Join us for BaseCamp FORUM January 18: “The End of Absolutes: The New Moral Order”
New research from Barna reveals 91% of Americans (76% of practicing Christians) believe that “the best way to find yourself is by looking within yourself.” And most Americans now pledge allegiance to the “morality of self-fulfillment,” which has all but replaced Christianity as the culture’s moral norm. What impact is this new moral order having on elementary children to college aged students? How does our school’s unique method of education help form a confident faith and Biblical morality in children today? How can grandparents and parents best guide children to honor Christ and love others? Join us Thursday January 18th at 6:30 pm as we look at the Barna research from the new book, Good Faith: Being a Christian When Society Thinks You’re Irrelevant and Extreme (which all Ambrose teachers and staff are now reading). And, we will be hearing from special guests: Jim Mhoon, a family counselor formerly with Focus on the Family. Dr. Scott Yenor, a tenured political science professor at Boise State University, who is on the front lines of the conflict and the changes in college environments. David Goodwin, former Ambrose Head of School and now president of the Association of Classical and Christian Schools. This Forum is sponsored by The Ambrose School Grandparents Association. All Ambrose parents and grandparents are invited to attend. Come early for some delicious desserts and fellowship. We want your input and will be taking questions and comments throughout the evening. This is a “BaseCamp Live” Forum event so we will be recording this session for the podcast, including a Q&A session from our attendees. If you’re unable to attend in person, be sure to join us live on the BaseCamp LIVE Facebook page. You can also submit questions there.
BaseCamp: “Real World” Ready – Will My Kids Be Prepared? March 7 @ 7pm
Few parents or grandparents at Ambrose grew up being classically Christian educated and are often left wondering if this unique form of education is the best for their child beyond early grammar school. What good is Latin when we need to learn Spanish or Chinese in today’s world? Why study “old dead white guys” when the world is becoming increasingly diverse and even suspicious of these old patriarch writers and thinkers? Is science education suffering at the cost of “esoteric” ancient Greek writings? Why work so hard when other schools make earning an “A” so much easier? Will Ambrose kids be able to keep their faith if they haven’t been exposed to more secular challenges until college? Should Christians even be reading pagan literature? Isn’t the Bible enough? Come hear answers to these and other questions at our next BaseCamp Forum . Tuesday, March 7th in our school library @ 7:00 pm. Join Davies Owens, David Goodwin (Former Head of School and ACCS president) and our special guest, 9th grade teacher and parent Joe Gerber. Joe is a former social worker with a unique perspective on education style and how it impacts lives. Joe has taught in both the grammar and upper schools at Ambrose. This BaseCamp will also be live streamed on the Ambrose Facebook page. PLEASE RSVP! To ensure we have enough seating, please let us know if you are coming. We will also be offering childcare. Tell us in your RSVP if you will be using the childcare services. $5 per hour for first child/$2 for each additional. RSVP FOR BASECAMP 3/7
