Bear Conversations

The Bear Creek School
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Presented by The Bear Creek School. President and Headmaster Patrick Carruth talks with members of our faculty about how teaching at a Christian liberal arts institution shapes discussion and learning in the classroom. Bear Creek is an independent school located in Redmond, WA. We provide a challenging academic curriculum taught from a Christian worldview. Our graduates qualify for acceptance into the finest colleges and universities and are prepared to engage the world with wisdom, compassion, and courage.

Episodes

  1. 06/07/2022

    Teaching at the Intersection of Science and Faith

    The final episode of our first season features a conversation with Donna Dunn, long-time Upper School science teacher and department chair, about why she loves teaching science in a Christian liberal arts school. Patrick Carruth, President and Headmaster of The Bear Creek School engages in conversation with members of our Middle School and Upper School faculty to discover more about who they are and hear how their passion for their subject areas shapes their teaching as they guide students toward becoming people of wisdom, compassion, and courage.  Visit our website at tbcs.org/podcast for show notes from this episode.

    27 min

  2. 05/10/2022

    Following the Patterns of God's Plan

    Dan and Lindy Broyles, Middle School and Upper School math teachers, talk about their love for teaching math and sharing their faith with students, and how in their journey to Bear Creek, God led them to Africa and back. Patrick Carruth, President and Headmaster of The Bear Creek School engages in conversation with members of our Middle School and Upper School faculty to discover more about who they are and hear how their passion for their subject areas shapes their teaching as they guide students toward becoming people of wisdom, compassion, and courage.  Visit our website at tbcs.org/podcast for show notes from this episode.

    26 min

  3. 04/05/2022

    Growing in Understanding Through Questioning

    Grade 6 teacher, Hannah Lash, discusses what she enjoys about the curiosity of sixth-grade students. She also shares about her personal passions, including drama, and her first experience as a kindergartner in a community production of the musical Grease.  Patrick Carruth, President and Headmaster of The Bear Creek School engages in conversation with members of our Middle School and Upper School faculty to discover more about who they are and hear how their passion for their subject areas shapes their teaching as they guide students toward becoming people of wisdom, compassion, and courage.  Visit our website at tbcs.org/podcast for show notes from this episode.

    26 min

  4. 03/08/2022

    Developing Character Through Athletics

    Grades 5 through 12 Physical Education teacher and Boys Varsity Basketball Head Coach, Tyler Mendezona, discusses how athletics fits into a Christian liberal arts education and how character is revealed and developed through participation in athletics and physical education.  Patrick Carruth, President and Headmaster of The Bear Creek School engages in conversation with members of our Middle School and Upper School faculty to discover more about who they are and hear how their passion for their subject areas shapes their teaching as they guide students toward becoming people of wisdom, compassion, and courage.  Visit our website at tbcs.org/podcast for show notes from this episode.

    23 min

  5. 02/08/2022

    Learning to Live Through a Dead Language

    Middle School Latin and Logic teacher Marianne Scrivner talks about how the classical model of education offers an integrated approach to learning that connects subject areas and develops students who think critically about what they are learning and communicating. Marianne expounds on the purpose of language and challenging her students to capture the ideas expressed by an author’s use of language.  Patrick Carruth, President and Headmaster of The Bear Creek School engages in conversation with members of our Middle School and Upper School faculty to discover more about who they are and to talk about how teaching at a Christian liberal arts institution shapes discussion and learning in the classroom.  Visit our website at tbcs.org/podcast for show notes from this episode.

    25 min

  6. 01/18/2022

    Learning from the Past to Live in the Present

    Our inaugural episode features a conversation with Upper School U.S. History teacher Laura Wilson. She reflects on the role of individual stories, how she makes history become relevant and alive to students, and what history can teach us about our relationship with God and how we act in the world today. In our first season of Bear Conversations, Patrick Carruth, President and Headmaster of The Bear Creek School will engage in conversations with members of our Middle School and Upper School faculty to discover more about who they are and to talk about how teaching at a Christian liberal arts institution shapes discussion and learning in the classroom.  Visit our website at tbcs.org/podcast for show notes from this episode.

    27 min
  7. Coming in January 2022

    SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Coming in January 2022

    The Bear Creek School is proud to announce our new podcast Bear Conversations. President and Headmaster Patrick Carruth will be having conversations with members of our Middle School and Upper School faculty to learn more about them and to talk about how teaching at a Christian liberal arts institution shapes discussion and learning in the classroom.  Listen for a preview of Season 1 coming in January 2022. Visit our website at tbcs.org/podcast for more information.

    1 min

Trailer

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Presented by The Bear Creek School. President and Headmaster Patrick Carruth talks with members of our faculty about how teaching at a Christian liberal arts institution shapes discussion and learning in the classroom. Bear Creek is an independent school located in Redmond, WA. We provide a challenging academic curriculum taught from a Christian worldview. Our graduates qualify for acceptance into the finest colleges and universities and are prepared to engage the world with wisdom, compassion, and courage.

Information

  • Creator
    The Bear Creek School
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2024 Bear Conversations
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