July 2011 About this issue: Check out the July Gleaner feature "Free as Lambs," discussing Adventist early childhood education. Also read great stories from our schools throughout the North Pacific Union Conference. Feature Kids' Place July 01, 2011 | Ashley Bailey Kids' Place Preschool came into existence because two moms felt a need to provide quality preschool in the Palmer, Alaska, and area. The desire was to be able to teach their own children and be an outreach for the community. Enrollment is between ... Download PDF (3.76 MB) More Features Kids' Place Kids' Place Preschool came into existence because two moms felt a need to provide quality preschool in the Palmer, Alaska, and area. The desire was to be able to teach their own children and be an outreach for the community. Enrollment is between ... Read more In Our Fold ... EDITORS' NOTE: Historically societies are often defined by the way they treat their young and how they look after the old. In animal communities the largest, toughest mammals form protective circles about their weakest members. As Adventist Christ... Read more NW Early Childhood Centers ALASKAAnchorage Jr. Academy Pre-KDillingham School Pre-KFairbanks, Golden Heart Pre-KPalmer, Kids' Place PreschoolIDAHOBoise Valley School Pre-KCaldwell School Pre-KEagle Adventist Christian Ctr.Twin Falls, Hilltop Pre-KPocatello, Jessie Clark Pre... Read more Intro to Interview Is early childhood education a dilemma or an opportunity? Biblical counsel and words from Ellen White have gifted us with a unique perspective on the importance of parental presence in training our "little lambs."But in spite of this ideal, cultur... Read more NW Early Childhood Centers ALASKAAnchorage Jr. Academy Pre-KDillingham School Pre-KFairbanks, Golden Heart Pre-KPalmer, Kids' Place PreschoolIDAHOBoise Valley School Pre-KCaldwell School Pre-KEagle Adventist Christian Ctr.Twin Falls, Hilltop Pre-KPocatello, Jessie Clark Pre... Read more Intro to Interview Is early childhood education a dilemma or an opportunity? Biblical counsel and words from Ellen White have gifted us with a unique perspective on the importance of parental presence in training our "little lambs."But in spite of this ideal, cultur... Read more Shelton Valley We've been open for over 2 years, it will be 3 years Sept 2, and our newest total of children is 246. Our center is the largest in our county and is the only vegetarian USDA center in the region. We have been intentional at facilitating an "integr... Read more Discoveryland Twenty-five years ago the Mt. Tabor (Oregon) Adventist Church was searching for an outreach program. They polled the community and found an overwhelming need for quality child care.Taking the request seriously, they made necessary changes to their... Read more Shelton Valley We've been open for over 2 years, it will be 3 years Sept 2, and our newest total of children is 246. Our center is the largest in our county and is the only vegetarian USDA center in the region. We have been intentional at facilitating an "integr... Read more Discoveryland Twenty-five years ago the Mt. Tabor (Oregon) Adventist Church was searching for an outreach program. They polled the community and found an overwhelming need for quality child care.Taking the request seriously, they made necessary changes to their... Read more Little Friends Little Friends Christian Preschool and Childcare is located in La Grande, a rural town in eastern Oregon. It started as an idea in a church business meeting in June 2006. After many hours of hard work by members, the center opened in September 200... Read more 2011 Caring Heart Award Winners Thirteen Northwest academy students were recipients of the $500 Caring Heart Award Scholarship made possible through three-way funding from the North Pacific Union Conference, local conferences and academies. Students were selected by their school... Read more Little Friends Little Friends Christian Preschool and Childcare is located in La Grande, a rural town in eastern Oregon. It started as an idea in a church business meeting in June 2006. After many hours of hard work by members, the center opened in September 200... Read more Kids' Place Kids' Place Preschool came into existence because two moms felt a need to provide quality preschool in the Palmer, Alaska, and area. The desire was to be able to teach their own children and be an outreach for the community. Enrollment