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Growing God’s Creation Classroom: A History

Growing God’s Creation Classroom: A History

Below is an excerpt of the 2020 WSCS auction speech delivered by Janet Staal, Director of Nature-based/Outdoor Education, and Katelyn Egnatuk, Nature Preschool teacher 1883 – The First WSCS Building As God gathered a group of people to start this school He...
7th Graders Share Their 6-Word Memoirs

7th Graders Share Their 6-Word Memoirs

by WSCS 7th Graders As a starting point for thinking about memoir writing in English class, our 7th grade students were asked to write six words reflecting their lives right now. In the midst of a life that is currently mixed with uncertainty, fear, friendship, and...
Get Outside Nature Challenge

Get Outside Nature Challenge

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 witnessed the powerful ways students learn as they’re immersed in God’s creation. This summer we...
Monuments & God’s Faithfulness

Monuments & God’s Faithfulness

And the priests came up out of the river carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord. No sooner had they set their feet on the dry ground than the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and ran at flood stage as before… And Joshua set up at...
Caretakers in God’s Creation

Caretakers in God’s Creation

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 Side Christian School has been awarded the highest Evergreen award by the Michigan Green School. This...