Bible Education forWarsaw Community Schools Students

No, while LifeWise is held during the school day, it does not interfere with students’ mandatory courses. The class schedule is set by school personnel in consultation with LifeWise representatives. Classes are held during non-core academic periods, such as during lunch or electives.

LifeWise classes focus on core themes of the Bible, what we refer to as the “main and plain things” of Scripture, with emphasis on the gospel of Jesus Christ. Each lesson reviews a Bible passage as well as a “Living LifeWise” character trait, such as respect, love or kindness.

LifeWise is complementary to before and after-school programs. The primary distinctive feature of LifeWise is that it operates during the school day, thereby engaging with all students whose parents have given permission for them to attend.

The LifeWise curriculum is designed to take students through the entire Bible over five years, beginning in Genesis and ending in Revelation. Each lesson reviews a Bible passage as well as a “Living LifeWise” character trait, such as respect, love, or kindness. Powered by The Gospel Project, the LifeWise curriculum exists as part of a license agreement between Lifeway Publishing and LifeWise Academy. LifeWise Academy does not have legal rights to make the curriculum available to the public free of charge; however, anyone may request a temporary review of the full curriculum at lifewise.org/curriculum.

We’re committed to ensuring the safety of the students entrusted to our program staff. We work diligently to address concerns brought to us by the community and to improve policies and procedures when needed. LifeWise volunteers, staff, leadership, and board members undergo comprehensive background screenings upon hire and every three years thereafter. These screenings are conducted by ProScreening, a consumer reporting agency that is a member of the Professional Background Screening Association, an association established to promote high levels of ethics and performance standards for the screening industry. ProScreening is recognized and utilized by thousands of businesses and ministries across the country. In addition to this, our program directors, leadership board members, teachers, volunteers, and drivers are required to complete Child Abuse Awareness and Mandated Reporting training upon hire and every three years. Unlike the public classroom where educators are often alone with their students, LifeWise policy requires the presence of multiple adults in a classroom at all times. In elementary classes, a teacher and at least two volunteers are present at all times and in middle and high school classes, we require teachers to be accompanied by at least one volunteer. Our screening practices align with nonprofit industry standards and our policies are developed with student safety as the utmost priority. We continue to improve our practices and policies as opportunities become available.