"In the Old Testament, the altar stones could not be tooled; they had to be used as God created them, each fitting together naturally. The New Testament says that we are living stones, fashioned by God. Who are we to conform students by chipping and tooling areas that are undesirable to us?"
Steve Thompson
Chancellor, Trinity Christian Preparatory School
Teacher Training, 7 December 2010
The Art Room
There is underneath my wife's painting easel a wooden box containing brushes and supplies. One day I noticed its hinges. A hinge is a beautiful thing; a device which allows the lid to open and close, it is composed of three parts: two plates and a hinge pin. And then, it occurred to me- in this life I am one of the plates, my calling is the other and Jesus is the hinge pin. The three compose a working unity, the parts fitting together naturally. I am called to teach. If ever I choose to replace the hinge pin of my life with something temporal- money, selfish ambition, etc., the hinge is destined to decay. I am grateful that God has called me to a Christian school, a place where I can freely share the love and teachings of Christ Jesus, the ultimate model.
Teaching teenagers is an interesting calling; trying to understand them is like staring at a black and white rainbow- we know there must be more, but how do we bring out the color? Goals and Objectives are designed to produce measurable results. A good teacher knows that some results, however, are long term. Sometimes a lesson plants a seed that may take years to mature.
Many seeds have been planted this year.
Many seeds have been planted this year.
Travis Cashwell
Emma Carter
Kevin Sullivan
Ian Easterbrook
"Modeling is a very powerful tool."
Doug Corwin
Dean, Trinity Christian Preparatory School
Faculty Meeting, 5 April 2011
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