We place a great deal of trust in the child's ability to be able to hear the voice of God and follow His leading. We believe that when a child chooses to do this or that activity in school, they are following the natural bent God programmed into them at conception.
In
Christ, children are given the opportunity to enjoy life, liberty and
the pursuit of joy in Christ as they grow to adulthood and seek to
thrive in our society and our world. As soon as they enter our school,
regardless of their age, children are free to use their time as they
feel God leading them to (yes, we
believe that God speaks to children!
i.e. David, Joseph, Samuel, Jeremiah, Timothy...need we say more??), and
the responsibility of seeking God for wisdom in designing their path to
adulthood.
Within
a Christian setting, students are able to develop traits that are
integral to achieving success: they are comfortable learning new things;
confident enough to rely on their own ability to hear God's voice in
making decisions; and capable of pursuing their God-given passions to a
high level of competence.
Children at The Living Water School are adaptable to rapid change, open to innovation and creative in solving new problems. Beyond that, they grow to be trustworthy and responsible individuals, and function as contributing members of a free society. The strength that we hope to see develop within them will inspire them to be a light to the world and make a stand for Christ, no matter what career or life path they choose.
Children at The Living Water School are adaptable to rapid change, open to innovation and creative in solving new problems. Beyond that, they grow to be trustworthy and responsible individuals, and function as contributing members of a free society. The strength that we hope to see develop within them will inspire them to be a light to the world and make a stand for Christ, no matter what career or life path they choose.
At
The Living Water School, students from ages 5 to 19 explore the world
freely at the pace they feel God has designed for them and in the way
that God has uniquely and individually created for each of them. They
develop the ability to trust God in leading them to orchestrate their
lives, be accountable for their actions, set priorities, allocate
resources, deal with complex ethical issues, and work with others in a
vibrant Christian community.
(An adaptation from the Sudbury Valley School-www.sudval.org)
At The Living Water School we host a number of unique activities, events and parental involvement opportunities:
- Christmas and Spring theatre/music Productions
- Field trips to facilitate experiential learning
- The Living Museum (when students dress up and portray various people in history)
- Celebrating and learning about all cultures, especially ones that attend the school
- Book Clubs
- Gardening
- Guest performers and presenters
- Community Potlucks (where students and staff share a meal together)
- Student art show
- Parent volunteer hours are required (5 hours a quarter)
- Grandparents day (grandparents are invited to visit the school and we honor our them)
- Father's and Mother's day ( a day when fathers AND mothers are invited to come spend the day at the school with their child)
- Field day
- Annual walkathon (end of the school year)
- Caring for our school aquarium pets
- The arts are interwoven throughout the school day
- Guest speakers and artists
- Service projects (i.e. nursing home visits)
- The entire school community participates in one fundraiser a quarter (4 fundraisers)
- And whatever other ideas the students ask us to include!
No comments:
Post a Comment