Private addiction

Posted by admin on Mar 23, 2010 in Academy | 1 comment

When you hear the words “Christian school” what thoughts come to your mind? Sheltered? Uniforms? Bible classes? Small? Cliquey? And what about science class? Hi, I’m Natalie, and I’m a life-long Christian school addict.

Attending the same school for 13 years is easier than it sounds. The secretary and librarian not only know you by name, but also ask you how your mother is doing. You go on missions trips with your classmates over Spring Break, and pray as a basketball team before stepping onto the court.

And sheltered science classes are far from the truth. My small private school introduced me to ideas about science and faith that other students at Trinity did not experience until they arrived at university. (It didn’t hurt that one of my biblical studies teachers is often a guest lecturer at Regent College.) In my senior year, my guidance counsellor even suggested I not attend a Christian university, as to explore the wider world. If Christian school was a bubble, it was never a bubble that I felt I couldn’t pop.

I still shared the hallways with people who didn’t live a godly life, although maybe I didn’t have the opportunity to speak to people who had never before been exposed to it. And perhaps I missed not having a dress code, or graduating with hundreds of strangers, or being stretched by my teachers in all areas of my life.

While there were things I missed, I don’t regret my 13-year addiction.