is between ... Read more Others Leading Little Lambs The Bengali poet, Rabindranath Tagore, once observed, "Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man." 1There is indeed a fresh promise written within each Adventist child. The soft, fertile soil of each young heart and... Read more Our Eternal Mission A few simple words from Ellen White are embedded in the very fabric of our Adventist philosophy of education: " ... the work of education and the work of redemption are one." (Education, p. 30) This holistic view of mankind is a defining character... Read more New Blogs Dear Counselor ..."Lately I've noticed texting from my mobile phone has become an obsession. I send texts to all my friends and keep sending to those who reply. It doesn't make any sense, but when I am left without anyone to send to, I just text m... Read more Leading Little Lambs The Bengali poet, Rabindranath Tagore, once observed, "Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man." 1There is indeed a fresh promise written within each Adventist child. The soft, fertile soil of each young heart and... Read more News Notes Idaho Constituents Elect OfficersDelegates met Sunday, May 22, in Caldwell, Idaho, for the 52nd constituency session of the Idaho Conference. They elected David Prest Jr., president; Don Klinger, vice president for administration; and Gary Johnson... Read more Our Eternal Mission A few simple words from Ellen White are embedded in the very fabric of our Adventist philosophy of education: " ... the work of education and the work of redemption are one." (Education, p. 30) This holistic view of mankind is a defining character... Read more Letters WWU Not the Only OneAlthough I'm currently a student at Pacific Union College, in Angwin, California, I still make my family forward the monthly GLEANER to me so I can keep up with what's going on back home.In the May 2011 article in the Walla Wal... Read more From the GLEANER Archives These fine folks do not deserve to disappear into the GLEANER archives, unnamed and unsung. If you know when or where this photo might have been taken or the names of any of these individuals, we'd like to know. Add your ideas to the July Archival... Read more Tech-NO They were gathered around the restaurant table — husband, wife and two girls. Between bites of my own dinner, I observed their marked lack of interaction. There were no shared smiles or playful winks. Each was lost in a separate world, fiddling wi... Read more New Blogs Dear Counselor ..."Lately I've noticed texting from my mobile phone has become an obsession. I send texts to all my friends and keep sending to those who reply. It doesn't make any sense, but when I am left without anyone to send to, I just text m... Read more News Notes Idaho Constituents Elect OfficersDelegates met Sunday, May 22, in Caldwell, Idaho, for the 52nd constituency session of the Idaho Conference. They elected David Prest Jr., president; Don Klinger, vice president for administration; and Gary Johnson... Read more Letters WWU Not the Only OneAlthough I'm currently a student at Pacific Union College, in Angwin, California, I still make my family forward the monthly GLEANER to me so I can keep up with what's going on back home.In the May 2011 article in the Walla Wal... Read more From the GLEANER Archives These fine folks do not deserve to disappear into the GLEANER archives, unnamed and unsung. If you know when or where this photo might have been taken or the names of any of these individuals, we'd like to know. Add your ideas to the July Archival... Read more Tech-NO They were gathered around the restaurant table — husband, wife and two girls. Between bites of my own dinner, I observed their marked lack of interaction. There were no shared smiles or playful winks. Each was lost in a separate world, fiddling wi... Read more News Adventist Health News God in Action at Amazing Grace Academy 'A Mother's Love' Revelation Seminar in Boise Central Wayne Hooper's Legacy Continues Adventist Student Makes Top 10 at State Geography Bee Highland View Christian School Ground Breaking Not Just for Moms CAA Biology Trip Research 'Transecting' all Disciplines LAA Students Eager to Serve The Full Plate Diet: Are You Eating Enough to Lose Weight? PAA Teacher Wins National Award Treasure Chest Legacy Workshops Bring Healing and Spiritual Growth Rogue Valley Adventist Academy Takes Trip to India Midweek