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2015 English Camp Highlights: Germany

September 23, 2015 in /by

One young man, returning for his third year at camp, shared that he came to Christ after camp last year. He feels led to go into the ministry as a pastor, so he asked if he could give his testimony to the other campers. We never know what an impact we may have or how […]

Good Little Boys and Girls?

September 23, 2015 in /by

As the school year begins, this is a good time to examine our classroom management practices and the expectations we convey to our students. Through the school practices we develop, are we cultivating “good” kids or kids who know they are sinners in need of a Savior? Do we inadvertently equate compliance with godly character? […]

2015 English Camp Highlights: The Philippines

September 22, 2015 in /by

Our team of ten spent a week leading an English camp in Manila. We used Narnia curriculum and an ESL opportunity to share the love of Jesus with 45 sixth grades from a very under-resourced community. All of us bonded with the kids. There were lots of prayers, laughter, times of worship, and tears at […]

Looking Back on Summer English Camps

September 22, 2015 in /by

Sharing the Love of Jesus We had a great summer for TeachBeyond English Camps. Between mid-June and the end of August, 2015 we had camps in Eurasia, Germany, Moldova, the Philippines, Portugal, and Switzerland. We shared the love of Jesus with hundreds of young people while teaching them English. Over 100 staff from North America […]

Transform-ed: Learning. Being.

September 15, 2015 in /by

From a teacher in Africa:  Zee simply blesses you with her presence. She entered second grade shy, somewhat reserved, and very compliant. Over the last several weeks, though, she has blossomed into a child that exudes a contagious joy. She grew up in an orphanage, but now is a foster child living with one of the […]

Preparing the Soil for Learning

September 9, 2015 in /by

What makes teaching effective? How do we prepare the learning “soil” for instruction that sticks in the classroom? Traditionally, classrooms have followed a historic model of teaching involving teacher-centered instruction or lecture. Questioning for comprehension by the teacher, practice on the skill independently to solidify the concept by the student, and a homework assignment to […]

Transform-ed: Relationship-driven, Community-wide

September 8, 2015 in /by

From a teacher in West Africa:   A group of us foreign teachers played a soccer match against some of our school’s national staff. The majority of our national workers are from a Muslim background, so it was an awesome time to show unity and God’s love. What an opportunity to begin making friends. Along […]

Transform-ed: Patient for God Appointments

August 24, 2015 in , /by

From a teacher in Asia: The long-time desire of my heart has been to work with orphans and needy children, so imagine my delight when I was invited to visit an orphanage near our city. Unfortunately, the day before I was to go the trip was cancelled. I was so disappointed. On further reflection, I realized I […]