Rooted in the belief that church and school work in tandem to reinforce the teachings occurring at home, six-year-old Weston’s parents desired a Christian education for their son. They wanted him to attend Providence Christian School (PCS) where his older . . .
“Getting to know All Belong was a learning process for me, but it really opened my eyes to the potential of every kid,” recalls Jim Sytsma about his previous service on the All Belong Board of Directors. He knew little . . .
My husband and I recently relocated and as a result, often find ourselves frequenting home supply stores. During a recent excursion, I chuckled when I was able to locate wood bleach (a necessary home refurbishing item), a box of swiss . . .
To belong means “to have solid friendships”, according to a group of South Christian High School (Byron Center, MI) seniors. For many of these students, their K-12 education has been uniquely shaped by their friendship with fellow senior, Isaac Postma, . . .
Doug and Lois Nagel are proud to be able to say they have supported All Belong since its very beginning in the early 1980s and have remained faithful in their giving for nearly forty years! “I’ve been blessed to grow . . .
This is our third and final segment on how to make homework time more productive and positive. If you missed either of the first two posts, you can read them here: Part 1: Three Foundational Building Blocks and Part 2: . . .
“Knowledge is so important to helping the community understand children who work differently,” shares Lori Wassenaar. That is what drives her to volunteer for the All Belong Regional Office Advisory Board, a group of volunteers working to bring the resources . . .
The night before Tim and Laura Paauw received an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis for their three-year-old son, Nolan, they heard him say “I love you” for the first time. The Paauw’s were deeply moved by this expression from their . . .
“Happy Thanksgiving!” I said to the mom as she headed out the door. “Not likely”, she replied, “Everyone tells me that, but the holidays are some of the hardest days. The schedule is different each day—we will pay the price for that in our family.” Those words from a parent . . .
In part one of this series on homework, we covered three ways to build a solid foundation for homework time by considering location, distractions, and maintaining a set homework time. If you missed part one, you may want to go . . .
