Ye Are The Salt of The Earth . . .

by | Oct 1, 2014 | Junior Academy

LJA Students ha ven a bowl of Epson salt in which they stirred food coloring. They then coated their jar with the thick glue “Mod Podge.” Then they rolled their jar in the colorful salt and placed a battery operated votive inside. Wa-lah! A clever example...

Dear Church Friends,

by | Sep 24, 2014 | Junior Academy

Please note the above change; “ … currently accepting students for Kindergarten through 9th grade for the 2014-15 School Year.” Previously “1 through 8” As you know, the LJA School Board voted to expand from a 1-8 grade program, to a K-9 grade program requiring a...

Dear Church Friends,

by | Sep 18, 2014 | Junior Academy

I wish each and everyone of you could spend time working with the Lubbock Junior Academy students. They are growing scholastically and spiritually, daily. They have beautiful smiles and treat each other as brothers and sisters. Thank you for providing a church school...

Bats in Lubbock ???

by | Sep 10, 2014 | Junior Academy

Gail Barnes, from the South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center visited us at LJA with a presentation of bats. Her illustration included preserved bats and two live pet bats. We learned the most common bat living here in Lubbock is the Mexican Free-tailed Bat. It...

Computer Learning . . .

by | Sep 3, 2014 | Junior Academy

Computer use plays a central role in developing and applying scientific knowledge. Computer sites are a tool for acquisition and communication of scientific concepts enabling students to become more active participants in research and learning. This past week LJA used...

Discovery Learning . . .

by | Aug 27, 2014 | Junior Academy

Discovery learning is a technique of inquiry-based instruction. This approach to education is supported by the work of learning theorists and psychologists Jean Piaget, Jerome Bruner, and Seymour Papert. LJA upper-grade students have been discovering the inventor of...