LCS Talks

Season 3 Episode 12 | In the final episode of LCS Talks, Season 3 on Faith, Identity, and Christian Formation, Berkley and Kevin reflect on how we have grown as a thriving Christian learning community with guests Anita Wood (Elementary School Assistant Principal), David Jackson (Middle School Assistant Principal), and Patrick Lee (High School Assistant Principal). Tune in to hear about how each of...

In this episode, Berkley and Kevin chat with three of our middle school Bible teachers, Nathan Rhea, Erin Thiessen, and Regan Davis about the early development of our K-12 Bible curriculum. Tune in to get to know these incredible teachers. Listen to their stories about how God brought them to LCS, how we support student learning, and what it means to approach important conversations from an educat...

In this episode, Berkley and Kevin chat with Tim Van Hemert, Elisha Neufeld, and Briel Walters on how each of the campuses are planning for Christian faith-informed learning in different subject disciplines. Tune in to get to know more of our incredible staff members and hear about how they articulate our vision for community learning, and how to think about how faith informs the arts, sciences, a...

In this episode, Berkley, Brenda, and Kevin chat about Christian teaching practice with Dr. David Smith, Director of the Kuyers Institute at Calvin University and author of several influential Christian educational books including “On Christian Teaching: Practicing Faith.” In this conversation, the team discussed the role of the Bible in Christian education and how to help teachers live out their...

In this episode, Berkley and Kevin talk with our Grade 11/12 Bible teachers, Bruce Wergeland, Josh Withrow, and Tom Allen. The conversation explores how these teachers are implementing our new Bible curriculum, approaching how they teach students how to read the Bible, and engaging in conversations about faith-formation. Tune in to get to know these incredible educators and how they are working to...

In this episode, Berkley and Kevin chat with Harmony Wilson (LCS ECE Manager) and Rachel Cram (Founding Director of Wind and Tide Preschools) about the developmental needs and faith formation of early learners. The discussion is filled with stories about children and practical insights for how to have spiritual conversations, engage in play, build attachment, and communicate well with our children...

In this episode, Berkley, Kevin, and Lori chat with Dr. Lynn Swaner, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at the Association of Christian Schools International. Dr. Swaner is familiar with the BC Christian educational context, having spoken at the Christian Schools Conference this past year. She has also worked with our LCS leadership team at one of our morning sessions and helped facilitate lead...

In this episode, Berkley and Kevin chat about our efforts towards discipleship and faith formation in the middle and high school. You won’t want to miss some of the important insights shared as we get to know Brenda Wind (Middle School Assistant Principal) and our lightning life House Directors (Kara Davis, Brodan Thiel, and Cody Friesen). The conversation is filled with some key considerations ab...

LifeLong Faith - A conversation with author, teacher, researcher, and ecumenical thinker, John Roberto In this episode, Berkley and Kevin chat with author, teacher, researcher, and ecumenical thinker, John Roberto. John is the author of a recent (2022) book, “LifeLong Faith: Formation for All Ages and Generations” and several other books on Christian formation. John has also founded several minist...

Welcome back to LCS Talks season 3, episode 3 where we are discussing how our community might think about the relationship between Faith, Identity, and Christian Formation. In this episode, we pick up on our discussions about Christian Formation with Dave McVety, Middle/High School Counselor and explore a vision of shepherding, soul-care, and faith-formation for this year. Join us as we hear about...

In this episode, Kevin and the LCS Principals reflect on some of the highlights this school year on each of the campuses and in our educational programming. Lori Carpenter (Elementary School Principal), Berkley Glazer (Middle School Principal), and Joel Ditson (High School Principal) discuss how LCS has become a more resilient community. They explore how this has been a formative year for themselv...

We are excited to announce the launch of LCS Talks Season 3 on Faith, Identity, and Christian formation. This next season, we not only explore our teachers’ journeys implementing our re-envisioned K-12 Biblical Studies curriculum, but report back on some of our staff professional learning with our formational Christian teaching practices, discuss the importance of faith-formational efforts in our...

