Clapham School Portrait of a Graduate
Speak and Write with Wisdom and Conviction by Josie Etzel One of the worst possible ways to propose to someone is by listing everything undesirable about said person’s family. However, this is exactly how Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy went about it in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. His first proposal, though zealous, was downright insulting to […]
The Value of Reading
Time Well Spent: The Value of Reading Why read books? As Christians, we know it’s essential to read the Good Book, God’s Word. But why read other books? How might they be valuable for the Christian life? After all, where’s the time? We lead busy lives. We need to prepare for a meeting, visit the […]
Parent Interview: Andrew Iversen
Clapham is a place where each child is seen as a person, made in the image of God, and where God’s goodness, truth, and beauty are taught and appreciated.
Family Interview: Mike and Lauren Walsh
The Walsh family began at Clapham in the 2023-2024 school year. They share a bit about who they are and what brought them to Clapham School.
New Teacher Interview: Lauren Lee
Get to Know Miss Lee! Miss Lee joined the Clapham faculty this fall as our new Class One Teacher. Tell us about your family and younger years. What was it like growing up in your family? I grew up the youngest of three, in a small tightknit family, surrounded by lots of cousins, uncles, aunts, […]
2024-2025 Chapel Theme: “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made”
Who Am I? Theologians have noted a recent shift in the dominant questions Christians are engaging. While the earliest Christians grappled with questions about Jesus’ divine and human natures, the churches of the Reformation focused on issues pertaining to salvation. Today, though, questions regarding human identity dominate. “Who am I?” and more importantly still, “Who […]
School-Family Partnership Series: Encouraging Lifelong Learning
We end our series with an offering from this year’s Class One teacher, Jenna Thompson. Rightly Ordered Love As an experienced mother and teacher, what do you consider the most foundational matters of education and formation in the grade school years that will later bear fruit as children enter their teens and beyond? And what […]
School-Family Partnership Series: A Call for Family Devotions
While Clapham School is a great blessing to our family and does so much to teach and encourage our children in their faith, I am reminded that it is the examples we set in our homes that are the most formative in the development of our children.
School-Family Partnership Series: Parent Council 101, Part Two
Clapham School Parent Council exists to coordinate projects that serve the school and the community in which we live, to support the staff in a way that helps them complete their mission, and to be an encouragement and living example of Christ’s unconditional love to our families, our school, and our communities.