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General Conference Human Sexuality Curriculum Preschool-Grade 12"This resource puts a deliberate, comprehensive understanding of God's wonderful plan for sexuality into the hands of parents, teachers and church leaders responsible for the education of children and youth." English, French and Spanish print versions... -
NAD Modern Languages Curriculum Guide 9-12 Grade 9-Grade 12The NAD curriculum guide for teaching French, German or Spanish to Grades 9-12 includes a philosophy statement, rationale, essential learning objectives for each major subtopic, and teacher resource listing of national and international support organizations,... -
A Human Sign-Child and the Divine Dragon-Slayer Grade 11-LifelongThe importance of historical and cultural background to study of the Old Testament. Context is essential to biblical studies. A productive approach to studying the Old Testament is to become aware of biblical time, language, and culture (TLC). Illustrations... -
Adventist Colleges Abroad: Notes From a Recent Itinerary TertiaryOpportunities for study, the excitement of travel, and the challenge of immersing oneself in another culture are realities for students who study with Adventist Colleges Abroad (ACA). U.S. and Canadian Adventist colleges, through the North American Division... -
An Indigenous People - Native Americans Unit Grade 5-Grade 8"Nomads, farmers, fishermen, warriors, city and cave dwellers were some of the choices these special people made to shape their lives. As a result, their cultures were varied, and their lifestyles were different due to the geographical areas in which... -
Better Vision in the Body of Christ Grade 9-LifelongThe church benefits from eyes that are young, old, and different shaped and colored, to creatively respond to the near, the culturally specific, and the contemporary issues of our day. Like corrective lenses, vision is further sharpened by sound theology that... -
Bridging the Gaps: The Need for Multicultural Education Kindergarten-TertiaryMulticultural education serves to make students aware of their own culture as well as that of the culture of others so as to interact effectively with others. Culture consists of one's ways of living, values, beliefs, patterns of thinking, behaviors, communication... -
Celebrate Cultures Unit Plan Grade 5-Grade 10"This unit will focus on cultures of Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, South America, Australia and Oceania, the Caribbean and Europe. It is designed to accommodate teachers that may choose to cover all or selected geographical regions.... -
Christians Versus Culture Tertiary"We are in the world, a world that God loves, and a world in which we have a mission. And yet we are not of this world, and we should guard against falling in love with this world...."In a broad sense, culture may be defined as the beliefs, values,... -
Christians Versus Culture - Should We Love or Hate the World? Tertiary-LifelongRasi discusses the issue of Christianity versus culture. "We are in the world, a world that God loves, and a world in which we have a mission. And yet we are not of this world, and we should guard against falling in love with this world...How can we be... -
Communicating in Today's Classroom Kindergarten-LifelongCross-cultural misunderstandings are a fact that teachers must recognize. Aspects of culture are more than just language. Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and Edward Hall's theory are important. Teachers should assume that students want to cooperate to make clear responses,... -
Contemporary Popular Culture and Christian Responsibility - A Korean Adventist Perspective Tertiary-LifelongKim discusses contemporary popular culture and how Adventists (Christians) have a responsibility to hold the truths given from God without alienating themselves from society and also without giving up truth. This paper was presented at the 28th Institute... -
Contextualizing the Gospel from the Perspective of Social Ministries - Opportunities and Risks TertiaryThis article ponders the risks and opportunities involved in the process of contextualizing the Gospel to diverse cultures in the contemporary context. These risks include the loss of identity and the exclusivist stance that sees Western culture as superior... -
Diversity With Inclusion: The Future of Seventh-day Adventist Education Kindergarten-LifelongAdventist educators can neither ignore nor escape the inevitability of the effects of the significant and dramatic demographic, cultural, and ethnic shifts on their educational mission and practice, institutional culture, pedagogy, and curriculum. Diversity... -
Educating Academy Students for Multicultural Society Grade 9-Grade 12What can a school and its faculty do to create an atmosphere that goes beyond tolerance to acceptance and close fellowship among different races and cultures? It requires careful planning by administration and faculty, a philosophy that all have been created... -
Educating Inner-City Children Kindergarten-Grade 12Urban schools face many concerns which command more attention than education. Urban Adventist schools struggle with constituents whose economic status makes it difficult to keep schools running. Also, budgets in urban churches are often stretched too far to provide their promised subsidies. -
