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