Conservative Mennonite Teachers’ Institute 2025 - Western Session Hosted by: Pathfinder Christian School Held at: Lakeside Church 7654 Conservation Rd, Guelph, ON N1H 6J1 Canada Google Maps link Registration Each attendee must register by...

Hosted by: Emmanuel Christian School Held at: Portico River Brethren Meetinghouse 5501 Fort McCord Rd, Chambersburg, PA 17202 Google Maps link

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It’s been several years since I’ve been in the classroom on a daily basis, but I can still remember the special kind of exhaustion that resulted from particularly disrespectful students. Sometimes, I felt that I was throwing so much energy...

It is the beginning of the school year. You have a fresh batch of students eager to begin an exciting project that you plan will take several days of class to complete. Over the next few days, your students will apply their new learning...

Do you remember singing, This is the way we brush our teeth, brush our teeth, brush our teeth…? I remember playing this singing game as a child, and I've used it with my students, also. Many different actions can be inserted, depending on...

Jacob Peters draws parallels between the Spartan commitment to military excellence and the Christian call to form disciples for Jesus Christ. He traces God's mission through biblical history, emphasizing the role of Christian educators in...

These works are representative pieces of the country's most famous artists. Canadian art often focuses on wilderness and geography themes. See https://www.aci-iac.ca/art-books/ for details on many authors, etc. Famous Artists to know Group...

The effectiveness of our schools depends significantly on the vision and experience of our teachers. At Teachers Conference, teachers take a step back from the day-to-day practices of school and focus on personal, spiritual, and...

Many years ago I was visiting another school and classroom when I heard the teacher refer to “fix-ups.” I had never heard the term before and was a bit perplexed, so I asked her about it and she explained. Fix-ups is the term used for...

Before I give my third graders a test in science or history class, we usually take a class period to review together on the day before the test. Since games can be a fun and useful way to review information, I am always on the lookout for...

Every winter, Faith Builders offers classes during a five-week term. The courses offered are focused on Bible, theology, Kingdom living, and music. This five-week term offers courses and schedules to serve a wide variety of students, from...

Academic struggles. High-energy boys. Negative attitudes about school. Apathy. Every class comes with its own unique set of issues—and we feel more equipped to deal with some of them than others. One year in my teaching career, the main...

“Why do I need to know this?” Such a commonly asked question in the classroom! Somehow, many students think that the curriculum is chosen randomly, with teachers requiring hard work that will never be used in life. And granted, sometimes...

This is an event where school board members, school administrators, church leaders, school teachers, and their respective spouses are all welcome and encouraged to attend as a group. It will be held in a gym-style area with mixed seating...

As the first few weeks of school have passed, our school culture is becoming more settled and we as a staff are noticing areas that we would like to improve. At our morning staff meetings or after school, we discuss these as a group,...

Administrators Conference and Retreat (ACR) is a weekend to contribute to and sustain the vision and leadership skills of administrators working in educational settings. Faith Builders facilitates the conference at various off-site venues....

The following reflection was written in response to the recent anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack . On September 11, 2001, I was in my classroom. It was a middle-school classroom, and I was administering a standardized test when the...

Can one simple line of praise affect how a child will perform in the future? Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck and her team of researchers discovered that it most certainly can. In an experiment conducted on 400 fifth-graders, Dweck and...

In a workshop for new teachers that I attended before my first year of teaching, I remember hearing this: “You will spend eighty percent of your time on twenty percent of your students.” I found that statement hard to believe at the time,...