Lubbock Adventist News
Clever Queen . . .
We have been reading Clever Queen, one of my favorite childhood books, Elder Eric B. Hare, also known as “Dr. Rabbit” by the Burmese Karen people, wrote this classic. This wonderful story recounts tales of devil worshipers and the jungle, including a young girl known...
October Newsletter 2014
Dear Church Family, I trust this letter will find you blessed and in health. We have a wonderful and exciting couple of months ahead. I want to encourage everyone to prayerfully remember our upcoming Prophecy Seminar with Richard Halversen. The following illustration...
The Blueprint . . .
It has been my privilege to teach in Seventh-day Adventist schools for 36 years. I have been encouraged and challenged by the education innovations the Seventh-day Adventist Church has implemented in our schools. The North American Division (NAD) of Seventh-day...
Ye Are The Salt of The Earth . . .
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,
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,
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...
September Newsletter 2014
Dear Church Family, I pray this letter finds you blessed and in health. Matthew 11:28-30 contains a precious promise and appeal from Jesus. “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I...
Bats in Lubbock ???
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 . . .
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 . . .
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...
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