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Atlantic Union Conference Pastors and Teachers Manual Kindergarten-Lifelong"The Atlantic Union Conference Pastors and Teachers Manual provides pastors and teachers with the tools for a team approach to integrating Adventist education into church life as a means of preparing children and youth to be Christ’s disciples on... -
LUC Pastor and Teacher Resource Manual - Partnering in the Mission Kindergarten-Grade 12"This manual serves as a guide for pastors and teachers in their collaborative ministry that bolsters Adventist Education and prepares young people for meaningful participation in society and more importantly, prepares them to meet Jesus when he returns." -
Adventist Business Curricula - Connecting Cows and Currency Tertiary-LifelongRead how La Sierra University students make a practical commitment to community. The Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) team developed a project in which they applied the free enterprise model to a social need. -
Bonding - The Teacher-Student-Parent Connection Kindergarten-Grade 12Bonding between teacher, student, and parent creates a winning team that benefits not only the individuals concerned, but also the school itself. Bonding builds upon the basic foundation of connecting, interacting, and sharing. The six ideals of bonding, based... -
Building Literacy Through Home/School Partnerships KindergartenHome/school collaboration is a concept that the Education Department of Union College is eager for its students to experience and embrace. The author describes some of the projects that the senior elementary education students are involved in. She also suggests... -
Building Relationships Between Homeschooling Families and Church Schools Preschool-Grade 12As more parents choose to educate their children at home, church school educators are faced with questions of how to support these families. This 2012 NAD presentation examines the questions and dilemmas of homeschoolers and teachers, and real-life solutions that have been explored in various communities. -
Campus Churches - Optional Extra or Imperative Inclusion in Our Next Gen Schools Grade 9-TertiarySchools are the growing mission front of the Adventist church. They are our means of reaching unchurched families and attracting the attention of the community. This article explores the importance of linking the school with a campus church, working side-by-side... -
Caring and Excellence - SUD Report 1990 Kindergarten-LifelongThe 1985-1990 Education Report from the Southern Asia Division (SUD) presented at the Adventist General Conference Session. Statistics showing growth are provided. The strengths of the education program are commitment, curricular strategies, community relations,... -
Collaborative Ministry - Pastors and Educators Kindergarten-Grade 12Learn how pastors and educators can work together to help the church school thrive. Resources are divided into the following categories: Getting Involved with Your School Community Care & Involvement Becoming a Community Center Worshiping... -
Collaborative Ministry - Why Schools Are the Greatest Evangelistic Tool for the Church Preschool-Grade 12"From history to current research, Adventist schools continue to be the number one perpetuating factor for the church. The Together as One journey of the Oregon Conference [was] shared, as well as examples of specific case studies experiencing successful... -
Creating Educational Partnership Between School, Family, and Community Kindergarten-Grade 12"The process of education is enhanced when school, family, and community collaborate. Specifically, such collaborative efforts contribute to increased student achievement. This article focuses on how the above three levels of collaboration work. Epstein’s model of partnership is suggested as a practical framework for improved partnership. The application of this multi-dimensional model has helped to close the gap between schools and communities. -
Enhancing Pastor/Teacher Relationships Kindergarten-Grade 12One crucial issue in the success of Adventist church schools is the relationship between the pastor and teacher. While the pastor is not the supervisor to the teacher, he is often viewed as such. Another misconception views the teacher as being on the B team... -
Families Go Back to School Kindergarten-Grade 8This article shares a best practice model of building Christian parents to be effective educators of their children, in partnership with their Adventist school teachers. Teacher Arnett shares how Family School worked at Cross Street Christian School in Indiana. -
Five Guidelines for Parent-Teacher Conferences Kindergarten-Grade 12Five guidelines for conducting successful parent-teacher conferences to enhance the teacher's confidence and attitude towards the experience are: planning, commonalities, climate, control, and conclusion. Role expectations and channeling emotions to anticipate a successful conference are important. -
Five Ways to Promote Your School during Summer Kindergarten-Grade 12Five practical ways pastors and principals can promote their church school during summer months. -
Forming Partnerships to Enhance Student Learning Grade 11-TertiaryConsider connections between local non-profit organizations, college communications and social media classes. Follow the seven tips for teachers wishing to create partnerships for their classes. -
Gone Fishin' - NAD Schools Enrollment and Marketing Presentation Kindergarten-Tertiary"Fishing for great enrollment numbers? You need to know where to fish, what to fish with (net or a pole?), what bait to use, how to get the fish in the boat, and finally when to fish. In this [ASDASA] break-out I will be your fishing guide!" -
Hand in Hand Tertiary-LifelongThis article shows how a voluntary class for academic credit in mentorship matches students with members from the church who have similar spiritual gifts, thereby integrating them into church fellowship. It lists the program goals, objectives, how they got... -
