March 4, 2024
Truly, God has bestowed upon West Side Christian a vision—a vision that began with tentative steps into outdoor education, blossomed into the creation of one of the first nature preschool programs connected to a Christian school, and now propels us forward in our mission to revolutionize the landscape of education through the addition of a greenhouse.
March 4, 2024
“Buy one plant, get many more FREE fresh veggies.” (Chiengweal , 5th Grade) Did all the recent sunshine find you daydreaming of the upcoming growing season? […]
May 11, 2022
By Janet Staal, Director of Nature-based/ Outdoor Education “Trust me, you’ll need these skills one day.” Do you remember hearing this phrase while you were in […]
October 8, 2021
Look and see a forest, swamp, garden, mini meadow, and a learning landscape that was ripe for playscapes which it has.
March 14, 2021
In addition to developing content skills in reading, writing, Bible, science, math, social studies, Spanish, art, and physical education, our students experience integrating their content skills while learning immersed in their outdoor classroom.
February 16, 2021
Look and see a forest, swamp, garden, mini meadow, and a learning landscape that was ripe for playscapes which it has.
June 5, 2020
by Janet Staal, Director of Outdoor / Nature-Based Education Ah! It’s summer break—a time to refresh, reset, recharge and unplug. At West Side Christian School we’ve […]
April 20, 2020
by Janet Staal, Director of Outdoor / Nature-Based Education In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, we’re excited to announce that West […]