The Impact of Awards – A School Administrator

* printed with permission of George Couros, Principle of Change, georgecouros.ca I had the fantastic opportunity to talk with a parent today on why we did not give students an award certificate at the end of the year. Every time …

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A Letter to Teachers — LC Senior

Being a senior is great for so many reasons: you’re top of the school, you get to graduate, and you’re getting ready to become an adult. But for me, being a senior makes me think about what it took to …

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Christian Education – LC Employee/Paren

I am biased: I love Lynden Christian School, but not for the reasons many people do. The quality of education is great, the campus beautiful, the community supportive, the sports programs always strong, and the mission statement expresses my desires …

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Refuge — Local Pastor

Do you feel it? Your mind is scattered. Have you noticed? It’s only 10 AM and you’re already running late. Life keeps pushing. It can be relentless. Every week brings mounting responsibilities that turn into heaping routine. Every day starts …

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Family — LC Staff Member

Recently I’ve been thinking about Esther 14:14: “For such a time as this . . .” This final encouragement from Mordecai encouraged his cousin Esther to act more bravely than she ever had before on behalf of her family. For …

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A Special Kind of Education – LC Teacher

This morning, in the elementary school chapel, we sang the song He Knows My Name. My eyes filled with tears as this song resonated with my heart. I thought of our students in our new special education program and their …

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Connection – High School Teacher

One of my guilty pleasures on Monday nights is to curl up on the couch and watch PBS’ “Antique Roadshow”. There is just something about watching people’s hopes and dreams realized when the painting rescued from the garbage turns out …

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Fathers – LC Parent

Do you ever read job descriptions just for fun? “Must be punctual, organized, proficient at MS Office, have attention to detail, flexible, ability to work within deadlines. Must be a Self-starter, positive attitude, successful sales background, works with a variety …

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Grace

“How much money do you have?” asked the ten year old boy. “Oh, I am very rich.” replied my grandmother. My grandmother is one of the most grace-filled, joyful, sweet women I know. Sound familiar? While this phrase might sound …

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