{"id":310,"date":"2011-10-06T09:39:35","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T13:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/school\/?p=310"},"modified":"2014-07-21T11:09:50","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T15:09:50","slug":"breaking-down-barriers-through-societies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/school\/breaking-down-barriers-through-societies\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Down Barriers through Societies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #444444; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\">There are both advantages and disadvantages associated with having\u00a0 jr.\/sr. high in the same building.\u00a0 Any time you have students that range from 12 &#8211; 18 years of age, there are going to be some challenges.\u00a0 I believe that there are potentially\u00a0many positives associated with this arrangement, and I believe that our upperclassmen can be placed in some unique positions of leadership and mentoring.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Societies<\/h2>\n<p>A concept that we have employed at Faith Christian School over the past 3 years\u00a0are student groups called Societies.\u00a0 A Society is a student-led group that is headed up by 2 &#8211; 3 seniors as well as 2 &#8211; 3 students from each grade in our jr. and sr. high school.\u00a0 Each year at our senior retreat,\u00a0we take time to go through our list of students who attend Faith Christian.\u00a0 One by one, these students are selected and placed\u00a0into a society by the seniors. The seniors start to plan and develop opportunities to get to know these students and seek ways to encourage participation at various events throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>Every other Friday, for 20 minutes, each Society meets during the planned Society Meeting time.\u00a0 This Society Meeting is led by the seniors.\u00a0\u00a0They play some games, have a short devotional, have prayer times, discuss upcoming Society Challenges, etc.\u00a0 Each Society has a Society Name.\u00a0 This year&#8217;s theme is Disney or Animated Films.\u00a0 We have a total of 22 Societies.\u00a0 Some of the names include the following:\u00a0 Toy Story, Kung Fu Panda, and Cinderella. \u00a0<strong>On Friday, October 7th, our Societies will be having their next Society Challenge<\/strong> &#8212; The Society Theme Dress Up Challenge!<\/p>\n<h2>Opportunities<\/h2>\n<p>On the surface, Societies can seem like a time where students just sit around and yack.\u00a0 Upon further review, one sees students who normally don&#8217;t associate together, having good conversations\u00a0and helping each other with a variety of concerns and experiences that they are facing.\u00a0 Societies also allow seniors leadership opportunities as well as opportunities to develop relationships with younger students.\u00a0 Lastly, Societies focus on a variety of student transitions and help students navigate through a variety of situations that they may face during the normal school year.<\/p>\n<p>Societies offer students a natural way to break down barriers that may be in place due to academic scheduling, age, interests, and abilities.\u00a0 To see young people share experiences, victories, and defeats is very rewarding and helpful to the adolescents involved.\u00a0 I highly recommend implementing Societies and giving students an alternative to the status quo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are both advantages and disadvantages associated with having\u00a0 jr.\/sr. high in the same building.\u00a0 Any time you have students that range from 12 &#8211; 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