Lives Touched and Futures Shaped:  Hear how Surrey Christian School has transformed our students, parents and staff!

Learning Stories

We believe that our mission statement, Educating for Wholeness by Engaging God’s World in the Servant Way of Jesus, is an invitation for our students and staff to partner with God in the restoring of His Kingdom, in the making of all things new.  

Teachers design learning experiences, using the Teaching for Transformation (TfT) framework, by aligning their instructional practices with the school’s mission and vision. Here’s how Deep Hope, Storyline, Throughlines, and Formational Learning Experiences (FLEx) play key roles:

  • Deep Hope: a statement of purpose and calling
  • Storyline: a compelling vision of the Kingdom that connects the learners and the learning to God’s Story
  • Throughlines: discipleship habits and practices that form the learners and transform God’s world around them
  • Formational Learning Experiences (FLEx): opportunities for learners to practice living the Kingdom Story by doing real work that meets the real needs of real people watch video

 

Watch how our students bring their learning to life through authentic, Kingdom-centred experiences that make an impact beyond the classroom:

Secondary Campus Celebration of Learning

Celebration of Learning evening is a special event where grades 8 to 12 students showcase their growth, creativity, and understanding as they engage with God’s world. Through interactive displays, projects, and presentations, students reflect on how faith and learning come together in meaningful ways.

Grades 4-7: Mini Courses

Mini courses at our school are special learning opportunities designed for grades 4 to 7 students to explore unique interests and skills outside the standard curriculum. These hands-on courses bring students from different grades together, fostering connections, while also broadening their knowledge and experiences.

Kindergarten – My Creation Book

Our Kindergarten students joyfully exploring the wonders of creation by working on their My Creation Book. This project allowed our kindergarteners to engage their creativity and curiosity as they reflect on the beauty of God’s world.

Elementary Campuses – Celebration of Learning

Here’s our Celebration of Learning events at our elementary campuses. We hope you feel encouraged by the beautiful and diverse learning experiences, and that you can see God’s character reflected throughout the hard work taking place in each of our classes.

Secondary Celebration of Learning

Our Secondary campus held their first Celebration of Learning event! It was a chance to celebrate our students living into our school’s mission statement: “Educating for wholeness by engaging God’s world through the servant way of Jesus.”

Grade 4/5 Storyline: Who We Are

Ms. Peters’ Grade 4/5 class has been living into their storyline, “Who We Are.” This refers to a person’s identity in Christ, and students have been living this out by being Earth Keepers, Servant Workers, Beauty Creators, and more. Most recently, they helped at “Backpack Buddies,” an organization that ensures kids have enough to eat over the weekends.

Grade 2 Chapel

At our elementary campuses, classes take turns leading chapel.  Ms. Churchill and her Grade 2 class led the campus in chapel using their class Storyline: Falling in Love with God’s World.

Grade 3 Storyline: God’s Masterpiece

Students live into this Storyline by exploring biodiversity in Science, various cultures in Social Studies, and patterns in Mathematics. They are learning to view themselves and others as image bearers, and the entire world as “God’s Masterpiece.”

Grade 10 Storyline: Made to Make

Storyline is one of the ways we connect learning to God’s story. At SCS, each class has a Storyline that invites learners to be a part of how God is making all things new. This video illustrates a Media Design 9/10 Storyline: Made to Make.

Grade 1 Storyline: Bud, Blossom, Bless

A grade 1 class embraced their Storyline, “Bud, Blossom, Bless,” by connecting with a a school in Kenya.

Outdoor Education at Secondary

Enjoy examples of classes at the Secondary campus doing outdoor education – one of the ways we are “Engaging God’s World” at Surrey Christian School!

Outdoor Fridays with Kindergarten

Every Friday our kindergarten classes head to one of Surrey’s beautiful parks for their learning. This is one of the way we are “Engaging God’s World” at Surrey Christian School!

Kindergarten FLEx – Bucket Fillers!

One Kindergarten class is learning the importance of being “Bucket Fillers” – encouraging others around them! To live this out, they created encouraging bookmarks for Secondary students as they finished up their school semester.

Grade 6 FLEx with the Fraser Valley Gleaners

Mrs. Peter’s grade 6 class partnered with the Fraser Valley Gleaners, raising money to help continue their amazing work! This is an example of how a Formational Learning Experience can help meet a real need in the community.

FLEx: Community Building with International Students

Educating for Wholeness using Formational Learning Experiences (FLEx). At Surrey Christian School, we use FLEx opportunites to engage in “real work that meets a real need for real people.” As part of her grade 12 “Vocation in the Kingdom of God” class, Deborah worked with English language learners, building community during a difficult Covid pandemic year.

Grade 7 Leadership and Community Building Day

The grade 7 class spent the day at təmtəmíxʷtən/Belcarra Regional Park doing a variety of leadership and community building activities. “On a day like today, Educating for Wholeness is being a leader with integrity.”

Storyline: Mosaic Tree

We’re beginning a series of videos on the different ways teachers introduce ‘storyline’. Teachers use the language of storyline as a theme that runs through each class, “connecting learners and learning to God’s story.” This video shows an example from grade 4: ‘Mosaic’.

Storyline: Gifted to Give

This Storyline video shows a grade 2 teacher, Mrs. Smith, introducing their storyline in the first week of school: ‘Gifted to Give.’

FLEx: Cloverdale Community Kitchen

Educating for Wholeness using Formational Learning Experiences (FLEx). We use FLEx to engage in “real work that meets a real need for real people.” Ms. Vander Heiden’s students (along with other classes) have been engaging ‘real people’ at the Cloverdale Community Kitchen for many years in a variety of ways.