Helping Your Students Learn to Manage Money Kindergarten-Grade 8This article describes the "Partners with God" curriculum materials for math grades 1-8, developed by Southeastern California Conference Office of Education to teach Christian money management, including tithing. -
Home and School Association Handbook Kindergarten-Grade 12This NAD manual is designed to assist churches in organizing Home and School associations as well as to provide information needed by the officers of the associations to fulfill their duties effectively. Includes the purpose, objectives and responsibilities... -
Homework Kindergarten-Grade 8A mother/homemaker reflects on lessons learned about children and parents during her years as a teacher. Currently in what she calls her homework years, she makes connections between being a teacher and a mother. -
How to Make Trust Services a Contributing Partner in Your School Kindergarten-Grade 12Jeffrey Wilson shares how schools can benefit from the trust services departments of the next highest organization in their structure, whether a conference, mission, union, or division. After the tragic loss of their daughter, Wilson and his wife made the decision to develop an endowment fund in memory of their daughter. -
Ingredients of the Most Successful Schools in the North American Division Kindergarten-Grade 12What ingredients make Seventh-day Adventist schools effective? Do the most successful elementary and secondary schools in the North American Division (NAD) share any elements in common? The results for the following crucial questions about what contributes... -
JAE Editorial - Building Bridges Kindergarten-LifelongThis editorial provides an introduction linking each article in this issue. Centered on discipleship and building bridges between church and school, pastors and educators, Christian education should focus on the holistic development of students as they come... -
JAE Editorial: Multi-Level Partnering in Adventist Education Preschool-LifelongDulan considers the causes of reluctance to collaborate across levels of Adventist education, and outlines the advantages to colleges/universities partnering with secondary and/or primary schools. -
JAE Editorial: Possibilities Ahead Kindergarten-LifelongCalvin Rock expresses his convictions about the importance of education to the church's welfare. The Adventist Review and the Integration of Faith and Learning Institute are discussed. Scholarship programs and endowments, a strong elementary and secondary... -
JAE Editorial: Will Adventist Education Still Pay? Kindergarten-LifelongAdventists need to clarify their distinctiveness in order to sell the idea that Adventist education in its difference pays, rather than costs. Christian education needs to remain true to its nature if it is to retain its effectiveness, its power to attract... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: 'New Agenda' on Womens Issues Needed; Student Loan Defaulters; Accidents Are Leading Killer of Children; Academic Libraries... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-Grade 12This Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Adventist Education Forum: The Teacher's Meeting Place; Schools Behind in Y2K Computer Affairs; Idea Book for Involving Parents... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Parents and Schoolwork; Texas Fines Publishers For Textbook Errors; Survey Finds More Students Selecting a College for Financial... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Few Secondary Students Meet Standards of Excellence Commission; Less Specific Skills Urged for Vocational Education Students;... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Scarce, Outdated Textbooks Impede Learning, Teachers Say; Results of the Latest Phil Delta Kappa Poll on Education; Textbook... -
Journey to Excellence Overview Text - J2E Kindergarten-Grade 12The Journey to Excellence initiative provided a framework guiding Adventist education in North America into the 21st century. The outcomes are worth considering still in strategic planning. A pdf version is also available. -
Know and Engage Your Constituency Preschool-Grade 12"How many more constituents are sitting in pews of churches waiting to be inspired to get involved, waiting to use their gifts to improve their local church school?" -
My Collaborative Relationship with my Pastor - or Not? Kindergarten-Grade 12This 2012 NAD Teachers' Convention presentation discusses principal-pastor relationships as they relate to mentoring, collaboration, communication, and support. If you are the principal or constituent church pastor of a school, then this session is for you.... -
Not-So-Distant Education - Griggs International Academy Continues to Partner With Adventist Schools Kindergarten-TertiaryGriggs International Academy (GIA) helps extend quality, accredited education and resources to schools and homes. Whether in kindergarten or seeking a master's degree, students can find programs that will connect them to the teachers and books they need. -
Parent Engagement Resource List Preschool-Grade 12The resources on this list will help you involve parents in their child's education. -
Parent Inspiration - Building Parent-Teacher Partnerships Kindergarten-Grade 12This short newsletter provides parents with positive steps they can take to communicate effectively with their child's teacher. Ready to print or link parents to; available in color and black/white editions. Part of a series of undated topical parenting tools... -
Parenting Teens - It's All About Perspective Grade 6-Grade 12Through words and actions, parents can help their children choose a positive faith perspective to guide their lives. Part of a series of articles for parents of students attending Adventist schools, this undated, one-page newsletter is written by a family... -
