Christian Schools Responding to Needs
These are difficult days but God is still working in us, in our students and in our schools as we serve Him together. Many are asking us, "How can we help?" Here are some resources for you and your schools.
Serving Ukrainian children through Christ-centered education
Teaching Ukrainian children in our communities...
- Educational materials in Ukrainian are now available online. You can access these at https://www.facebook.com/UAMON/posts/296299322609887 These are not Christian resources and will need to be carefully presented by Ukrainians who understand teaching from a biblical worldview.
- If you have space for a Ukrainian school in your community or are accepting new students from Ukraine, this will be a huge blessing. Please let us know what you are able to offer.
Providing financial support for refugees and Christian schools...
- Let your students participate in raising funds. New Generation School (Kyiv) has been displaced but is still involving their own students by asking people to sponsor their reading activities. If your school would like to join their fundraiser for the remainder of the month of March, you can find out more information and sign up at the following link: https://forms.gle/zCy1QygizKzugkJC6.
- If you would like to donate money to help kids help Ukraine, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/CuhpB1scPkEAzh5E7. All funds go to a trusted ministry for direct humanitarian relief in Ukraine.
- ACSI Global is also collecting funds to support the ongoing needs of Christian schools. Learn more.
- ACSI Europe is helping to coordinate information. How is your school involved in supporting refugees? Please complete our survey here.
- We are also in close contact with many schools, churches and ministries directly supporting refugees with housing, food, education and border crossings. Please contact us with specific requests.
Inviting Ukrainian teachers and parents into the education process...
- Your school can help Ukrainian families by providing work or engaging them in educational support services at your school. This also provides them with a healthy Christian community and helps your own students build a biblical worldview with meaningful service opportunities. Many of these parents can also teach and help you find ways to serve their refugee community effectively.
New Generation is a Christian school in Kyiv that serves Ukrainian families in a bi-lingual environment. Their families are now displaced and trying to continue education in innovative ways. You can find out more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwV3Ki6DD0M&t=5s
Strengthening Critical Thinking
Christian schools are often intentional about teaching worldview and preparing students to engage with competing ideas. Yet the way we structure this engagement can either nurture deep critical thinking or unintentionally foster shallow habits of argument. Here are some practical tools to support critial thinking in the classroom.
Education as a Restoration of Hope
Today we turn to the good news: God’s plan of restoration through Christ. This is not only a personal hope but also a framework for how we think about education, leadership, and the shaping of society. How can we build meaningful outcomes into the process of teaching and learning which truly reflect the hope we have in Christ?
Recognizing the Problem of Sin
The foundational, yet often overlooked, reality is the way sin impacts both teaching and learning. As school leaders, we cannot view education merely as the transfer of knowledge or the development of skills. Education is always moral and spiritual, shaped either by truth that comes from God or by distortions introduced by sin.
ACSI Europe Online Prayer
Join Christian school leaders from across the Europe region for a time of prayer, fellowship and encouragement. This group meets on Zoom the 2nd Thursday each month at 13:00 CET to focus our attention on God's presence and provision for His work through global Christian education.