Family Night a Success Eugene Church Experiences a âMemorableâ Sermon Sharing God's Love Pathfinder Fair 2011 Signs of God in Guatemala Mini-Mission Trip to Sweet Home Directional Difference 'The Borrowed Tomb' CCA's Music With A Mission LIVEing for Him! Local TV Ministry Goes into All the World Walla Walla Valley Academy Celebrating 125 years of Adventist Education A Dream Filfilled Mattawa Spanish Church Organized UCC Relocates to New Headquarters UCA Seniors Learn Personal Finance Principal and Business Manager Take a Turn at Teaching Pathfinder Fair Goldendale Adventist's Multipurpose Center Groundbreaking Positive Life Radio Reaches Out Serving as His Hands and Feet North View Adventist Church New in North Spokane Building Engineering Innovators and Leaders More WWU News Box PSAA Students Cast for International Education Tour Weeks of Prayer Inspire Skagit Students Auburn Seniors Discover World of Medicine Office of Education Prepares for Leadership Transitions LCAS Builds for Eternity Orcas Pilots Green Textbook Program First Graders Travel the World Through Literature and Koalas Port Orchard Holds CHIP Seminar
Kids' Place Kids' Place Preschool came into existence because two moms felt a need to provide quality preschool in the Palmer, Alaska, and area. The desire was to be able to teach their own children and be an outreach for the community. Enrollment is between ... Read more
In Our Fold ... EDITORS' NOTE: Historically societies are often defined by the way they treat their young and how they look after the old. In animal communities the largest, toughest mammals form protective circles about their weakest members. As Adventist Christ... Read more
NW Early Childhood Centers ALASKAAnchorage Jr. Academy Pre-KDillingham School Pre-KFairbanks, Golden Heart Pre-KPalmer, Kids' Place PreschoolIDAHOBoise Valley School Pre-KCaldwell School Pre-KEagle Adventist Christian Ctr.Twin Falls, Hilltop Pre-KPocatello, Jessie Clark Pre... Read more
Intro to Interview Is early childhood education a dilemma or an opportunity? Biblical counsel and words from Ellen White have gifted us with a unique perspective on the importance of parental presence in training our "little lambs."But in spite of this ideal, cultur... Read more
NW Early Childhood Centers ALASKAAnchorage Jr. Academy Pre-KDillingham School Pre-KFairbanks, Golden Heart Pre-KPalmer, Kids' Place PreschoolIDAHOBoise Valley School Pre-KCaldwell School Pre-KEagle Adventist Christian Ctr.Twin Falls, Hilltop Pre-KPocatello, Jessie Clark Pre... Read more
Intro to Interview Is early childhood education a dilemma or an opportunity? Biblical counsel and words from Ellen White have gifted us with a unique perspective on the importance of parental presence in training our "little lambs."But in spite of this ideal, cultur... Read more
Shelton Valley We've been open for over 2 years, it will be 3 years Sept 2, and our newest total of children is 246. Our center is the largest in our county and is the only vegetarian USDA center in the region. We have been intentional at facilitating an "integr... Read more
Discoveryland Twenty-five years ago the Mt. Tabor (Oregon) Adventist Church was searching for an outreach program. They polled the community and found an overwhelming need for quality child care.Taking the request seriously, they made necessary changes to their... Read more
Shelton Valley We've been open for over 2 years, it will be 3 years Sept 2, and our newest total of children is 246. Our center is the largest in our county and is the only vegetarian USDA center in the region. We have been intentional at facilitating an "integr... Read more
Discoveryland Twenty-five years ago the Mt. Tabor (Oregon) Adventist Church was searching for an outreach program. They polled the community and found an overwhelming need for quality child care.Taking the request seriously, they made necessary changes to their... Read more
Little Friends Little Friends Christian Preschool and Childcare is located in La Grande, a rural town in eastern Oregon. It started as an idea in a church business meeting in June 2006. After many hours of hard work by members, the center opened in September 200... Read more
2011 Caring Heart Award Winners Thirteen Northwest academy students were recipients of the $500 Caring Heart Award Scholarship made possible through three-way funding from the North Pacific Union Conference, local conferences and academies. Students were selected by their school... Read more
