I have mentioned in earlier posts our opportunity to train teachers for Chuuk and the rest of Micronesia. Today we discussed adding a full education major to our curriculum. Along with the addition of a seminary (we are still talking with Hawaii Theological Seminary about it becoming a part of PIBC - more on that in a future post) this would be a major change in our approach. We are still committed to training leadership for the churches of the Pacific Rim but we also want to have a wider ministry to meet the needs of our students and their island communities. Training teachers is one of the big needs and we hope to have an accredited teacher training major in our bachelors program soon.
In the meantime we do have an education minor within our Bible program. Since many of our students become teachers after graduation we want them to be as well prepared as possible. We also want to expose all of our students to opportunities as teachers. With that in mind the Field Ed. class went to observe Joyce's kindergarten class earlier this week. Joyce has often had PIBC students as aids and they have gone back to their islands and used the teaching techniques she taught them. I think Joyce and the students had a good time.
Of course we also are committed to giving our students practical experience in church work. One of the ways we do this is with student-led chapels. Last Friday the Yapese group led a chapel which included music, skits and a sermon. 4th year student Lydia Kadguyed (1st row right in the picture above) was an excellent MC and Stella Fatag (left) did a good job on the sermon. I am looking forward to the group leading in worship in the traditional Yap stick dance form.
I have mentioned in earlier posts our opportunity to train teachers for Chuuk and the rest of Micronesia. Today we discussed adding a full education major to our curriculum. Along with the addition of a seminary (we are still talking with Hawaii Theological Seminary about it becoming a part of PIBC - more on that in a future post) this would be a major change in our approach. We are still committed to training leadership for the churches of the Pacific Rim but we also want to have a wider ministry to meet the needs of our students and their island communities. Training teachers is one of the big needs and we hope to have an accredited teacher training major in our bachelors program soon.
In the meantime we do have an education minor within our Bible program. Since many of our students become teachers after graduation we want them to be as well prepared as possible. We also want to expose all of our students to opportunities as teachers. With that in mind the Field Ed. class went to observe Joyce's kindergarten class earlier this week. Joyce has often had PIBC students as aids and they have gone back to their islands and used the teaching techniques she taught them. I think Joyce and the students had a good time.
Of course we also are committed to giving our students practical experience in church work. One of the ways we do this is with student-led chapels. Last Friday the Yapese group led a chapel which included music, skits and a sermon. 4th year student Lydia Kadguyed (1st row right in the picture above) was an excellent MC and Stella Fatag (left) did a good job on the sermon. I am looking forward to the group leading in worship in the traditional Yap stick dance form.
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