Head of School Blog
At the conclusion of the second semester, we asked our students to complete a short homework survey providing feedback on how much time they are spending on work each night, as well as where they see their greatest challenges. We do this each year for several very important reasons. First, as a school that emphasizes academic rigor, we know our program is challenging. Second, while studies regarding homework in high school consistently reinforce its importance in student learning, they also clearly show that spending more than 2.5 hours a weeknight on homework is actually counterproductive. Finally, we conduct this survey each year because we understand that every student is different. Even if the student population is largely falling within our set standards for homework, we still must do something to help those who are feeling overwhelmed and struggling to keep up. Click to read more and view student responses to select questions.
We are to love God with both mind and heart. The only way to truly do this in our fallen world is through the regeneration and renewal that comes with placing our faith in Christ and his death on the cross as the payment for our sin. This means that in a Christian school, the focus must be on both heart and mind. We can fill our student’s heads with knowledge of arguments for God’s existence, historical evidence of Christ’s resurrection, and detailed responses to every essential question, but if we fail to attend to the heart of our students, we will have failed in our mission. Those who know the truth of God’s word but fail to embrace it with their heart, are just as prone to walk away from faith as those who have never taken the time to study apologetics.
Fasten Your Seatbelts, We’re Taking Things to The Next Level. There has never been a more exciting time to be a part of the Evergreen family. This coming year will see us introduce at least four additional AP Courses, at least seven new Arts and STEM offerings, onsite (and in-person) dual enrollment classes in partnership with Colorado Christian University, a brand-new summer program, and the Lewis Scholars Program. Click to read more.
What does it mean to be a leader? More specifically, what does Evergreen Christian School mean when we say that we are a school that focuses on preparing leaders? Given the significant role leadership plays in our school’s mission statement, it is important that we have a clear understanding of just what it entails. We must not see leadership solely through the lens of what society deems a leader to be. Christian leadership is necessarily different. Just as importantly, Christian leadership is exactly what our world needs.
This spring we are inaugurating a new tradition that will allow us to reflect upon all that God has done and to commit to all that he has yet to do through ECS. On March 8, we will hold our inaugural Quadrennial Gala, which is just a fancy way of saying that it’s a banquet that occurs just once every four years. The event will take place at The River Creek Club in Leesburg, which is a fitting location given that it hosted one of the very first interest meetings for Evergreen. It is also fitting that the theme for this event comes from the book of Esther. Just as God raised up a young woman in the midst of challenging times to courageously speak up to defend the people of God, God has strategically raised up Evergreen Christian School to equip young people to do the same today.
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