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Christian Distinctives

Are you eager to teach in more distinctively Christian ways in your classroom and curriculum? Do you desire to articulate Christian education more clearly?

Consider connecting with other Christian educators in CSI’s online Distinctives course that will deepen your understanding and strengthen your teaching! Earn 1 semester of graduate credit, through Calvin College, for no additional cost! (This is a pass/fail course.) Online learning format offers great flexibility. Complete the work from home or school, at times that are convenient for you. Course has been beneficial for new and experienced teachers and administrators.

Upcoming online course enrollment options:

Summer 2010 dates:
June 14 – July 23 (6 week course)

For more information contact Dan Beerens –
To enroll click here.

About the two day on-site workshops:

Train your whole staff in Distinctives! Distinctives training workshops are being held at school sites in a two-day format. See the example schedule below. Workshops can also be customized to meet your school’s particular needs or school improvement goals. On-site workshops offer opportunities for all staff to interact around the material and provide a number of “jumping off” points for administrators and teacher leaders to pursue after the workshop is completed. Call Dan for more information or to schedule a workshop.

Click here to view a sample schedule.

Here’s what online Distinctives students have said about the class:

“This course gave me a better understanding of what our role is, where we are, and where we should be going.”
“In the past, I have struggled to articulate a Reformed perspective of Christian education and now I feel that I could do this easily because of this course.”

“…personally applicable to what I am doing in my classroom. I think all of the teachers at my school could benefit from this course.”

[What most contributed to your learning?]
“…the practicality of strategies discussed and offered…how ready made they were to implement and easy to understand…the interaction with other teachers. . .the clarity of new material and resources. Forced me to think outside my normal environment and broadened my perspective.”

What are people saying about the two-day onsite staff development presentation that CSI offers:


“Thank you so much. You generated questions and issues that I will ponder, reflect on, and be involved, to change in my teaching. I really valued these 2 days.”


“Great job Dan! Having gone to a secular university I found this very valuable.”


“Excellent job. A refreshing way of encouraging us to flourish as Christian teachers, or rather Christian partners in learning with our students.”


“This is something that should be mandatory, not only for teachers and administrators, but also teacher assistants, board members, and education committee members.”


“Thanks for your passion and insights and Reformed Christian perspective that you made practical.”


“This was the most beneficial in-service days that I have been to in 7 years of education.”


“This provoked a lot of thought – relevant to our school.”