Blog - Myrtle Grove Christian School

June 16, 2014

Teachers On A Mission

For the last few years, Myrtle Grove Christian School has joyfully welcomed Alia, Makayla and Natalie into our school community whenever their family is on furlough from their outreach mission in the Middle East. Their parents, Lance and Lisa, primarily work in the Muslim community spreading the Gospel of Jesus. In January 2015, they will […]

June 9, 2014

Great Summer Reading For Parents

You made it! All tests have been taken and projects completed. The class parties are over. You’ve emptied the backpacks and packed the last lunch of the 2013-14 school year. Congratulations! We wish you a very happy summer filled with lots of rest and family fun. Hopefully, you will soon get a chance to put […]

May 19, 2014

Getting to Know Mrs. Hebert

You know our teachers are fully-qualified, caring educators but isn’t it interesting to know a little bit more about their lives outside of MGCS? Upper school English Teacher, Tami Hebert, shares her passion for organic farming and animal rescue: “In 2009, we purchased our first home and began our journey to raise chickens and produce our own food. […]

April 7, 2014

Spring Break in Kenya

“We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love you have for all the saints-the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have […]

March 25, 2014

The Annual Fund: Where We Are and Why It Matters

Back in August, we announced our 2013-14 Annual Fund goal: $100,000 to be used for Tuition Assistance and Student Support Programs. The Bible assures us in Proverbs 16:9 that although we make many plans, the Lord determines our steps. Only eight months into our campaign – after a very successful SPRING FLING & FUNd RUN – we discovered […]

February 4, 2014

What Our Teachers Want Parents to Know

After being a parent at MGCS for 4 years, I joined the MGCS staff. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing what happens after all the other parents leave. I’m able to “see behind the curtain” a bit and watch our teachers in action. I wish all MGCS parents could know what I see […]

November 26, 2013

Does Preschool REALLY matter? Reflections from a Kindergarten Teacher

Harvard Researchers recently found that “children who got at least a year of quality prekindergarten did better in reading and math than kids who spend the year in day care, with relatives, or in some other kind of preschool.” Paula Starling, Kindergarten teacher at MGCS for 12 years, agrees. Over the years, she has observed […]

October 15, 2013

MGCS Purchases Additonal Land

In September, after more than eighteen months of searching and negotiating, we closed on the purchase of a ten-acre tract of land adjacent to our campus. This is the first piece of property that MGCS has ever owned, and we rejoice in God’s provision. This piece of property has strategic value to us in two […]

August 2, 2013

We can, We should, We Are Beginning To: Becoming a Model Christian School

Earlier this year, bestselling Christian author, Karol Ladd, was writing her most recent book, A Woman’s Secret for Confident Living. In the process, she searched the internet for well-articulated statements of a Christian worldview. That search ultimately led her to Myrtle Grove Christian School’s website and our Biblical Worldview Statement posted there. With our permission, she reprinted the statement in […]

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