Kelowna Christian School

國家
加拿大
學校類型
Co-education, Kindergarten to Grade 12, 中學/高中 High School
提供課程
English program 英語課程

學術卓越

自成立以來,KCS 一直致力於成為一所學術優秀的學校。對某些人來說,衡量一所學校是否「學術優秀」的最簡單標準是它在標準化考試中的表現——例如不列顛哥倫比亞省的年度省級考試。按照這項標準,KCS 已經並將繼續成為該省實力最強的學校之一,並且逐年成長。

我們相信,諸如高分的省級考試成績是我們核心使命的結果,而不是其目的。我們作為一所學校而存在,旨在教育和激勵我們的學生成為耶穌的門徒,做出改變。

卓越是我們學校的核心價值觀,但我們不僅僅意味著高考試成績。我們的意思是學生應該努力做得好,並透過鼓勵和參與在不斷進步的過程中實現個人最好的成績。 KCS 的卓越意味著我們推動自己和我們的學生盡最大努力不斷進步。

課堂體驗

在 KCS,我們尋找的不僅僅是受過良好教育、努力過道德生活的學生(儘管這聽起來是一個相當令人欽佩的目標)。我們希望畢業生真正與眾不同——與眾不同。人們以不同的方式看待世界並做出不同的反應。人們在周圍尋求上帝的傑作並渴望實現他的目的。最終,我們相信教學和教育是變革性的。在課堂上,透過教學設計原則等,我們力求讓學習成為學生充分參與自身成長的機會。

我們 KCS 的教學總監 Kristi Cooper 喜歡給出並且我們喜歡在課堂上看到的一個很好的建議,就是向學生介紹「yet」這個詞。請在她的部落格「培養孩子的成長心態」中了解更多相關資訊。

我們的學習原則

基洛納基督徒的存在是為了教育和激勵我們的學生,使他們能夠成為有效、積極和敬業的耶穌的僕人——無論是在學校生活中還是在校外生活中。我們的使命如何滿足課堂和學校更廣泛的教育生活?

KCS 教學設計原則是簡單明了的指導方針,可促進我們以使命為中心的卓越教育。作為基督教教育者,這些是我們在課堂和整個學校努力追求的原則。

以學生為中心

我們按照上帝的形象創造,相信所有的學生都是特殊且獨一無二的。作為一名教職員工,我們致力於了解我們的學生,並以支持和挑戰每個學生的方式工作,鼓勵他們發現、探索和發展上帝賦予的優勢和興趣。

連結現實世界

我們的使命宣言申明,我們被要求「愛並服務上帝和他人」。最終,這項服務將在我們學校之外進行。因此,我們相信,我們的使命是讓我們的學生為世界服務,而當我們在學校所做的事情與我們之外的有意聯繫時,這種情況會發生得最好。

教師即設計師

基洛納基督教學校的教師是導師、計畫和課程設計者。我們相信這最好體現在合作大學文化中。

轉型教學

我們的使命宣言呼籲我們培育和裝備耶穌的門徒。這挑戰我們以變革性的方式教育思想和心靈。思想轉變的教學迫使我們以貫穿所有學習的方式呈現聖經真理。心靈轉變的教學迫使我們創造並重視教育經驗,讓學生能看見並回應上帝對自己、他人和祂的世界的轉變召喚。

 

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Since it’s inception, KCS has been committed to being an academically excellent school. For some, the simplest measure of whether a school is ‘academically excellent’ is how it does on standardized tests – such as BC’s annual provincial exams. By this measure, KCS has and continues to be one of the strongest schools in the province, increasing year over year.

We believe that things like strong provincial exam scores are a consequence of our core mission – not its purpose. We exist as a school to educate and inspire our students to become disciples of Jesus who make a difference.

Excellence is a core value of our school, but we don’t just mean high test scores. We mean students should strive to do well, and through encouragement and engagement achieve their personal best in a process of continuous improvement. Excellence at KCS means we push ourselves and our students to keep getting better using our best effort.

CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE

At KCS, we aren’t seeking simply well educated students who try to live moral lives (although that sounds like a pretty admirable goal). We desire graduates who are truly different – who are peculiar. People who see and respond to the world differently. People who seek God’s handiwork all around them and desire to accomplish His purposes. Ultimately, we believe in teaching and education that is transformational. In the classroom, through things like our Design Principles for Teaching and Learning we seek to make learning an opportunity for students to fully engage in their own growth.

One great piece of advice that Kristi Cooper, our KCS Director of Teaching and Learning, loves to give and we love to see in the classroom, is to introduce students to the word “yet”. Read more about this in her blog “Developing Growth Mindsets in Our Children”.

OUR PRINCIPLES FOR LEARNING

Kelowna Christian exists to educate and inspire our students so that they can be effective, active and engaged servants of Jesus – both in their life at school and in their lives beyond school. How does our mission meet the classroom and the broader educational life of the school?

The KCS Design Principles for Teaching and Learning are simple and clear guidelines that facilitate our missionally-centred educational excellence. As Christian educators, these are principles we strive for in our classrooms and throughout our school.

STUDENT FOCUSED

Created in the image of God, we believe that all of our students are special and unique. We commit as a staff to know our students well and work in a way that supports and challenges each student, encouraging them to discover, explore and build upon their God-given strengths and interests.

REAL WORLD CONNECTION

Our mission statement affirms that we are called to “love and serve God and others.” Ultimately, this service will occur beyond the walls of our school. Accordingly, we believe we are called to equip our students for service in the world and this happens best when what we do in school has intentional connections beyond our walls.

COMMITMENT TO RIGOR

Our core values include an explicit inclusion of ‘perseverance’. A commitment to rigor is where perseverance meets proficiency. Most educators define rigor as those learning experiences that:

“are academically, intellectually, and personally challenging. Rigorous learning experiences, for example, help students understand knowledge and concepts that are complex, ambiguous, or contentious, and they help students acquire skills that can be applied in a variety of educational, career, and civic contexts throughout their lives.”

As Christian educators, we seek to apply these concepts in ways that will equip our students to be effective disciples in a complex and changing world, trusting that with God at the centre of their lives they are able to face any challenge with perseverance and grit.

TEACHER AS DESIGNER

Teachers at Kelowna Christian are mentors, and program and curriculum designers. We believe this is best expressed in a collaborative-collegial culture.

TEACHING FOR TRANSFORMATION

Our mission statement calls us to grow and equip disciples of Jesus. This challenges us to educate both the mind and heart in ways that are transformative. Teaching for transformation of the mind compels us to present biblical truths in ways that weave throughout all learning. Teaching for transformation of the heart compels us to create and value educational experiences where students can see and respond to God’s transformational call on themselves, others, and His world.