Little Friends Little Friends Christian Preschool and Childcare is located in La Grande, a rural town in eastern Oregon. It started as an idea in a church business meeting in June 2006. After many hours of hard work by members, the center opened in September 200... Read more
Kids' Place Kids' Place Preschool came into existence because two moms felt a need to provide quality preschool in the Palmer, Alaska, and area. The desire was to be able to teach their own children and be an outreach for the community. Enrollment is between ... Read more
Leading Little Lambs The Bengali poet, Rabindranath Tagore, once observed, "Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man." 1There is indeed a fresh promise written within each Adventist child. The soft, fertile soil of each young heart and... Read more
Our Eternal Mission A few simple words from Ellen White are embedded in the very fabric of our Adventist philosophy of education: " ... the work of education and the work of redemption are one." (Education, p. 30) This holistic view of mankind is a defining character... Read more
New Blogs Dear Counselor ..."Lately I've noticed texting from my mobile phone has become an obsession. I send texts to all my friends and keep sending to those who reply. It doesn't make any sense, but when I am left without anyone to send to, I just text m... Read more
Leading Little Lambs The Bengali poet, Rabindranath Tagore, once observed, "Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man." 1There is indeed a fresh promise written within each Adventist child. The soft, fertile soil of each young heart and... Read more
News Notes Idaho Constituents Elect OfficersDelegates met Sunday, May 22, in Caldwell, Idaho, for the 52nd constituency session of the Idaho Conference. They elected David Prest Jr., president; Don Klinger, vice president for administration; and Gary Johnson... Read more
Our Eternal Mission A few simple words from Ellen White are embedded in the very fabric of our Adventist philosophy of education: " ... the work of education and the work of redemption are one." (Education, p. 30) This holistic view of mankind is a defining character... Read more
Letters WWU Not the Only OneAlthough I'm currently a student at Pacific Union College, in Angwin, California, I still make my family forward the monthly GLEANER to me so I can keep up with what's going on back home.In the May 2011 article in the Walla Wal... Read more
From the GLEANER Archives These fine folks do not deserve to disappear into the GLEANER archives, unnamed and unsung. If you know when or where this photo might have been taken or the names of any of these individuals, we'd like to know. Add your ideas to the July Archival... Read more
Tech-NO They were gathered around the restaurant table — husband, wife and two girls. Between bites of my own dinner, I observed their marked lack of interaction. There were no shared smiles or playful winks. Each was lost in a separate world, fiddling wi... Read more
New Blogs Dear Counselor ..."Lately I've noticed texting from my mobile phone has become an obsession. I send texts to all my friends and keep sending to those who reply. It doesn't make any sense, but when I am left without anyone to send to, I just text m... Read more
News Notes Idaho Constituents Elect OfficersDelegates met Sunday, May 22, in Caldwell, Idaho, for the 52nd constituency session of the Idaho Conference. They elected David Prest Jr., president; Don Klinger, vice president for administration; and Gary Johnson... Read more
Letters WWU Not the Only OneAlthough I'm currently a student at Pacific Union College, in Angwin, California, I still make my family forward the monthly GLEANER to me so I can keep up with what's going on back home.In the May 2011 article in the Walla Wal... Read more
From the GLEANER Archives These fine folks do not deserve to disappear into the GLEANER archives, unnamed and unsung. If you know when or where this photo might have been taken or the names of any of these individuals, we'd like to know. Add your ideas to the July Archival... Read more
Tech-NO They were gathered around the restaurant table — husband, wife and two girls. Between bites of my own dinner, I observed their marked lack of interaction. There were no shared smiles or playful winks. Each was lost in a separate world, fiddling wi... Read more