EDU - Education

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God Kept the Door Open for Me

(También español) May I please, please, pleeeeeeeease come teach a lesson to the three- and four-year-old class at Stepping Stones?” my fifth-grade self asked Shirleen Brown, the daycare director at my church.

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Small School Pastor Program

(También español) The Small School Pastor Program stands as a beacon of support and spiritual nourishment for 16 small rural schools found in the vast expanse of the Northern California Conference.

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Music and Its Muse

(También español) The introduction of the Worship Leadership class at Rio Lindo Academy marks a significant shift in recognizing the profound impact of music within spiritual practices.

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Learn, Grow, Thrive

(También español) Holbrook Indian School (HIS) is a first- through 12th-grade boarding school operated by the Pacific Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

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Rebuilding for a New Academic Year

(También español) Anticipation always hovers on the horizon just before the beginning of each new school year here at HIS. Staff members come to terms with the end of their summer break and then quickly switch gears as they eagerly begin planning lessons and preparing their classrooms for the return of our dear students.

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Something Better

(También español). From August 7 to 10, educators, administrators, and leaders from Seventh-day Adventist schools across North America came together in Phoenix, Arizona, for the highly anticipated North American Division (NAD) Teachers' Convention.

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Celebrating Graduates! SECC & SCC

We are celebrating graduations from kindergarten to university! Each graduation, no matter the grade level, represents an important and significant milestone in a person’s life, and we are here to celebrate and pray for blessings on their next steps!

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SEC Conference Connections - June 2023

We are so proud of the graduates in our SEC conference. Whether they attended an Adventist school or a public school, our students have shined a light for Jesus through their studies, extracurriculars, friendships, and

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Nevada-Utah Conference Holds STEAM Fair

(También español) The first Annual Nevada-Utah Conference Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) Fair was held at Summit Christian Academy (SCA) in Salt Lake City, Utah, from April 21 to April 23, 2023.

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Celebrating Graduates! AZC & HIC

Celebrating graduations! No matter the grade level, graduations represent an important and significant milestone in a person’s life, and we are here to celebrate and pray for blessings on their next steps!

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HIS Nation to the End of Time

(También español) I hope you enjoy reading the stories originating from our little school in the Arizona desert. For over 75 years, Holbrook Indian School (HIS) has been a place where miracles happen.

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Thunderbird CNA Program Introduces Students to Patient Care

(También español) The Certified Nursing Assistant course at Thunderbird Adventist Academy encompasses every aspect of the school’s mission. “The program was created to give high school seniors an opportunity to gain medical knowledge, develop critical thinking, and experience patient care in a healthcare immersion setting,” said instructor Eva Gonzalez.

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Kindergarteners Are Authors and Illustrators at GAE

(También español) Each year, the Glendale Adventist Elementary (GAE) kindergarten classroom hums with the sounds of young authors and illustrators talking to their peers about writing or simply stretching out words so they can write the sounds they hear to compose a sentence.

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REACH Hawaii

(También español) REACH Hawaii continues to provide specialized services to students in Adventist education in Hawaii schools. Influenced by the North American Division’s REACH (Reaching to Educate All Children for Heaven) initiative

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An Adventist School Is A Place Where . . .

(También español) Youth are immersed in the Word of God and are taught the real gospel. They get a true picture of the character of God as a loving heavenly Father, come to understand the plan of salvation, and personally decide to accept God's invitation.

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STEAM Fair

(También español) Hawaiian Mission Academy Ka Lama Iki has been working to integrate STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) into many areas across the curriculum.

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Bible Encounter Experience

(También español) For the past 15 years, the education department at the Central California Conference led out in a Bible Challenge, similar to the Pathfinder Bible Bowl.

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God Is in This Story

(También español) As a second grader, Colin moved in with his grandma, Pamela. They lived in Paradise, California, where Pamela worked as a nurse.

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Source and Aim of True Education

(También español) True education means more than the pursual of a certain course of study. It means more than a preparation for the life that now is. It has to do with the whole being, and with the whole period of existence possible to man.

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Music and Musicals

Pine Hills Academy just finished their successful production of Les Misérables. Meanwhile, Escondido Adventist Academy students experienced being part of a 200-voice choir during the Junior High Choral Festival.

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Singing and Basketball

Today we are bringing you stories from Redwood Academy and Pine Hills Academy in California. Redwood christens its new gym after suffering great loss due to the Santa Rosa Tubbs fire. Meanwhile, Pine Hills’ Choralaires perform at the Sacramento State Capital. 

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Skiing, Bazaars, and Reading

Needles Adventist Christian School (NACS) students are given the opportunity to learn outside of their small rural town, plus go skiing. Oceanside Adventist Elementary (OAE) students are developing their skills and reading to preschoolers, plus they enjoyed a yearly Christmas tradition!

