Have a good summer!
Posted Jun 30 2021It's summertime! We hope that families can get some quality time together and that they will be refreshed come September 1, 2021. In the meantime, if you are looking for some summer reading and want to…
2021
Something Other Than God
Posted May 15 2021My final blog is one more nag for us to choose right relationships over being right as our philosophical ‘global positioning system.’ Menno gets it and you do too. I spent a few years putting my…
How to Teach
Posted Mar 12 2021The activities or ‘how to teach’ part of MSCS’s mission includes making choices of strategies, tactics, logistics and relationship-builders that serve the interests of young people in their developing…
Sounds like Menno Simons to me. What about you?
Posted Jan 20 2021To keep Jesus at the centre of our faith, right relationships the centre of our lives, and justice at the centre of our work. The Mayflower Family Centre was a church of England run mission in the heart…
What's in store for 2021?
Posted Jan 7 2021I will continue to offer food for thought in my monthly messages, and invite you to take up conversations with me over 2021. I will stay with Menno Simon’s theme of the kingdom of God, following our…
2020
What?
Posted Oct 28 2020Menno Simons Christian School is onto something important. The mission statement uses different language than one might normally read in school documents that use ‘Christian’ as their defining adjective.…
Why Menno?
Posted Sep 30 2020The aim of education is to teach a few powerful ideas that explain and encompass everything. …
We Are Ready for the 2020/21 School Year!
Posted Aug 20 2020I trust that you have had a good and restful summer. We are just weeks away from school start up. We will be returning to school in September and though the circumstances are different than they were…
Giving the Gift of Education
Posted Jun 30 2020Check out our Summer Newsletter! Our feature article is on one of our most beloved teachers - Sandy Karg. Additional features are our Grade 9 Grad spread and thoughts from Principal Potvin and Vice Principal…
The Kingdom of God
Posted May 11 2020In Jesus we have been given a living illustration of how to be in the world. Let’s be clear though, we are not called to become more like Jesus; we are called to become like our true selves. And,…
What is the Meaning of Life?
Posted Apr 27 2020This opportunity to work closely, directly and intentionally with your child may not come again, with all of these wonderful possibilities for your child’s psychological and spiritual formation. Let…
Teach them to Remember
Posted Apr 4 2020‘As a child I was told that grandfather spent an hour every day and evening listening to God. So, when I came suddenly upon my grandfather one day seated motionless in his armchair with closed eyes,…