EXPLORE Learning Seeks to Glorify and Exalt Jesus

Our Educators

We are Christian educators. We believe that Jesus died on the cross for the sins of the world and was resurrected to provide eternal life for everyone who believes in Him. We have received mercy, forgiveness, and grace through Jesus.

We are all created to glorify God and love others. Loving and serving others motivates us to prayerfully plan, mediate interventions, and enrich EXPLORE Learning experiences. If you are seeking help, support, and a Christian education for your child, we would love the opportunity to visit with you to discuss how we can move forward together.

Jesus the "Master Teacher"

Jesus, the greatest teacher to walk on earth, was student-focused. He recognized that the twelve disciples (students) were uniquely created with strengths and weaknesses. Jesus was intentional about the places and teaching methods used to build strong teacher-student relationships, create meaningful learning experiences, and prepare them for their purpose to love and honor Him, serve and love others, and be a witness to the world.

How did Jesus accomplish the mission with twelve students with varied learning abilities?

Jesus built relationships with his students. He spent time interacting with them during their learning processes.

Jesus chose different locations to teach. His "classroom" experiences were in different towns, on mountains, along the shore, in the temple, on the sea, at the "place of a skull," an empty tomb—just to name a few.

Jesus created differentiated instructional groups based on their need to learn. He taught in large crowds with his disciples, during the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), in small group sessions with Peter, James, and John at the Transfiguration (Matthew 17), and during one-on-one encounters when Jesus asked Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" (John 21:15-17)

Jesus provided several sensory learning experiences for the disciples. They experienced Jesus changing water into wine, feeding thousands after giving thanks for a few loaves of bread and fish, and correcting Thomas' unbelief in the resurrection when He requested that Thomas observe the nail marks on His hands and reach out to touch His side.

Jesus used stories (Parables) to build critical thinking and challenge current thought and cultural norms. Some examples include the Parable of the Lost Sheep (Matthew 18: 10-14) and the Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-20).

Jesus utilized concrete and critical thinking questions based on the student's ability to understand His learning objectives. Jesus had compassion for the crowd that came to see Him. He asked the disciples a concrete question, "How many loaves do you have? They said, "Seven, and a few fish." (Matthew 15: 32-36). Jesus asked His disciples a critical thinking question, "But who do you say I am?" Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God." (Matthew 16: 15-17).

Jesus taught and empowered His students to change the world with the TRUTH. Today, the world is still God's classroom and He teaches us based on our unique strengths and weaknesses.

Jesus in the Classroom

The EXPLORE microschool educational experience is built on Jesus' teaching model. First, we strive to build relationships when learning by intentionally creating small thinking studios (classrooms). Then, we utilize varied locations for learning and exploring, differentiated instruction, questioning to promote thinking and comprehension, and sensory-based opportunities to discover knowledge across the curriculum.

The best learning experiences involve the Lord! In the classroom, frequent prayer and Scripture will be integrated throughout the day to remind the students that Jesus is the TRUTH and is central to the process of learning and acquiring knowledge.