MADISON - LifeWise Academy in Madison will be offering classes this fall to Madison-Virgil Elementary students in grades first through fifth. Students will walk from the Elementary School to First Baptist Church, where they will meet to receive Bible-based character education. “Thanks to our supportive community, we will be able to offer LifeWise classes to Madison-Virgil students in grades 1 to 5,” said Aaron Luthi, acting LifeWise Academy Madison-Virgil Director. “We look forward to seeing how this program will impact the lives of our students and the unity of Madison as a whole. We’ve already seen our community come together to make this possible, and we’re confident that such collaboration will continue as the program grows.”
LifeWise lessons will be during the elementary teachers’ PLC block, which is when teachers are not with students and when paras and aides are supervising them. This block is every Wednesday afternoon: fifth grade 1:45-2:15, first and second 2:15-2:45 and third and fourth 2:45-3:15. Students can enroll on-line at https://form.jotform. com/231995486308166.
The program helps to strengthen students’ character development and mental health and also benefits educators’ efforts to build strong students in their classrooms. Students learn the Bible chronologically as part of the curriculum. Each lesson relates a Bible passage to a relevant character trait that the students are encouraged to practice in their families and communities.
LifeWise Academy comes alongside administrators and teachers as a supportive ally in the fight for better character development, mental health and academic achievement.
LifeWise Academy is based in Hilliard, Ohio and is a released time religious instruction program that provides Bible-based character education to public school students. With parental permission, students are released from school during the day to attend classes that are off school property one hour per week.
For additional information about LifeWise Academy, visit lifewise.org.