Field Experience: A Hands-on Approach to Multicultural Education Grade 9-TertiaryField experience is part of building Christ-centered multicultural awareness. A program should fulfil the objectives of the mission of a school. Study and experience should be integrated. Attitude is the core of the 'hidden curriculum'. Opportunities for learning... -
From Homo Sapiens to Homo Videns Tertiary-LifelongPereyra talks about homo sapiens turning into homo videns. We have gone from abstract thinking to living in the age of images. -
Gospel Music - Interactions Between Religion, Music and Postmodern Culture TertiaryThe signs of postmodernity, perceived in the most distinct areas of society, are also revealed in the religious field. This article aims to describe the processes of interaction between the music of Neo-Pentecostalism and postmodern culture, as well as to... -
Hesban 10: The Necropolis of Hesban Tertiary-Lifelong"This volume provides thorough description and classification of the tombs found near Hesban and excavated by the Heshbon Expedition. Careful analysis and interesting bio-cultural interpretation of the skeletal remains found in the tombs is provided by... -
Ideology for Children - The Film FormiguinhaZ in the Light of Cultural Studies and Cultural Semiotics TertiaryThis text makes an ideological critique of the animated production FormiguihaZ, by Dreamworks. It considers cinema an important pedagogical tool at the service of dominant structures, but recognizes that within the cultural industry there are also spaces of... -
International Children's Bible Handbook Grade 1-Grade 4The International Children's Bible Handbook answers your kids' questions about the Bible. This first all-in-one handbook for children does more than just retell Bible stories. It builds faith with character sketches, geography, archaeology, customs, and spiritual... -
JAE Editorial: What If...? Kindergarten-LifelongWhat if there were no church schools? No Christian education? Calvin Rock poses that if there were no church schools, Adventism, as we know it, would cease to exist. He also poses the opposing questions, What if all pastors, administrators, teachers, parents,... -
JAE Editorial: Narcissus and Christ in Adventist Education Kindergarten-TertiaryIs the approach in Adventist education to apocalypse, discipline, recreation, and church life, causing the youth to be apathetic? Motivating the youth to find meaning requires being intentionally Christian rather than narcissistic or self-serving. Articles... -
JAE Editorial: Of Many -- One People Kindergarten-LifelongThe vision of a 'finished work' shaped the early church's growing consciousness that its task embraced the variety of cultures and the world family. In 1985, the NAD curriculum committee adopted guidelines on multicultural awareness, which are featured in... -
La Familia Hispana - An Exploratory Unit of Study Grade 7-Grade 10"This unit has been created as a means of bridging the cultural gaps between your student and that of the target language, which in this unit is Spanish. It was produced for the use of any teacher that would like to integrate technology in the classroom and the curriculum while exposing his/her students to practical lessons and culture." -
Managing Cultural Differences in Christian Schools: A Religious-Psychological-Social Approach Kindergarten-LifelongUnderstanding how to manage cultural differences is necessary for success in today's diverse, multicultural schools. Understanding the central traits of culture is imperative for all educators, from the school secretary to the board chairperson. Observations... -
Married/Family Life - Sexual Identity Discussion Guide Grade 11-Grade 12Discussion guide resource designed to help students begin thinking, writing, and sharing their perspectives on sexual identity as the instructor begins a class period presenting information in a Biblically-based context. -
Multicultural Education: A Spiritual Imperative Kindergarten-LifelongBecause the Adventist church and school system is worldwide, Adventist educators need to be sensitive to the needs of students from multicultural and multi-ethnic origins. This article includes several universal rules for multicultural relations: smile; look... -
NAD Social Studies Curriculum Guide K-8 Kindergarten-Grade 8This 2005 40-page NAD curriculum guide includes the Adventist philosophy guiding Social Studies education, general goals, strands and essential learnings in history, civics and government, geography, economics, individuals, society and culture. Appendix A... -
Professional Ethics for Educational Administrators Kindergarten-LifelongAdventist educational administrators need to develop and adopt a code of ethics founded upon Christian principles and tailored to the specifics of their culture and local situation. A tentative list of ethical principles are integrity, professional competence,... -
Relationships - Cultural Contours or Biblical Mandate? Tertiary-Lifelong"A positive, monogamous, and intimate relationship makes growth and the integration of identity throughout our lives easier. Here, culture cannot be our ultimate guide, but the biblical mandate of close and loving relationships can be." -
