Secondary Teacher’s Secondary Teacher’s MeetingMeeting

Tuesday, October 29, 2014Tuesday, October 29, 2014

Purposes of SeminarPurposes of Seminar

To Help Grow and Graduate LeadersTo Help Grow and Graduate LeadersConnect Personally with every studentConnect Personally with every student

Help them to understand and receive Christ as their SaviorHelp them to understand and receive Christ as their SaviorTrain them to be godly leadersTrain them to be godly leaders

Intentional, Purposeful TrainingIntentional, Purposeful Training

Every Student a Leader-Program that creates a safe environment Every Student a Leader-Program that creates a safe environment for students to practice leadership. Together, we will identify for students to practice leadership. Together, we will identify and build on each other’s strengths. This year, we are building and build on each other’s strengths. This year, we are building

on Personal Leadership.on Personal Leadership.We have had students leave our school because they felt We have had students leave our school because they felt

invisible. This program also needs to be developed for invisible. This program also needs to be developed for elementary.elementary.

Proverbs 22:6Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old should go; even when he is old

he will not depart from it.he will not depart from it.

Faculty Concerns:Faculty Concerns:

*Another Prep-*Another Prep-

*9 classes on Thursday*9 classes on Thursday

*Kids not engaged and don’t see the purpose*Kids not engaged and don’t see the purpose

*Student Leaders are taken out of the seminar *Student Leaders are taken out of the seminar times for other groups so that leaves only the times for other groups so that leaves only the

students who don’t talkstudents who don’t talk

*Need this time for meeting with specific classes*Need this time for meeting with specific classes

Educating With PurposeEducating With Purpose

Training ScholarsTraining Scholars

Making DisciplesMaking Disciples

Graduating LeadersGraduating Leaders

Graduating LeadersGraduating Leaders

Purpose-drivenPurpose-driven ResponsibleResponsible WiseWise ArticulateArticulate ThinkersThinkers RationalRational LogicalLogical EmpatheticEmpathetic CourageousCourageous ConfidentConfident CollaborativeCollaborative TeachersTeachers

Daniel 1:4Daniel 1:4

Youths without blemish, of good Youths without blemish, of good appearance and skillful in all appearance and skillful in all wisdom, wisdom,

endowed with knowledge, understanding endowed with knowledge, understanding learning and competent to stand in learning and competent to stand in the the

king’s palace, and to teach them the king’s palace, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeansliterature and language of the Chaldeans

Our program has been Our program has been designed with the end in mind.designed with the end in mind.

Another PrepAnother Prep

I will do my best to frontload at group meetings I will do my best to frontload at group meetings for the seminar times. I am sending the Seminar for the seminar times. I am sending the Seminar

Lessons via email so that the lessons are easily put Lessons via email so that the lessons are easily put on the Smart Board. All you have to do is open on the Smart Board. All you have to do is open

the email and click.the email and click.

Let’s Consider…..Let’s Consider…..What is our ultimate goal?What is our ultimate goal?

To impact these kids for Christ! This is an To impact these kids for Christ! This is an excellent opportunity to impact students one on excellent opportunity to impact students one on

one for Christ. This sets us apart from the Park, a one for Christ. This sets us apart from the Park, a Catholic school or other Christian Schools.Catholic school or other Christian Schools.

It is listed as one of our ACSI/AdvancED It is listed as one of our ACSI/AdvancED Assurances in Standard 1.2 Assurance #36.Assurances in Standard 1.2 Assurance #36.

Various and appropriate spiritual opportunities. Various and appropriate spiritual opportunities. Large-and small-group experiences follow a Large-and small-group experiences follow a scheduled and planned sequence of spiritual scheduled and planned sequence of spiritual formation, character development, formation, character development, discipleship, and instilment of Christian discipleship, and instilment of Christian values. Age appropriate opportunities for values. Age appropriate opportunities for service, missions, and personal growth are service, missions, and personal growth are integral to schools/programs.integral to schools/programs.

ACSI/AdvancEd Standard 3.9ACSI/AdvancEd Standard 3.9

The school has a formal structure whereby each student is well The school has a formal structure whereby each student is well known by at least one adult advocate in the school who known by at least one adult advocate in the school who supports that student’s educational experience.supports that student’s educational experience.

Level 4Level 4School personnel participate in a structure that gives them long-School personnel participate in a structure that gives them long-

term interaction with individual students, allowing them to term interaction with individual students, allowing them to build strong relationships over time with the student and build strong relationships over time with the student and related adults. All students participate in the structure. The related adults. All students participate in the structure. The structure allows the school employee to gain significant structure allows the school employee to gain significant insight into and serve as an advocate for the student’s needs insight into and serve as an advocate for the student’s needs regarding learning skills, thinking skills, and life skills.regarding learning skills, thinking skills, and life skills.

Group Discussion TechniquesGroup Discussion Techniques

Food does a body good and helps conversation Food does a body good and helps conversation flow! Ask students to bring a snack!flow! Ask students to bring a snack!

Use candy to reward conversation inputUse candy to reward conversation input

Break up into small groupsBreak up into small groups

Write their ideas down and present themWrite their ideas down and present them

Pair-SharePair-Share

Group and Individual TestimonialsGroup and Individual Testimonials

Several parents of high school students have Several parents of high school students have mentioned how much their child is enjoying mentioned how much their child is enjoying

the sessions.the sessions.

Faculty Testimonials Faculty Testimonials