Kindergarten Enrollment for 2011-2012 School Year

Parents begin to think about their child's kindergarten experience sometimes well before the child is kindergarten age. Parents want to be informed about academic and social opportunities, pursue all the educational options, and pray about the right choice for their child. ECS has several resources to help parents sort through the choices and ask crucial questions, such as our resource entitled "A Parent's Guide to Choosing a School ". ECS also provides services such as Kindergarten Preview Q & A meetings the first Tuesday of every month, scheduled personal tours, financial assistance help sessions, a summer "Ready for Reading" program, and an informational kindergarten video found at http://www.youtube.com/user/ECSwired#p/a/u/1/6cFitc4rcdc .

If you or a family you know are researching kindergarten options, you will want to review this video. Contact our Admissions Director at 812.477.7777 or visit www.evansvillechristian.org to learn more about Evansville Christian School's commitment to providing an academic and spiritual foundation for kindergarten and beyond. As K-4th grade principal, I will be glad to meet with you and your child to answer questions and begin the exciting journey of learning!

What I Have Learned From Students This Week

Yes, I am a lifelong learner! Just this week my "teachers" have been ECS students! On Tuesday during a follow up lunch meeting about our first semester study on "friendships"with 4th grade girls, I experienced lessons in compassion, kindness, sacrifice, and loving others. The girls and I created a "time capsule" during our study in November, challenging ourselves to be a better friend to others. Their ideas included: speaking to people cheerfully, smiling at people, calling people by their name, being helpful and willing to serve, being genuinely interested in others, being generous with praise, being considerate of others' feelings, and being thoughtful of others' opinions. We opened our time capsule to take a look at the area we committed to work on, then I listened as the girls candidly shared how they were striving to be a better friend to others. While some girls at this age struggle with cliques and hurt feelings, these fourth graders are using peer pressure in a positive way to encourage one another and transform their classrooms. What a great lesson for them and for me!

On Wednesday I was honored to be part of a small group discussion of 5th grade students after their middle school chapel. I couldn't have been more impressed by their candor, their knowledge of God's Word, their problem solving skills, or their transparency to share how they apply biblical principles in their daily lives. I look forward to this semester and being part of this small group of amazing students. We will all learn from one another, I'm sure, but as an educator I am not surprised that I continue to learn from students!