Kigali International Community School (KICS) is located in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda. Both the school and the city are beautiful.
I’m Glad You’re Here
Teaching is toil. Planning, grading, instructing, disciplining, assessing, reteaching, reassessing, re-reassessing–rinse and repeat. The struggle never ends. What’s worse is that you rarely see the fruit of your labor. For example, when’s the last time you felt a deep sense of completeness after planning a lesson? After teaching a lesson? After an assessment? After a school day? After a school … Read More
Sustainable Schooling in a Rapidly Changing World
Over the past three posts in this series, I took a brief look at the recent growth of our schools, several foundational elements that ensure school sustainability, and present trends that impact the way we do our work. In this final installment, I will emphasize the amazing opportunity our schools have to impact our communities and the world.
Remixing Your Soundtrack Playlist
As a music and soundtrack enthusiast, it is no surprise that the mere title of Jon Acuff’s book Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking caught my attention.
Hiring Quality Teachers: Insights from New Research
Research has shown that the school-level factor that explains the most variation in students’ academic outcomes is a student’s teachers.
Schools That Inspire: Not All Come in Big Packages
The King’s School is on a journey, helping students deeply understand their role in God’s Story through place-based learning.
Embracing Easter: Cultivating Hope and Tradition in Christian Schools
With Easter on the horizon, we have a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the foundation of our faith while nurturing a sense of hope and unity within our school communities.
Engaging the Head and the Heart in History Class
My Deep Hope for my US History students is that they will see the patterns of God’s story in the blessings and curses of their American inheritance and respond by joining in God’s restorative work.
Converge 2025: Faithfully Present, Courageously Good
The theme for Converge 2025 is Faithfully Present, Courageously Good. This series invites leaders, thinkers, and practitioners to unpack this theme and consider its implications for our time together at Converge 2025.
Schools That Inspire: Inviting All Children To Come
The following story is how one principal sought to reimagine and challenge this dominant Christian school paradigm.