This marks our 7th year at The Well Center for the Arts! We welcome all of our new parents and are so excited to work with your kids. Scroll down to see the blurbs for each of the programs and photos for the week.

SUGGESTED READING PASSAGES FOR THE SEEDS AND OAKS PROGRAMS WILL BE INCLUDED BEGINNING NEXT WEEK.

The Garden

We were so excited to start off the school year along with our new Garden teacher, Mrs. Doreen. Her love for Jesus and children as well as her vast experience working in early childhood education for over 30 years, make her a wonderful addition to our team at The Well!

The children came in early and were so happy to hang up their backpacks and start playing with the activities that were set up for them. The parents were invited to stay with us during our time of worship, where we discussed what we do during our worship time and how we do it; it is a time to sing, pray, and learn more about God through His Word. We sang a song of thanksgiving with instruments called “Dios ha sido tan bueno conmigo” where the kids were able to say what they are thankful for and began learning a song with the words from Genesis 1:1. This week we will learn about the days of Creation.

At the park, the children explored the different areas and during our activity time they were able to draw, play in the kitchen, and work with clay. At the end of the day, we asked the children what they enjoyed the most and they all shared different moments that were special to them. We finished with a reading of one of our classics at the Garden, Gossie by Oliver Dunrea.

Seeds

We had a great day getting to know each other and the routines we practice at the Center. We began with our time of worship, where we began to learn our first memory verse of the year Galatians 4:4-5 and our first hymn, “Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus.” We learned where our classes were and had a great time together during both of our outdoor park times.

History

We jumped right into our Time Machine (singing our song, of course) and learned what it was like for kids to go to school in Ancient Rome. We had a visitor named Claudia (who looked just like Miss Olivia, our helper) and she told us a little about the culture of Rome, how people got their names, what family life was like, etc. It was great to see the kids ask her questions about her life. We were particularly impressed with her Roman clothes, which we learned were called tunicas and togas.

For this week, check out page 12 and 13 of the book “The Roman Empire” and practice making your own tunicas or togas at home. If you do, please take a picture and send it to us so we can include it in next week’s newsletter.

Science

Our first class was an introduction to our theme of the year: Anatomy. The students received their science journals and were invited to do their first activity of the year. Their first page had an outline of a person and they were given a pencil to draw anything they knew we have inside our bodies. They went right to work including bones, lungs, hearts, and many other parts. This is a great starting point to see how much we know and then compare with how much they learned at the end of the school year. This week, we will begin to discuss cells, the building blocks of life.

Studio Time

In our first studio time, we had prepared an art activity for the students. They began to create a tool that students used in ancient Rome using craft sticks, glue, and cardboard. They will add the final elements this week and discover what it was and what it was used for.

Oaks

The Oaks full day high school began on August 7 and the students have quickly jumped into all the reading. They are focusing first on the Gospel of Mark and the play, Julius Caesar, which has been fun to act out together in class. Olivia found a great resource online to help with the reading of the play at home, since plays are really meant to be watched and heard. Students can listen to the audio recording of Julius Caesar as they are reading it to hear the spoken language and better understand the text, with all its emotion and interpretation. Thanks Olivia!

https://youtu.be/5pYWyrATLOA?si=tE2xNEqACSehCEvY&t=1921

Our half-day program joined in on August 12 and we all began talking about our first apologetics book, “More than a Carpenter.” We learned that the author’s purpose in writing this book was to help believers give answers for why they believe that Jesus Christ is truly the Son of God.

For this week, all Oaks students should memorize Mark 13:11 - “And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.”

Finally, we enjoyed some time outside, particularly creating a new plant fence in front of the church. Every student had their own pot to prepare and the results were beautiful!