Creating a Boy-Friendly Elementary School
written by Dan Sarian “The sad truth is that the educational deficits of boys may be one of the least-studied phenomena in American education” ~ Sommers, 2013, p. 38 My growing focus and emphasis as...
Children Are Natural Worshipers
written by Dan Sarian Skeptics among us might read this post’s title and think, “oh yeah, they’re natural worshippers alright. They worship themselves!” Ouch. Unless we’re being a little too hard on Calvinists, let’s all...
Common Concerns about Christian Education
Front Range Christian School is a unique community of teachers, parents, administrators, and students. Our community works together to raise up Christian scholars who will impact the world for Christ. We take an intentional and...
Is Your School a Safe Place to Fail?
Editor’s note: This is an article written by FRCS Head of School David Cooper for an upcoming issue of CSE Magazine from ACSI. This issue of CSE asked the question, “Is your school a safe...
The Virtues of a Christian Scholar
1. Faith Believes in a Biblical foundation for all learning 2. Courage Perseveres after truth even when risks exist 3. Integrity Possesses impeccable academic integrity 4. Creativity Creates culture not just condemning, critiquing and consuming...
Christian Education: Beauty beyond skin deep (part 2)
by David Cooper Continuing the thought that a Christian education is not about Christian accessories but about the essentials, this issue of The Front Page explores those essentials not covered in last month’s issue. Our...
Christian Education: Beauty beyond skin deep (part 1)
by David Cooper So many from the outside see Christian education as different, due to what they view as “accessories.” Looking in, they see prayer, chapel, discipleship groups, mission trips, and Bible classes as good...
Education by Christians is not Christian Education
by David Cooper I have often said that there is no neutral education. All education, whether public or private, is driven by and advocates for a particular worldview. It may be overt or subtle, but...
Keeping Minds Sharp for Late Summer
In this issue: activities to help your family keep minds sharp and prevent the “summer slide” for students, including ideas for preparing for school, including school planner resources. In this week’s issue of the Family...
How Social Is Social Media?
It has been interesting to watch how the teens in my life and their social interactions differ from mine when I was a teen. While there are many similarities, including seeking approval from peers and...