Last Tuesday, students in Bible IV visited four houses of worship in the Milwaukee area as part of their unit on worldviews and religions. During the all-day field trip, we visited the Hindu Temple of Wisconsin, Congregation Shalom, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, and the Islamic Society of Milwaukee. At each location, religious leaders [...]
This past Monday, I had the chance to visit the Spanish II class in the "upper room" above the lobby. Decorated with flags from many Spanish-speaking countries, the room has one of the best views of the entire campus. Under the direction of Spanish teacher Mrs. Willyta Wamack, the students formed sentences like "Yo [...]
This week and next, Junior in Bible III are putting the finishing touches on their sanctuary models. For the several weeks, we have been exploring the plan of salvation as revealed in the sanctuary. The concluding project includes building a model of the sanctuary, including the furniture. Each group is responsible for finding their [...]
Sunday was gloomy and rainy, a great day for a field trip to a museum and the Wisconsin capitol building. Arriving in Madison, we visited the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, enjoying the engaging displays honoring those who served. We also toured the capitol. Some took a narrated tour of the various chambers and court rooms [...]
This weekend, five students are attending Andrews University's annual SciFEST, a STEM weekend offering high school students a unique college experience on the university's main campus in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Students have been exploring the seven STEM departments at Andrews University: Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics. Students also participate in [...]
I had a chance to pop into the Chemistry class last week during a lab. The students heated magnesium and allowed it to react with oxygen to produce an oxide. Anyone remember what happens to magnesium when this takes place?
Dan Jackson, president of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists (NAD), visited Bible classes last Tuesday. He stayed for three periods, sharing a bit about himself and his background before taking questions from the class. Students asked a variety of questions. Do you like your job? How did you become NAD president? What [...]
Last week, students in Mrs. Willyta Wamack's Spanish I class explored holiday traditions, building manger scenes, or pesebres, and enjoying pan dulce, a sweet bread dessert. The pesebres not only included the traditional elements of a manger scene, but also included such items as a forest, a small village, and a functioning waterfall. The pesebres [...]
On Tuesday, students in senior Bible class visited four houses of worship in the Milwaukee area as a part of our Worldviews and Religions unit. We visited Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians, Congregation Shalom, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, and the Islamic Society of Milwaukee. At Holy Hill we took [...]
As part of a unit on the Sanctuary theme in the Bible, the Juniors in Bible III got a taste of biblical foods during an approximation of a first-century Passover meal (without the lamb, of course). In addition to the ceremonial foods such as bitter herbs, unleavened bread, and grape juice, the meal included [...]
