Back to school

Veritas Academy of Tucson opens today for its second year. God has provided "increase" in several ways: enrollment, staff, funds, etc. Those of us directly involved in this mission are thrilled with the amazing results we saw in the first year of Christian classical, university-model schoolling here in Tucson.    

These are tough days for those who understand and value Christ-centered, discipleship-oriented education. Veritas is one of the few Christian schools in the whole state which has an increase in enrollment this year, from 25 to 38 - a pitifully small increase by the world's standards.

Not only is the number of children receiving Christian education "small potatoes" in our increasingly secular and God-hating world, but the fact that we elementary teachers spend our days with very young children causes many people look down on our labors as "babysitting." But I thrill with the anticipation of each day that I am allowed to motivate, enervate, inspire, challenge, and astonish the next generation of Christian leaders. I love helping them put in order and master the elements of their universe, and I savor the essence of Christ in every corner of the curriculum.

As my French book in college said, "Ah, j'aime beaucoup le commencement d'une nouvelle annee scholaire!"   (Oh, how I love the beginning of a new school year!)