Vancouver Olympics Project, Feb 14-20
ng that the Vancouver Olympic Games produced so many different opinions and emotions, rather than push one particular viewpoint, we wanted to help our students become better interpreters of what was happening around them.
For five days we looked at the following themes:
Celebrating Culture / Celebrating Hospitality / Celebrating Repentance / Celebrating Creation Care / Celebrating Greatness
Every morning we wrestled with what Jesus, Culture and the Olympics said about each of those themes and took the afternoon to engage in an activity that helped us go deeper. Through varied experiences like doing a scavenger hunt in the midst of Olympic craziness downtown, participating in a peaceful demonstration at UBC, doing actual creation care at a local park and volunteering at a local mission, our students had a rich and varied experience.
I was particularly pleased with some of the ‘extra-curricular’ activities students and staff chose to participate in that were surprisingly powerful experiences. It was evidence that we weren’t just running a program but creating a context for students to actively engage in and make their own. In addition to all this, I felt that my staff did an excellent job planning and running this extremely involved project.
Thank you for all your prayers and support during the lead up to this event!
Knowing that the Vancouver Olympic Games produced so many different opinions and emotions, rather than push one particular viewpoint, we wanted to help our students become better interpreters of what was happening around them.For five days we looked at the following themes:
Celebrating Culture / Celebrating Hospitality / Celebrating Repentance / Celebrating Creation Care / Celebrating Greatness
Every morning we wrestled with what Jesus, Culture and the Olympics said about each of those themes and took the afternoon to engage in an activity that helped us go deeper. Through varied experiences like doing a scavenger hunt in the midst of Olympic craziness downtown, participating in a peaceful demonstration at UBC, doing actual creation care at a local park and volunteering at a local mission, our students had a rich and varied experience.
I was particularly pleased with some of the ‘extra-curricular’ activities students and staff chose to participate in that were surprisingly powerful experiences. It was evidence that we weren’t just running a program but creating a context for students to actively engage in and make their own. In addition to all this, I felt that my staff did an excellent job planning and running this extremely involved project.
Thank you for all your prayers and support during the lead up to this event!
