June 30, 2020
Twice a week SFC Middle School students excitedly run to teacher Grant Stephenson’s classroom to start setting up for the pop-up store. With a vision to care for a local low-income elementary school in San Diego, the Middle School student store came to life. This student-run store is an ongoing mission for these middle schoolers…
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June 23, 2020
Parents who decide to enroll their children in Santa Fe Christian have many different reasons for making that choice. But at the heart of the decision is often their Christian faith — knowing their children attend school in a Christ-centered environment that revolves around biblical principles and values. Unlike public schools where faith can’t be…
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June 16, 2020
In 2018, Texas Instruments (TI) commissioned an education survey that involved 1,000 middle and high school students from across the United States. The purpose was to gauge the young people’s perceptions and feelings about math, and the findings were enlightening. Nearly 50 percent of the students said they either “love” math or “really like” it….
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June 2, 2020
Missy Schick teaches physical science at Santa Fe Christian Middle School. She feels blessed to be teaching a subject that has captivated her since she was a teenager, and she wants her students to see how much fun science can be. “I want to instill in them a desire to discover because discovery is a…
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May 21, 2020
Matt Robinson teaches world history and the current events elective at Santa Fe Christian Schools and has been teaching at SFC for the past six years. A native San Diegan, he grew up surfing, playing guitar, and being involved in a local youth group. After going to college in Los Angeles, Matt couldn’t wait to…
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May 13, 2020
Episode show notes Mike Siciliano, Dean of Students of the High School, and Director of Athletics, Doug Miller, have an in-depth conversation about the Athletics programs at Santa Fe Christian and what makes it so unique. Coaches at Santa Fe Christian strive to mentor all student-athletes to not only high performing athletes, but also awesome…
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May 7, 2020
On February 2rd, Carnegie Hall rang with the voice of one of Santa Fe Christian’s very own, Alesia Willis (‘20). She, along with 180 other students nominated and selected worldwide, came together under the guidance of renowned conductors to perform in the High School Honors Performance Series. From the time she was six years old,…
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April 7, 2020
The old band shed was a mess. Percussion instruments and concert apparel entangled themselves into an obstacle course. Navigating through was one challenge; finding something was the ultimate challenge. However, senior band member Matthew Shuff (‘20) had a plan. He was going to take this shed by its rusty hinges and turn its mess upside…
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February 27, 2020
Did you know there is a little red book with secrets to developing an amazing golf swing? It’s a classic sports book titled Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings from a Lifetime in Golf. Now, this work reads more like the biblical Book of Proverbs or short stories, rather than “perfecting your swing…
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January 23, 2020
Boredom is the really dirty “B” word. Besides banning curse words from our children’s mouths, I also prohibited the nasty “B” word – bored. If that “B” word came out of our child’s mouth, I would make them go outside and rake leaves in the yard until they were not bored. Did you know that the Greeks in ancient times were word creators? As ancient Greeks…
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