Living Fridays
Living Fridays are a time for our kids to get the extras of education that tend to get left out. We can get so caught up in the 3 R’s, we forget our children are in a world created by God that is filled with opportunities for LIVING. Education is not only about the mind; it’s about the body, enjoying God and His creation, serving others, and much more. We want to encourage the innate curiosity of our children and spread a vast feast of opportunities and experiences before them.
Friday Mornings
Our Friday mornings consist of Lauds (our chapel time) and classroom instruction in core subjects including the Hour of Math, Bible, worldview, and choir.
Friday Afternoons
The afternoons are then focused on giving our students the opportunity to interact with the world around them. Our 1st and 2nd grade students have art and music instruction, nature walks, and other special opportunities. Our 3rd-8th grade students spend their afternoons in various actvities including nature study, field trips, P.E., art, and service projects. Each semester there are also schoolwide recitation days and a book club based on a family read-aloud.
The schedule listed below from last school year gives you a taste of the variety of activities we seek to include.
| LIVING FRIDAYS - Sampling of Activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bean Blossoms Nature Preserve: Exploring with Sycamore Land Trust | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Caving at Buckner Cave | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indianapolis War Memorial Museum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book Club discussions and activities for our semester read-aloud selections | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leadership Training Sessions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School-wide Hike and Picnic at Flatwoods Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recitation Days for Family & Friends | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butchering / Making Freezer Meals for church families | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bushcrafting in our own Shady Grove | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Community Service Project: Raking leaves for community senior citizens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Christmas Caroling at local nursing homes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana University Field Trip to view Thomas Hart Benton murals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ice Skating at Frank Southern Arena | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana state history "Collective Day" & visit to Indiana State Museum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Field Trip to Conner Prairie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Peter and the Wolf" performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
