by Debbie Harris | May 20, 2019 | Education Notes
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...
by Russ Gregg | May 16, 2019 | Education Notes
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...
by Debbie Harris | Jan 28, 2019 | Mustard Seeds
Classical Christian education is the cultivation of wisdom and virtue through nourishing the soul on truth, goodness and beauty. What is a wise person? A wise person is one who understands the world he lives in. A wise person holds standards enabling him to...
by SHN Staff | Dec 21, 2018 | Education Notes, Founder Stories
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...
by Russ Gregg | Dec 4, 2018 | Education Notes
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...
