Home is probably the best word I can think of to describe our feelings towards Bethany Lutheran School. While our enrollment in Bethany's program was not our initially planned path for our daughter's Kindergarten year, within just a few short weeks into the school year, my husband and I sat across the dinner table from one another and breathed a sigh of much needed relief as we engaged in a discussion about the unexpected blessing Bethany had become in our life. The staff and faculty at Bethany truly swept into our world during a confusing time and found a way to make sense of everything for us. This was now where we were supposed to be and is now where we will continue to choose to be moving forward.
Our daughter spends each day with teachers that so obviously care for her growth and development academically, socially, and spiritually. The culture of the school is focused on the best interest of the children's education placing their needs first and foremost in their decision making. This sincere care, I have witnessed in so many facets -- whether it be the administration that has worked tirelessly to navigate these confusing times to provide a safe and high quality educational setting, or the teacher on her way home after a long day only to see her students at the school's jungle gym and chooses to stay longer to watch them play, or the casual but meaningful emails about funny happenings in the classroom, or the open arm hugs my daughter gets as she runs out of school each day -- leave me feeling nothing short of grateful.
What started as an interim decision for our daughter has now truly become the school HOME we are choosing for her moving forward. She will be attending Bethany, yet again, next year to continue her growth and development with these amazing educators. We are so happy that we will now be sending our son to their preschool program as well. I cannot thank God enough for guiding our family to Bethany Lutheran School where the faculty and staff have truly given our children a second place to call home and one that now holds a special place in all of our hearts.
