Milo Principal Takes Fundraising to New Heights Milo Adventist Academy principal Randy Thornton went over the top in his fundraising efforts for the senior class of 2020. He slept on the roof of the Milo Adventist Church in southern Oregon on the night of May 20, 2020, to fulfill a promise made... Read more
Madrone Recognizes COVID-19 Miracles When Oregon Conference schools had to close their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Laura Bowlby, Madrone Adventist Elementary School principal, was barely able to sleep. Madrone, located in Cave Junction, Oregon, is a small school of 19 student... Read more
I'm Different Today I read a study recently that theorized how the loss of education during World War II had lasting negative effects for more than 40 years. Read more
NAD Launches New Science Textbook Who knew the evening news during spring of 2020 would be dominated by reports with vocabulary such as antibodies, virus, lipid membranes and vaccines? It takes many of us back to science classes in school. Read more
UCAES Focuses on the Joy of Learning While growing up, I loved playing outside and getting my hands dirty. I could play outside for hours. In college, I got a degree in teaching kids to play games. What I’ve realized is I learned because I was having fun. I had real joy in what I was... Read more
Auburn Hosts Cap and Gown Parade The world experienced a special empathy with high school and college seniors when the coronavirus denied the class of 2020 one of their biggest milestones of their youth — their commencement. Read more
The Emergency Remote Learning Shift: How Our Teachers Continued Serving Even Without Classrooms Seemingly overnight, the coronavirus dramatically altered every facet of life on this planet. One area particularly hard hit is education. According to UNESCO, 192 countries had closed all schools and universities by April 2020, affecting more tha... Read more
2020 Caring Heart Awards Thirteen Northwest academy students received 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 schools for exem... Read more
