Dear Parents,
I would like to have you mark four dates on your calendar. We are calling these nights, Focus Nights or Focus Groups. The name is not important, but what is important is having you join us. Our goal is to have you feel connected to the future of Unity. It is your opportunity to meet the staff, have a voice, hear our plans and ask questions.
October 25 - Back to School Night – Sponsored by The Promotion Committee
The focus of this night is to give the parents a chance to meet the teachers, tour the building. We will build a simulated bell schedule and parents will in effect, go to class. Each class will last approximately 8-10 minutes. Teachers will introduce themselves and what they teach. This fits our vision of becoming more inviting and engaging.
November 22 - One to One Initiative – Sponsored by W. Dykstra / K. Kaemingk
What is the rationale behind local school districts going one to one? Where is Unity Christian High School at in the area of one-to-one? What might it look like to have a laptop in the hands of every student? What needs to happen before that becomes a reality?
January 10 - Social Networking: the Opportunities /Dangers – Sponsor TBA
Face-book and texting are more than a temporary trend. The rules of social interaction have changed. How do we educate and parent in this new landscape? Come join us as we highlight some successful solutions. If all of life belongs to Christ, how might we partner together to train our children to be conquerors with these new realities?
March 28 - A Shared Vision for the Future of Unity Christian High School – Sponsored by the SIAC – School Improvement Advisory Committee
Come share what you want Unity Christian High School to look like 5,10 or 20 years from now. “ I sure wish Unity had a program for _____” “ Has Unity ever tried _______?” This Focus event will be largely a listening session. You will have a chance to speak or write your thoughts.
Again, I recommend you go to the school website and click on the Principal’s Blog. You can leave comments, and you can sign up to follow this blog. Anytime I post to the blog you will get an email alert. The blog is a place for you to leave comments and ask questions.
W. Dykstra
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
September 8, 2010
Dear Parents and Friends,
Inviting. I want Unity to be more inviting. It is part of my vision for the school.
It sounds like an oxymoron for me to write about Unity not being inviting. For my family and I, we have been blown away with how inviting the Unity family has been to us. It has been 51 days since we arrived and we are still receiving meals! This school family has redefined inviting!
So what do I mean when I say I would like Unity to be more inviting? Like any other high school, Unity could do more to be more inviting to high school parents. Parents are often the neglected part of the learning equation. We could spend hours probing this relationship. How can Unity become more inviting to its’ parents?
How inviting is Unity to the general community. Unity could also take a look at itself from a fresh outside perspective and ask the question, are we inviting to the general public? Are we a school that serves a specific segment of the community? How inviting are we to the broader evangelical Christian community? Is there room for improvement?
Imagine what we would keep and what we would address if the Unity family collectively decided to excel at being inviting.
What are your thoughts? Go to the school website, click on Principal’s Blog and type in your response. Here are some examples of what I am looking for from you:
• I think clearly marked handicapped parking spaces would make Unity more inviting.
• I think having a parent pictorial directory would make Unity more inviting.
• I think hosting more community events at Unity would make the school more inviting.
• I think office staff should wear name badges so strangers can know who they are talking to……
Let me know what you are thinking. All suggestions on becoming more inviting, will be taken to the Promotion / Ambassador Committee.
The goal for being inviting is to bring more and more people into our educational program, a program that seeks to be in relationship with God in all of His curriculum.
We invite others to join us in discovering that Jesus Christ is in all things.
Wayne Dykstra
Dear Parents and Friends,
Inviting. I want Unity to be more inviting. It is part of my vision for the school.
It sounds like an oxymoron for me to write about Unity not being inviting. For my family and I, we have been blown away with how inviting the Unity family has been to us. It has been 51 days since we arrived and we are still receiving meals! This school family has redefined inviting!
So what do I mean when I say I would like Unity to be more inviting? Like any other high school, Unity could do more to be more inviting to high school parents. Parents are often the neglected part of the learning equation. We could spend hours probing this relationship. How can Unity become more inviting to its’ parents?
How inviting is Unity to the general community. Unity could also take a look at itself from a fresh outside perspective and ask the question, are we inviting to the general public? Are we a school that serves a specific segment of the community? How inviting are we to the broader evangelical Christian community? Is there room for improvement?
Imagine what we would keep and what we would address if the Unity family collectively decided to excel at being inviting.
What are your thoughts? Go to the school website, click on Principal’s Blog and type in your response. Here are some examples of what I am looking for from you:
• I think clearly marked handicapped parking spaces would make Unity more inviting.
• I think having a parent pictorial directory would make Unity more inviting.
• I think hosting more community events at Unity would make the school more inviting.
• I think office staff should wear name badges so strangers can know who they are talking to……
Let me know what you are thinking. All suggestions on becoming more inviting, will be taken to the Promotion / Ambassador Committee.
The goal for being inviting is to bring more and more people into our educational program, a program that seeks to be in relationship with God in all of His curriculum.
We invite others to join us in discovering that Jesus Christ is in all things.
Wayne Dykstra
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