Parenting Teens - Supporting Our Teens and Their Schools Grade 6-TertiaryHow can parents support their child's school? Part of a series of articles for parents of students attending Adventist schools, this undated, one-page newsletter is written by a family life therapist and Adventist educator. Ready to print or link parents to;... -
Partnerships - Connecting Parent Involvement and Student Achievement Kindergarten-Grade 12According to Norman Powell, "If Adventist schools are to continue to offer students superior education, they must actively recruit parents to participate in every aspect of school life." Student achievement is more dependent on parental participation... -
Partnerships with Parents Kindergarten-Grade 12This list of six resources are designed to work with parents in building a child's faith, originally created for the Journey to Excellence website. -
Pastor and Teacher - Cooperating for Success Kindergarten-Grade 12This article from the JAE special child evangelism issue focuses on the collaboration and cooperation of pastors and teachers. It suggests collaboration strategies, proposes some plans, and shares a vision of what can result from effective collaborative outreach... -
Pastoral Care, Action Research, and Teaching as a Profession - Can ‘Joining the Dots’ Facilitate Teacher Reflection Kindergarten-Tertiary"Educators have increasingly demonstrated commitment to, and invested much effort in advancing the cause of pastoral care, action research, and the status of teaching as a profession, over the last two decades. What is largely unrecognized is how these... -
Perceptions of Seventh-Day Adventist Church Ministers Toward Seventh-Day Adventist Schools Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions of the Seventh-day Adventist Church ministers concerning the values, effectiveness, fiscal status, and future structure of the SDA schools. Results from the Southern Union showed that the SDA ministers... -
Perceptions of Seventh-day Adventist Educators in Southern California Concerning Ministerial Support for Christian Education Kindergarten-Grade 12Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of educators concerning ministerial support for Christian education, areas of dissatisfaction by educators with their jobs and the likelihood of their continued teaching in SDA schools,... -
Prayer Breakfast Grade 1-Grade 12Suggested program for a breakfast with the purpose of bonding home, church and school, identifying and encouraging support of key players and prayers. -
Preparing for the Beginning - The First Days of School Experience Tertiary-LifelongThe First Days of School Pre-Service Training Program at Andrews University has been recognized by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education as being exemplary and worthy of emulation. The program successfully prepares pre-service teachers... -
Schools of Public Health and their Role in Development Tertiary"Schools of public health have an important role in leadership for their local community, but also for the broader society. They should train health workers, influence public policy, and do research, as well as collaborating with health workers in other... -
Stakeholders' Perceptions of School Climate and Their Partnership in School Curriculum as Predictors of School Reputation - A Correlational Study Kindergarten-Grade 12The main purpose of this study was twofold. The first purpose was to determine the stakeholders’ perceptions of school climate and their partnership in school curriculum and school reputation. The second was to come up with a predictive model for school... -
Supporting Education, Research, and Training in the 21st Century Preschool-TertiaryPartnerships among the Curriculum and Instruction Resource Center Linking Educators (CIRCLE), the Adventist Learning Community (ALC), and the Institute of Church Ministry (ICM) now connect more Adventists to education and training resources, and a large collection of research and ministry materials. -
Teacher Education and Schools: A Symbiotic Partnership Kindergarten-Grade 12A partnership between teacher education programs and elementary and secondary schools improves the teaching environment for teachers and administrators in both the private and public sector. Collaborating with teacher education programs provides an opportunity... -
The Future of Adventist Higher Education Tertiary-LifelongA board chairman's perspective on the future of Adventist higher education. Issues to be addressed for Adventist education to survive along its chartered lines include: communicating the importance of Christian education, information sharing, enhancing the secondary school relationship, addressing financial dilemmas, cutting operating costs, too many colleges, salaries, and institutional board responsibilities. -
The Home-School Partnership: Learning to Share Accountability Kindergarten-Grade 12Robert Strom discusses effective ways of developing the partnership between home and school by including parents as partners in the educational process. The partnership between parents and schools should include reasonably divided obligations, acknowledgement... -
Ties That Should Bind our Academies and Colleges: Cooperation and Collaboration Tertiary-LifelongThis article lists a dozen examples and benefits of how colleges and academies achieve true collaboration through teamwork. -
Why Adventist Education - Home, School and Church Working Together Preschool-TertiaryWhy is it that the home, the Adventist school and the local church working together are such a strong combination in developing character and spirituality? This is the 10th one-page article in an 11-part series clarifying the philosophy and practice of Adventist... -
Why Adventist Education - Reinforcing Christian Family Values Preschool-TertiaryWhy do Adventist schools support Christian family values? This is the 9th one-page article in an 11-part series clarifying the philosophy and practice of Adventist education, designed for parents of students attending Adventist schools. Undated, ready to print...