Last spring, our community, and the world were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It affected not only schools but also businesses, churches, family life and so much more. In March of 2020, we were required to transition to online learning and finished our school year that way.

There were many emotions, reactions, and opinions to the pandemic response, stay-at-home orders, and health issues. However, at BCCS we were able to make decisions based on what was best for our students. The situation also revealed why Christian education is so crucial. In the worst of times, parents and teachers continued to work together to ensure students were loved, were able to learn, and were able to continue to grow into the children God created them to be. We all have the same goal in mind, and that is to ensure each child receives an excellent education that is rooted in God’s Word and prepares each individual for lifelong service in God’s Kingdom.

During online learning, students may not have done projects perfectly, learned every math lesson, or memorized as many spelling words, but the most important learning continued. Our students learned to find the positives in difficult situations. Our students learned to persevere more than ever before. Our students learned that they should always show the love of Christ to others, even when life is not going the way they want. They learned that sometimes life is hard and we must rely on Christ for strength. They learned all this and more from their parents and teachers working together.

In-person instruction cannot be fully replaced and we are so happy to now be back to school in-person, but we were blessed by dedicated staff and parents.

Now more than ever, together, we are BCCS.