Formational Learning Experiences
Formational learning experiences (FLEx) are ways we practice being a disciple.
They are opportunities for your children to put hands and feet to the storylines and throughlines (discipleship characteristics) they have been exploring and learning in their classroom! We want students to have practice living the life of discipleship – actually doing something with what they’ve learned. Practicing then becomes a habit, and habits shape who we are.
Kindergarten students live out their classroom storyline of “Love to Learn and Learn to Love” by learning about maps. They explore the parts of a map, why maps are important, and how they can make a map. They see that God created order in His world and have the opportunity to be community builders by creating maps of various spaces on the SCCS campus and delivering those maps to preschoolers so these younger students can become familiar with our spaces before they join us at SCCS.
Sixth grade students connect learning with field experiences and service opportunities through a year-long partnership with Oak Grove State Park. They see that God created everything in His world and that they actively have a part in restoring His creation.
At the beginning of the school year, students spend the night at Oak Grove State Park (complete with dinner with parents, praise and worship, s’mores, and sleeping in a tent!) and then live out the year-long partnership through classroom learning, research, and working at the park.