INTERMOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL BLOG
The Moser Family's Lion Story
ICS has been an answer to our prayers! Our family moved to Utah last year as church planters and community developers for the network of churches we serve alongside. As we have navigated through a season of learning more about the mission field we have been called to, a deep desire has grown within us for our son, Cooper, to experience a solid network of friends and mentors that can help support, encourage and nurture his faith journey…
Miss Potter’s Lion Story
I love that I can share my faith with the students as I teach them the skills they will need for life. As Colossians 1:16-17 states, "For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth...He is before all things, and in him all things hold together." Those verses shape my philosophy of teaching at ICS…
Mrs. Schumacher's Lion Story
I kept an eye out for open English teacher positions at ICS upon first moving here in 2011, but I found out about the opening after I already had a teaching position with the homeschool Co-op in 2015. After the job was offered, we had to make a quick decision about a major change, but we felt God was leading us to ICS. We are so happy to be a part of the ICS community, and grateful for God's guidance during that time.
JA CITY
“Practically speaking, seeds are being planted in terms of financial Literacy (i.e. balancing a checkbook), awareness of the economy and community interdependency, work readiness skills and basics of business management. I’m more than a little bit jealous that I didn’t get to have this experience as a 5th grader!”
OUR CHAMPIONSHIP
“A week out from the State Tournament, ICS was ranked by Deseret News as the #1 team in the state.”
CAST AND CREW
“From the constant set changes, quick costume changes, or the last-minute safety pins to hold a costume together before an actor runs on stage, I’ve learned the little details matter.”
A CALMING INFLUENCE
“An art piece by ICS Senior, Myra Castleton, has been selected for the 48th Annual Utah All-State High School Art Show.”
Steadfastness in the Midst of a Most Unusual Marathon
Knowing that the COVID-19 crisis will eventually end, working backward from that point into all of the details, decisions, and attitudes of our lives today helps us determine a realistic, maintainable stride for daily life.
1st grade science: He is still in charge
“Teaching Science class through Distance Learning is definitely a challenge, especially when we are studying plant growth!”
Elementary School Highlight: JA City
“ICS students fulfilled all the roles to operate a Chick-Fil-A, First Security Bank, Merit Medical, and KSL News station, and declared the experience “the best school day ever!’”
GIVING UPDATE 2020
Our educators, administrators, staff, and volunteers invest day in and day out to lift up, encourage, push, and reach for each individual student who becomes an ICS Lion.
I AM CONFIDENT: SPEECH AND DEBATE
“He kept writing, practicing, and competing. By the end of his sophomore year, that stutter had disappeared and, in his senior year, he was a respected and confident contributor in classes. This young man morphed from a quiet and shy freshman with a stuttering problem to a confident young man currently attending college.”
I AM STRONG: KENADIE JACKSON AND MSLT
“She came to me in early October to ask if MSLT could start a middle school Worship Night at ICS once a month. To be honest, I was a little reluctant about this at first because that would mean two events per month (instead of one).”
THE PRACTICE OF SABBATH
What does it look like to practice Sabbath today? While I encourage every reader to consider incorporating a full 24-hour period of Sabbath into his or her weekly rhythm, I honor the freedom Christ gives to interpret the discipline differently. As you ponder how to orient your life around three-fold communion, here are some ideas that have inspired me.
COURAGE TO RUN THE (STATE) RACE
We showed up at the state meet where the competition was bigger in numbers and in literal size.
International Student Program: Homestay Family
God is bringing more and more international students to study in the United States every year and you have an incredible opportunity to impact a students' life.
WHAT WE DO HERE IS IMPORTANT
We want our students to do everything wholeheartedly, for God’s glory. We want them to take joy in hard work done well. Tess Tally is modeling this through the stage, our teachers are teaching this in the classroom, and our coaches expect this on the courts and fields.
SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM REGION CHAMPS FOR 3RD YEAR IN A ROW!
The success of the Speech and Debate program is not necessarily about the high intelligence of the students (although that doesn’t hurt), but it is the way each student is valued as an individual.
I AM COURAGEOUS: WORLD RACE GAP YEAR
I’ve taken the word, “courageous,” with me all the way to Thailand.
ELEMENTARY ENRICHMENT: FOR THE LOVE OF LEGO
ICS did so much for me socially, academically and spiritually, but it also developed in me a love for math and science.