Country: NigeriaServing Since: 2013DonateRegion: West AfricaVertical Tabs AboutBackground For a variety of reasons, Nigeria often views its school teachers just a notch or so above unskilled laborers, and rarely as leaders. Communities yearn for effective instruction and godly models. Nigeria’s school age population exceeds the combined total of MI, IN, IL, WI, & MN. In Nigeria’s south, “Christian” schools outnumber public. The north is mainly Muslim. Mission Mark trains teams of local school teachers as in-service leaders for their local colleagues. The Educational Care (EC) training program is used to address root needs. Biblical worldview Preventive & corrective discipline How students learn Purpose & value of one’s school Developing student gifts Leadership in schools Meshing lessons and management with biblical worldview is benefiting administrators and teachers. In EC, action planning is used to practice concepts and skills. Teachers’ thinking expands. Observers are telling about visible improvements at school. Godly truth is linking subjects to life. Teachers are crafting lessons that develop student gifts. Biblical integration is improving student achievement. Anne is Superintendent for Hillcrest’s elementary, middle and high schools. Internationally respected, Hillcrest School was founded in 1942 for the children of missionaries. Now, 75 years later, both Hillcrest’s staff and students are more international. Anne is helping Hillcrest chart a course for godly stewardship and witness for the next 75 years. Hillcrest provides rigorous Christian education for international and Nigerian families that work in missions and other professions. Its graduates are making a difference in government, business, churches, and military, in Nigeria and worldwide. Mark and Anne are both grateful to be serving in education in Nigeria. Stories June 25, 2021Equipped for a CrisisMany teachers, students, and families have grown weary of remote learning throughout the coronavirus pandemic—but when schools in Nigeria were told by the government that they could re-open for in-person learning, educators were left with a daunting task. How would they welcome back students, faculty, and staff in a way that would prevent the spread of Covid-19 and keep everyone safe and healthy?CONTINUE READING January 21, 2020Transforming Nigeria One Teacher, One Classroom, One School at a TimeGod is providing a way for educators to transform Nigeria’s classrooms through Educational Care, a Resonate Global Mission initiative and curriculum of Raise Up Global Ministries. Limited Training for Teachers As Stella Pam Yak observed another teacher’s lesson on the types of rocks one day, she noticed the students fidgeting in their seats or staring blankly at the teacher while she talked. Very few of them would be able to walk outside the classroom door and identify the various rocks scattered throughout the school grounds.CONTINUE READING February 26, 2018Building Up Christian Schools in NigeriaThe educational training you are providing for Christian schools in Nigeria is in high demand! Teachers and administrators have grown weary of their nation’s lack of investment in education. They call for “building a new Nigeria through education,” but need new tools to make this possible.CONTINUE READING Contact InfoAddress: c/o Resonate Global Mission Nigeria Courier 1700 28 Street SE Grand Rapids, MI 49508 United StatesEmail: mwiersma@crcna.org Prayer Letter Sign-up To subscribe to our prayer letters, provide your email and we will add you to our distribution list. You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. First Name Last Name Email * Donate
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