Begins fall 2010

Bethany Christian Middle School students will have additional learning opportunities in 2010-11 with the creation of an individualized enrichment learning program. This new program will enhance Bethany’s ability to individualize instruction and enrich learners across all levels of the learning spectrum, from high ability to remedial.

Leading this program are two experienced teachers with master’s level education: Linda Hochstetler and Eliza Stoltzfus. The enrichment team will work in conjunction with classroom teachers and curriculum rather than on a pull-out basis. The program is not a tutoring session for existing assignments, but will provide instructional activities and projects that enrich the classroom’s lesson or assigned project. Stoltzfus says, “We are passionate about enriching the already active and engaging learning environment at Bethany and want children to see success as well as meet new challenges.”

The program is designed to help all students focus on an area of need or special interest. Thus while some students may work with the enrichment team in science, others may work in another area such as social studies or language arts. The team will work with each student based on that student’s interests, needs, and ability. Hochstetler says, “We want to ensure that ultimately each student is never done learning.”