designs and samples that will ignite your students’ creativity and motivate stronger learning outcomes.
- Religious Issues in American History – Jonas Sauder
American history is fraught with religious issues. We’ll look at Puritanism, relations with the American Indians, the Great Awakenings, abolition, the social gospel, Fundamentalism/liberalism, religious fervor supporting wars—and more. We’ll see how churches in general and the Anabaptists in particular responded. Resource material and teaching ideas will be shared. We’ll consider how teachers can engage students as they study these topics together.
- Storytelling Techniques for Teachers – Leroy Hershberger
How a teacher makes a student feel stays long after the teacher’s words are forgotten. Let the persistence of emotional memory work for your students. Remember that a good teacher is also a good student, so inspire imagination, lead with your life, and embody the lesson. We will also explore the concept that the heart’s desire becomes its destiny. How can the teacher direct and cultivate sub-rational yearning?
- Middle School Music: Nurturing a Love for Music – Kyle Lehman
Description coming
- Special Ed – Becky Sue Kreider
In part 1 we will explore how trauma alters brain development and chemistry with a focus on foster and adopted children. In part 2 we will discuss how teachers can help these children grow in their ability to cope with life and learn all they can in our classrooms. In part 3 we will look at planning a special ed classroom including planning a schedule, deciding on curriculum, integrating students into a homeroom, and communicating with parents and other teachers. Please bring curriculums along that you have found helpful. This class is geared for first- and second-year special ed teachers, but we welcome anyone who is interested in special needs classrooms.
Time
July 31 (Tuesday) 8:00 PM - August 3 (Friday) 1:00 PM EST
Event Details
The 2018 Western Fellowship Teachers' Institute will be held August 7-10. For more information, contact John Smucker.
Event Details
The 2018 Western Fellowship Teachers’ Institute will be held August 7-10. For more information, contact John Smucker.
Time
august 7 (Tuesday) - 10 (Friday) PST
Location
Halsey Mennonite Church/Lighthouse Mennonite School
910 E. 1st Street, Halsey, OR 97348
Organizer
John Smucker541-999-7467 | [email protected]
september 2018
Event Details
Christian Light Education is planning teacher training programs in a number of cities in North America and Europe. Attendees have the opportunity toStudy educational concepts:Philosophy of Christian education
Event Details
Christian Light Education is planning teacher training programs in a number of cities in North America and Europe. Attendees have the opportunity to
- Study educational concepts:
- Philosophy of Christian education
- Overview of CLE curriculum
- Discipline and motivation
- Interpersonal relationships
- Administrative concepts
- Testing and placement
- Teaching first graders
- Record keeping
- Teaching in the classroom, individualized learning center, or home
- Achieve training certifications
- Teacher
- First-grade teacher
- Homeschool teacher
- Administration/school board
- Homeschool orientation
- Discuss teaching principles and procedures
- Interact with CLE personnel
- Fellowship and exchange ideas with other teachers and parents
- Tour CLP offices and printing facilities (Harrisonburg, VA only)
- Expand learning and teaching principles (Level II)
Locations and dates
- Old Colony Christian Academy, Wheatley, ON: July 2-6. Contact Pete Peters.
- Christian Light Publications, Harrisonburg, VA: July 9-13. Contact CLE Office.
- Montezuma Mennonite School, Montezuma, GA: July 16-20. Contact Peter Whitt.
- Sonlight Christian Education, Spanish Lookout, Belize: July 23-27. Contact Pete Peters.
- Lake Creek Mennonite School, Harrisburg, OR: July 31-Aug. 3. Contact Jonathan Erb.
- Biserica Fractilor Mennoniti, Suceava, Romania: July 31-Aug. 3. Contact Elmer Glick.
- Lighthouse of Faith Mennonite Church, Huntsville, AR: August 6-10. Contact Ken Kauffman.
- Gaines Co. Mennonite School, Seminole, TX: August 6-10. Contact Pete Peters.
- Christian Light Publications, Harrisonburg, VA: August 13-17. Contact CLE Office.
- Living Hope School, Neepawa, MB: August 20-24. Contact Pete Peters.
- Reinland Christian Education, Taber, AB: August 27-31. Contact Pete Peters.
- Gospel Light Fellowship, LaCrete, AB: September 3-7. Contact Pete Peters.
View or download the brochure below for more information and contact options.
Time
July 2 (Monday) 1:00 PM - September 7 (Friday) 3:00 PM
Organizer
CLE
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