Posts Tagged ‘middle school’
National Principals Month
Thank you to our middle school Digital Arts Team for photographing, designing, and interviewing our principals! Meet Our Principals! Alicia Zandstra, Preschool Director Betsy Koop, Elementary Principal Tim Paauw, Middle School Principal What made you decide to become a principal (or go into education)? KOOP – I’ve loved working with kids for as long as…
Read MoreTeacher Spotlight: Makenna Hoekstra
By Megan Smith Makenna Hoekstra chose to teach at Zeeland Christian because of the tremendous impact the school has had on her life. She graduated from ZCS in 2012, went to Holland Christian for high school, and got her education degree at Cornerstone University. She is currently teaching 6th grade Math and Social Studies. Although…
Read MoreTeacher Spotlight: Carla Zastrow
By Megan Smith Being a middle school teacher takes a very special person. Carla Zastrow fits that description perfectly. She has taught at Zeeland Christian for nearly 20 years, and all of them have been in our middle school. Carla started teaching in California for one year, but she found her fit at Zeeland Christian.…
Read MoreThe Moellers: Preparing our children for God’s path
When our oldest was five and ready for kindergarten, it felt like a HUGE leap of faith to start Mandarin full-time. We started asking ourselves: “Is he ready for Chinese? How will he learn English? What if it’s hard?” After a lot of questioning, we realized we needed to change our perspective from asking hesitantly…
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…
Read MorePBIS: Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Launch
We are excited to introduce our new Positive Behavior framework to ZCS: Christ-like AMOR. The ultimate goal of the framework is to bring clarity and consistency for our students and staff. The students were introduced to our Behavior Expectations on Monday. We will be intentionally acknowledging the positive behaviors that we see every day because…
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