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Tabernacles and Firefighters

San Diego students are teaching what they have learned about the Old Testament tabernacle to elementary children and a Sacramento Academy alumnus is teaching preschoolers all about firefighting! 

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Writing, Leading, and Storms

Today's stories are from Vegas Valley Adventist Academy in Nevada and Lodi Academy in California. Students in Vegas Valley are polishing their journalism skills and learning to lead. Lodi Academy and Elementary School were rocked in recent storms, with falling trees coming too close for comfort! 

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Like Family

On a cold winter evening after school, Abbi and Toni arrive “home” to the delightful smell of cookies and hot chocolate. This home isn’t far away from school; in fact, it’s less than 500 yards from the main school campus. It’s a frequent place for them to unwind and chill outside of school hours. The “mother” of this home also happens to be their horsemanship class teacher, Ms. Newhart, one of the faculty members at Holbrook Indian School (HIS). She is affectionately referred to as “faculty mom” by the two students.

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NPAA: Helping a 4-Year-Old Boy and Winning at Robotics!

Martin is a 4-year-old boy from Medellin, Colombia, who was born with spina bifida and a mild hydrocephalus. Despite what the doctors told his mom, Martin is improving rapidly intellectually and physically, but he needed a new walker to help him move around the house and play with other kids.

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HIS Life-Changing Impact

The partnership between constituents from the Pacific Union (and beyond) and Holbrook Indian School (HIS) has empowered Native American students to overcome distinctive barriers to learning through a whole-person approach.

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Garden Labs

Holbrook Indian School in Arizona is experiencing enhanced learning possibilities in their new garden lab classroom.

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Technology Courses

PUC recently began a groundbreaking collaboration with St. Helena High School, giving students the opportunity to learn how technology is applied to the environmental challenges they face in their own local communities and beyond.

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Gardening and Mock Trials

Antelope Valley students are busy this year with their newest project: a school garden! Plus, the seventh- and eighth-grade classes got to participate in a Mock Trial, a program from the Constitutional Rights Foundation.

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Ping Pong

Adventist Union School in Bellflower, California, is having a great time with their Ping Pong League, and they are getting better every day!

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Monday Meetings and Baking Bread

Stories from Conejo Adventist Elementary School: Conjeo students are busy baking bread and learning a multitude of skills. Plus, sixth-grade students are growing emotionally and socially through Monday Meetings.

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Giving Back to the Community

Escondido Adventist Academy students had the opportunity to serve their community in various ways and one student was given a special honor by the National Merit Scholarship Program.

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Fall Festivals

Desert Adventist Academy has had a festive time recently with spirit weeks and a fall festival filled with delicious food and games.

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Students and Staff: A Bit About PUC

Highlighting Pacific Union College: Share a student’s journey as a Resident Assistant (RA)—what it means to him, and how he uses it as an opportunity to be a disciple for Jesus and welcome a new vice president for financial administration, Joy Hirdler.

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Community Service and Fun Electives!

Two stories from Chico Oaks Adventist School. These students are reaping the benefits of Adventist education by not only receiving first rate academic learning but also participating in acts of service and love to their community. Plus, they have the opportunity to join in fun elective courses that stimulate creativity and are just plain enjoyable! 

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Field Trips and Chapels!

Two stories from Hawaiian Mission Academy Maui. From monthly field trips where they can learn and witness about Jesus to others, to worshiping together in chapel where they may participate and grow in leadership skills, the students are not only enjoying learning inside the classroom but also out!

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Emotional Learning and Turtles!

Two stories from Hawaiian Mission Academy Ka Lama Iki! Students are learning what constitutes having a good character, and they are enjoying the new turtle habitat—a place where they can learn and spend quiet time.

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Hawaiian Mission Academy

Today we bring you two stories from Hawaiian Mission Academy. Students spent three days connecting with each other during Ho’okui, a retreat. And two students had the opportunity to lead and share Jesus with younger elementary children from Mauna Loa.

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Heavenly Voices

Malama Elementary has begun a traveling children’s choir called Na Leo o Lani—Heavenly Voices—and they are already blessing others through this ministry.

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Central Valley Christian Academy

Two great stories from Central Valley Christian Academy: Through their efforts they raised $4,000 to help Ukrainian refugees. They also participated in a long-standing tradition of learning through fieldtrips and uniting classes through friendly and fun competitive games.

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Holbrook Indian School

October 6, 2022 Holbrook Indian School Holbrook shares the story of a student who found Jesus at camp meeting and also takes time to remember Kiarra Alma...

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Pacific Sunrise - September 27, 2022

This week we get to see Redwood Adventist Academy students featured on the news after an earthquake curiously leads to higher free-flowing water in Mark West Creek. We also get to know a few of the students at Pacific Union College and why they chose to go there.

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