“Our goal with Bootcamp is to better prepare our leaders to lead,” says event organizer Jacqueline Messenger, associate director for secondary education at the Columbia Union. “We know that being a principal is one of the most difficult jobs in our system and we want to support and grow our principals.”
The Dayton Foundation has awarded Kettering College $25,000 for their Ukrainian Student Humanitarian Support project to cover food expenses for the 34 Ukrainian students at Kettering College.
La Oficina de Educación de Columbia Union Conference honró recientemente a cinco educadores de toda la unión con los premios al Educador Destacado del Año.
After 35 years of teaching at Spencerville Adventist Academy, Jane Lanning is retiring. During her tenure, she taught music, choir and bells, and also introduced the drama program in 1999.
In Santa Bárbara de Samaná, Dominican Republic, a small Seventh-day Adventist Church was earnestly praying. They faced eviction from their rented house of worship with no money or backup plan. “We didn’t know what we were going to do,” the church’s head elder says. “But then God answered our cry.”
This July, the Takoma Academy Chorale will be traveling to New Zealand and Australia to minister in song and service and to participate in the 13th World Choir Games.
In the halls of Pine Forge Academy (PFA), a vibrant atmosphere of spiritual growth permeates the campus, nurtured by the dedicated efforts of Ja’Chin Holness, PFA chaplain, and Stephen Richardson, PFA church pastor. Their mission? To equip students with the tools, understanding and fervor to spread their love for God to the world.
With more than 530 students this year, there are myriad opportunities for volunteers to “plug in” and work alongside SVA faculty and staff to enrich and encourage the students and better the school.