Time4Littles

2000 Littles?? Yes! We learn about Tiffany Simon and New Creations Childcare & Learning Centers on this episode of the Time4Littles Podcast! Starting from just 3 rooms in a local church they have grown to 20 locations and 650 staff serving Littles in Minnesota and Iowa. Their for-profit ministry helps hundreds of families each week with quality care. Their website is NewCreationsChildCare.com Have...

Music is fun and very important in the lives of our Littles! Stacy Saxton is a music educator who focuses on helping home schoolers with lessons that will be good for micro schoolers as well! Her book is "How toTeach Music When You're Not Musical - Lesson Plans, Ideas and Resources for the Elementary Homeschool." Her website is MusicIsForever.net! Have you considered the new wave in education? It...

The micro school alternative looks promising for children of varying needs and abilities. Dr. Katie Bonawitz has vast experience as a special ed teacher herself and as a teacher of teachers. As Associate Dean of Education at Bethel University, St. Paul, MN, she has oversight for all their teacher education programs including the BUILD program. She has worked in Lithuania, Finland, Ukraine and the...

Jessica Sturgeon is the Executive Director of Wooddale Academy which serves more than 150 preschool Littles in two lovely locations - in Eden Prairie and in Edina, Minnesota. Jessica previously served in Ethiopia at Bingham Academy and later at a multi-location childcare organization in the Upper Midwest of the United States.  Have you considered the new wave in education? It is the Christian micr...

Heidi Buschbach  has been homeschooling her 4 children with Charlotte Mason’s methods since 2009.  She loves gardening, music, nature walks, and mentoring disadvantaged teens and single moms. After being inspired by a Charlotte Mason mentor,  Heidi started Spread the Feast - a CM community co-op for families in the Twin Cities, MN.  The co-op has been flourishing for 15 years!  It has been her joy...

Kara has taught for over 20 years in the US and around the world including in Minnesota, South Africa, Tanzania, Cambodia, and Colorado.   When she's not teaching, she is hiking, camping, and paddle boarding with family and friends. She reports, "I came to know the Lord at a young age, giving my life to Jesus at four years old.  I loved going to church and telling others about Jesus." Now she's te...

Why is their children's activity called Creekside? Joyful Carrie Boyum explains how nearby Minnehaha Creek is where the Creekside Kids learn by the creek, picture Jesus by a creek, and get to tromp around in the creek! She came to know Jesus as a Little! In fact she led herself to the Lord, and then her mother helped her to make sure, in a precious family moment. Now Carrie shares the Joy of Jesus...

Pastor Aaron's church hosts the Building Blocks Christian Preschool in Fridley, Minnesota. He has a lifetime of experience in Christian schools as a student himself and now as Children's Pastor at Redeemer Church. He and Bruce cover a wide range of topics including the new wave of Christian micro schools. Have you considered the new wave in education? It is the Christian micro school. The Eden Sch...

Pastor Heather discovered that "Littles" make a big change when they hit a certain age. In her ministry at Wooddale Church with 12-15 year olds she has gained special insight about what "Littles" need as they become "Bigs." She and Bruce also talk about the new wave of micro schools and how to bring the schoolhouse into God's house with Eden Family Schoolhouses! Go deeper? Here are two links: Eden...

John Newton, founding Administrator of Southwest Christian High School ( swchs.org ) and founder of a K-12 School in Slovenia, talks Christian education including the new micro school movement, with Time4Littles host Bruce C. E. Fleming of the Eden Schoolhouse Network ( EdenSchoolhouse.com )! Have you considered the new wave in education? It is the Christian micro school. The Eden Schoolhouse Netw...