Salt in History and the Bible - A Multidisciplinary Unit Kindergarten-Grade 2The purpose of this unit is to help students from the beginning of their education to become aware of how much man is dependent upon the resources of his environment and how God has helped to provide those resources throughout human history. -
Spiritual Resources for NIGHT Grade 9-Grade 12Elie Weisel's Nobel Peace Prize winning NIGHT is a profound work of literature and an excellent choice for the teacher who wishes to teach for spiritual growth as well as literary understanding and skills. This resource provides accompanying thought questions,... -
Stories that Teach - Black Christian Perspective of Life Lessons Grade 5-Grade 8Read stories that originated in the African, African American, and Caribbean cultures. Unit activities include ideas on ways to use the stories for various purposes. -
Teacher, Help Me! Kindergarten-LifelongIn this short devotional on Matthew 14:28-31, Godwin Nwadibia Aja shares what it means to help students develop a loving relationship with Christ. -
Teaching Homiletics in a Multi-cultural Context - A South African Perspective Tertiary-LifelongDu Preez demonstrates "how differences in culture necessitate a variety of modes of transmitting religious truth. The implications of this require a revisioning of the methods employed in teaching Homiletics" at Helderberg College in South Africa.... -
Teaching Students the 'Universal Language' Kindergarten-LifelongA report on Dr. Paul R. Lehman's address at the International Society for Music Education XVIII International Conference, 1988. He addressed why music is important, why it is important to teach music in schools, and considerations for educators shaping the... -
The Bible in Carnival - Notes on the Motivations for the Use of Sacred Texts in Samba Schools TertiaryBased on an episode involving the samba school parade in São Paulo this year, this article addresses the decontextualized and often indiscriminate way in which religious texts from the Bible are used in secular musical and literary works, often changing... -
The Man Who Couldn't Be Killed Grade 9-Grade 12An unforgettable story of faith and miraculous deliverance in Communist China that will inspire teens to believe in a God who is greater that any problem. -
The New Testament and Culture Grade 7-TertiaryAn understanding of culture can aid the study of the New Testament. It helps us interpret Scripture, create an interest in Scripture, and implement the principles of Scripture as we struggle to live out the gospel in our own cultural situation. Examples of... -
The Notgrass Company Kindergarten-Grade 12The Notgrass Company is a family business that produces original home school curriculum and resources. All of the home school curriculum has a Biblical foundation. Resources such as projects, puzzles, activity collections, lesson plans, and curriculum guides... -
The Significance of Geography in Other Disciplines Grade 7-TertiaryThe study of geography is closely related to the study of human life. Alexander Job explores the relationship between human culture and the natural environment and shares correlations between geography and other disciplines. Discussed are physical geography,... -
The Sociological Gaze and Imagination TertiaryThe objective of the article is to indicate some of the potentialities and limits of sociology, contextualizing it in historical time and social space, based on a literature review. Especially based on Wallersteins (2002), the constitution of a canon or culture... -
The Summer Olympics - A Multidisciplinary Unit Grade 3-Grade 8"The purpose of this unit is to explore the diversity of our global culture through the eyes of sports. The Summer Olympics provides a great opportunity to study social studies, language arts, health, art, music, religion, and physical education all in... -
Thinking Theologically - Adventist Christianity and the Interpretation of Faith Tertiary-Lifelong"Guy, a well-known Adventist theologian who has served as a teacher, college dean, pastor, and university president, offers his philosophy of how North American Adventists ought to go about the business of "doing theology." The work is addressed... -
Two Cultures - One Marriage TertiarySmith talks about interracial and intercultural marriages, and the environmental impact on marriage. He also talks about the importance of religious background and common interests. -
Understanding Other Cultures - A Necessity for Adventism Today Tertiary-LifelongCharles Tidwell notes that classrooms worldwide have become less homogenous, increasing the need for instruction on how to cope with cultural misunderstandings. This article discusses the following subtopics: Assessing False Assumptions and Withheld Information,... -
Unit Plan - Where in the World is Timbuktu? Grade 5-Grade 8"This unit is geared for middle to junior high grade levels. It is intended for use with students as a unit in World Cultures. There is a wealth of information and lessons within the unit. It is not intended to be used in its entirety. Pick and choose as you adapt the material for your students." -
Why Teach Cultural History? Kindergarten-LifelongCultural and intellectual history puts us in a position of strength by making us more aware of our identity, individually and collectively. It is important to broaden our concept of history, as young people are culturally ignorant. Cultural history affords...