In the final episode of Season 2 on Faith, Identity, and Technology, Berkley Glazer, Eric Bylenga, and Kevin Mirchandani talk with Jon Kuehl (Grade 8 Homeroom Teacher) and John Van Weelden (High School Teacher) about our Drones and Aviation Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies (ADST) courses and programming. The discussion is filled with examples of how our teachers are encouraging learning th...

In this episode, Berkley Glazer, Kevin Mirchandani, and Adam Woelders chat with Jonny Zuidhof former LCS Middle School teacher and current teacher at Heritage Christian Online School about online learning, comparing online / remote learning to brick and mortar schools, and the formation of students in technology-rich environments. The panel explores the possibilities of offering online education i...

In this episode, Berkley and Kevin talk tech tips, internet safety, creating healthy tech environments, and digital citizenship with Eric Bylenga (IT Manager) and Joel Ditson (High School Principal). The panel explores questions of how our vision of tech usage as a Christian learning community goes much further than simply what is intended in the BC education plan. We explore how to imagine our LC...

In this episode, Berkley, Dave, and Kevin chat about two key areas of silence in our spiritual formation in Christian communities: the role that the cell phone plays and the implications of pornography. These are challenging topics, so we invited Dr. Robbie Rhea, Associate Vice President of Student Life from Trinity Western University to talk with us. Rob completed his doctorate in spiritual forma...

In this episode, Berkley Glazer and Kevin Mirchandani talk with Matt Grose (Grade 6 Homeroom Teacher) and John Van Weelden (High School Teacher) about our Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies (ADST) courses and programming. The discussion is filled with examples of how our teachers are encouraging learning that invites students to reflect on Biblical principles for innovative technology use. M...

In this fourth episode, Berkley Glazer (Middle School Principal), Dave McVety (High School Counsellor), Lauren Enns (Youth Care Worker), and Kevin Mirchandani (K-12 Director) dialogue about some of our LCS Talks is a Podcast designed to report to our LCS families on our staff professional learning. We are tackling the void of being silent on key issues in K-12 School Education from a christian fai...

In this episode, the LCS Talks team connects with MIT PhD candidate, Jessica Van Brummelen. Jessica shares about her research work on Artificial Intelligence, engaging girls in STEM education, and the relationship between science and Christianity in terms of answering big questions about our existence.

In this episode, the LCS Talks team connects with Pastor Matthew Price from North Langley Community Church. Pastor Matthew recently led his church through a series called “Digitology” that explored the concept of discipleship and apprenticeship in the digital age. They In this second episode on Faith, Technology, and Identity, Berkley Glazer (Middle School Principal), Dave McVety (High School Coun...

In this first episode, Berkley Glazer (Middle School Principal), Eric Bylenga (IT Manager), Dave McVety (High School Counsellor), and Kevin Mirchandani (K-12 Director of Instruction and Christian Foundations) dialogue with one another about key scripture passages, share about their own experiences with technology, discuss the season ahead, and explore some emerging guiding principles for Christian...

We hope you were able to tune into season 1 of our podcast where we explored topics of faith, identity, and sexuality. The podcast was originally designed to report to our school community on some of our staff professional learning. Since we released the podcast, we have had a lot of positive reception. So we thought, why not continue to share our learning. This next season explores the topic of f...

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In this final episode of the LCS Talks Season 1 podcast on Faith, Identity, and Sexuality. The team reflects on some of their learning from their Friday, February 28 PLC session with Dr. Mark Yarhouse. Berkley Glazer, Joel Ditson,Dave McVety, and Kevin Mirchandani also share some of their reflections and key learning from the season including some lingering questions and encouragement to families....

In Episode 5 of LCS Talks on Faith, Sexuality, and Education, Berkley Glazer (Middle School Principal), Joel Ditson (High School Principal), and Kevin Mirchandani (K-12 Director of Instruction and Christian Foundations) explore some of the Society of Christian Schools in British Columbia (SCSBC) SOGI guidelines for “shalom Christian communities” in conversation with Darren Spyksma, SCSBC...