School Curriculum
School Curriculum
Learning materials have come a long way from the traditional textbooks. Read about how to evaluate curriculum and supplemental educational supplies for every grade level.
Why Hands-On Math Matters Across the Grades
Watch a child build a tower, sort counters, or rearrange tiles, and you’ll see mathematics in motion. Long before formal equations appear, students make sense of numbers, patterns, and relationships through physical interaction. Research consistently shows that these hands-on experiences are not just engaging, they are essential, helping mathematical ideas click faster and remain
Components of a Successful School Sustainability Program
The Eden Sustainability Program at Landmark Christian School in Fairburn, Georgia, encompasses the school’s outdoor education values. This intentional placed-based, experiential, and outdoor adventure education programming is meant to teach students the traits of effective leadership. It spans curricular integration across all grades at Landmark Christian School using six purposefully designed outdoor spaces. Students
Digital Mapping with GIS Technology
Few tools offer teachers and students the ability to take a deep dive into content, visually examine data and conceptual phenomena, understand spatial relationships, connect causation to time and place, and engage students in ways made possible through digital mapping. Digital mapping and GIS technology (Geographic Information System) opens new pathways to teaching and
Why Christian Education Is More than a Bible Class
By Laura Allnutt It’s easy for Christians to develop a form of Christian living that compartmentalizes faith practices apart from daily living—and then apply the same practice to Christian education. For example, a school might have Bible classes and chapel services, but the Bible is distinct from other subjects at worst or only connected
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
By Michael Arnold Decisions have consequences. Educators live and die by this maxim. While there might be some inconsequential decisions (i.e. – what side of your toast do you butter), most of the decisions we make (even as minute as decaf or regular), have the potential to change the whole trajectory of the day
Integrating STEM: The 5E Model
By Dr. Corey Hall Incorporating STEM into your curriculum means intentionally finding ways to bring science, technology, engineering, and math into instruction and activities. STEM integration provides opportunities for critical thinking, collaboration, problem-solving, and communication. It also prepares students for the future workforce. One increasingly popular method for STEM integration is the 5E Model
Education Trends Every Curriculum Director Should Know
When you take the time to learn more about the latest trends in education, it can help inform and improve your own classroom instruction. It’s challenging to find time to stay up to date on the latest trends in K-12 education around the country. But understanding how education is growing and changing is vital
STEM Education and Entrepreneurship: 5 Big Skills that Overlap
There’s no denying that STEM is in high demand, and rightfully so. The more we prepare our students for careers in this high-growth field, the better equipped they will be in the future. In a future increasingly focused on the gig economy, STEM education and entrepreneurship will be more closely linked than ever before
Fulfilling Your School’s Distinctively Christian Mission
By Dr. Roger C. S. Erdvig Several years ago, I set out to understand how a biblical worldview actually develops in a person—how someone comes to desire, think, and act in alignment with biblical truth. I spent hundreds of hours analyzing the experiences and reflections of Christian young adults, and I discovered some important truths.
Why Art?
By Marcia Osterink Art is essential to every child’s education. Today, more than ever, we realize how the world turns on the solutions and products of the creative thinkers. As the people of the world collectively hold their breaths waiting for a vaccine to save us all, scientists furiously work to find the creative



