Curriculum Resources
While teachers are primary, actual curriculum is important. The following is a list of curricular resources we recommend for the lower school years (K-5). The (*) indicates curricula used at Hope Academy as of 2018-2019.
Sample Teacher Interview Questions
The following are the kinds of questions we ask during a teacher interview. We also have candidates teacher a sample lesson as part of our process, we also have them send a video of themselves teaching a lesson if they live out of the area. Tell us a bit about your... Your School Has No Needs
One of the best pieces of advice that I ever received about fundraising was this: Your school has no needs. You might be tempted to stop reading right now. As someone leading an existing school, or planning to start a new school, you already (or will soon have) an...
How a Sermon Helped Launch A School
A little known fact is that it was an aside in a sermon by Dr. John Piper preached on Sept. 12, 1999 that helped launch Hope Academy (this sermon to be exact). The text and audio of the sermon are at desiringGod.com. However, right at 29:32, Dr. Piper goes completely...
Teaching As a Missional Vocation
In our interviewing for staff, we try to discern if the person senses God’s call to a missional vocation. Here is one reason why that is so important – because this is going to be the hardest job that you will ever do. Almost invariably within about two weeks, I have...