It is morning in Rwanda’s Gicumbi District, Northern Province. Rays of sun stream through the windows of the Gicumbi Children’s Peace Library, softly illuminating shelves stocked with colorful Bible stories, crossword anthologies and books on the environment. A plethora of works by African authors shares shelf space with titles like Clifford the Big Red Dog….
Chemistry is much more than balancing equations and examining molecules – just ask Dr. Peter Mahaffy. Students in his classes at The King’s University don’t study isolated science reactions; they use a “systems thinking” approach to look for the intrinsic connections between scientific concepts, the earth, social systems and people. When I took Mahaffy’s Chemistry…
Summer is over and Christian schools are beginning again. In Edmonton, the school year will likely be more intense than usual given the report of the July 1 Christian Courier story, “Tense Elections in Edmonton,” regarding the Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the Edmonton Society for Christian Education (ESCE). It was, reportedly, a “long night…
Did you know that Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a tireless advocate for universal schooling for the young? He championed free schools for all children as an important aspect of public welfare. In his Letter to the Mayors and Aldermen of All Cities of Germany on Behalf of Christian Schools, he said: “What would it avail…
Hamilton District Christian High School (HDCH) opened its doors to 10 students in 1956. Student enrolment gradually increased as new grades were added. While property was bought in 1961, the school moved to First Hamilton Christian Reformed Church before the new building was completed in 1962. Organized school sports included bowling and basic gymnastics. These…
In what might have been one of the most dramatic meetings in Canadian Christian school history, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the Edmonton Society for Christian Education (ESCE) began at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, and didn’t end until nearly 2 a.m. the next morning. When the gym doors opened at 6 p.m.,…
Western University’s French immersion homestay program, founded in 1933 in Trois-Pistoles, Quebec, is the oldest in Canada. Yet it’s in trouble. Western has started a review of their French immersion program after it was paused in 2024 due to a decline in homestay families. Many households involved before 2020 are approaching retirement and, when the…
On April 20, hundreds of thousands of people will gather on the streets of Surrey, B.C. for the Vaisakhi Day Parade, one of the largest in the world, according to event organizers. The parade commemorates the establishment of the Khalsa, a sacred community of initiated Sikhs. “You have 750,000 people on the street. It’s not…
At the end of January, Alberta’s government implemented a set of policies that require schools to communicate more with parents about sexual orientation and gender identity issues. Teachers in the province now need to give parents notice before covering any human sexuality topics. Students under the age of 15 also need parental permission if they…
Recently, the National Post and Canadian Press reported that since 2021, 70 percent of all tuition paid to Ontario’s post-secondary schools comes from international students. The federal government is planning to reduce the number of foreign students because too many are being used as cash cows for our own domestic educational programs. In addition, housing…
Jonathan Boone is vice principal at Vernon Christian School and a frequent Christian Courier writer. As discussions about parental rights continue to unfold in our communities this school year, we reached out to Jonathan to talk about some of the underlying issues – trust, justice and healthy communication. Christian Courier: What topics in your courses…
When Jesus centred a child in the middle of the disciples, it was more than an object lesson in humility. Jesus repeatedly treated young people with dignity and respect, as persons created and called by God to be full partners in God’s work. He did so in a context where they had little social status….
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