Elementary
Meet Sarah Klingenberg
“Faith isn’t a part-time job. We are called to more!” We are excited to welcome Sarah Klingenberg to ZCS this year! Sarah is a Holland Christian School alum from the Class of 2022 and just graduated from Cornerstone University with her degree in elementary education. We’re excited to have her joining the ZCS community! Sarah…
Read MoreBrumation: God’s Naturally Amazing Design
by Katy Bosch, ZCS Nature-Rich Teacher Nature-based learning is: Learning in nature Learning about nature Learning with nature This week, we had an opportunity to learn with nature when we discovered one of our toads on the playscape in the early, cooler morning. Students were marveling at their toad friend, wondering: “Is it alive?” “Is it breathing?”…
Read MoreAnnouncing the ZCS Interim Head of School
ZCS Interim Head of School Many of you have covered ZCS and its leadership in prayer over the past few months, especially as we walk through this season of transition. Thank you! Our themes of being grateful, prayerful, and thoughtful continue. Today, we are delighted to announce that Tom DeJonge, retiring superintendent of Grand Rapids…
Read MoreNEW! Nature-based Young Fives Add-on for 2024-25
In 2017, ZCS began gathering information on the benefits of kids having more time in nature. We found that extended time outdoors led to more creative play, health benefits, higher student engagement, and the opportunity to explore God’s creation in an educational setting. With this knowledge, ZCS decided that we wanted all our students to…
Read MoreWelcomed As We Are
When we say inclusion at Zeeland Christian, we are referring to the 33-year-long commitment to welcome, include, educate, and extend belonging to all learners. After all these years, our desire to provide inclusive education to all children is even stronger. Why? Because we have 33 years’ worth of names, faces, stories, and Holy Spirit moments…
Read MoreZCS Welcomes New School Resource Officer
We are thankful for our partnership with the Zeeland Police Department and their commitment to keeping our school and community safe. At ZCS, we are assigned a School Resource Officer to protect the safety and security of our students, staff, and campus. In addition, they attend many school academic and sporting events and act as…
Read MoreElementary First Day of School!
Parents and Guardians, What a fabulous first day of elementary school it has been! Since this morning, I have sensed God’s presence through the Holy Spirit and witnessed the first day of school jitters calm, kids’ joy spread, and relationships form. If you were one of the 100 (or more!) parents at our Opening Convocation,…
Read MoreTwo Ways to Give Kids Emotional Feedback When Adults are Wearing Masks
ZCS School Counselor, Mrs. Postmus shared two ideas with our staff to help kids continue to see smiling faces and a wide variety of facial expressions in the age of having faces covered by masks. The first is a poster of her with a big picture in the middle of a very real smile that…
Read MoreBeginners, Together!
By Karyl Morin, Director of Learning Innovation at Zeeland Christian School “We will desire to get back to normal, yet I believe we will realize an even better normal after we learn and grow together through this.” We are all beginners! Each of us is learning and working in new ways and are there ever-growing…
Read MoreZCS Adopts Next Gen Science Standards and Inquiry-Based Learning!
Karyl Morin, Dir. of Learning Innovation Curiosity, critical thinking, and active learning are alive and well in science at ZCS! Did you know that our teachers have been trained in Next Gen Science Standards (NGSS) and that ZCS has adopted a new Science curriculum based on NGSS? Phenomenal Science (K-5) and MiStar (6-8) are both…
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