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Spotlight in Education

Throughout the summer the fine educators of VCS will adorning the homepage of VCS online.  Our teaching staff is among the most influential role models that your children will have in their lives.  When investing in your child's education look to those people that will be charged with reinforcing the values  you hold most dear.

Patricia (Pat) Rich
Philosophy of Christian Education:
As a Christian Theist, I believe that God is the source of all knowledge and truth. I recognize that humans are flawed through the sin nature of natural birth, with the ability to be reconciled to God through a spiritual rebirth. I believe that God created humans with a rational mind and ability to understand His created world and communicate with Him in a personal way. Since God is also the source of values and beauty, I believe that the role of a teacher is to share His truth and value system with students so that they can incorporate the same into their lives and thereby have an influence on the world
around them. I believe the role of the teacher is to present well chosen, appropriate content in ways that will reach a variety of learning styles and multiple intelligences of a diverse classroom population; most importantly, the teacher is a model and example of Godly behavior and speech in working with children.
Education:	BA, Bible/Christian Education, Philadelphia Biblical Univ, 1972
Certification:
Years at VCS:	19 years
Years Teaching:	26 years
Testimony & Biography:
I became a Christian at the age of 12 through Child Evangelism Release Time classes in the public school system!! Growing up in Sunday School and vacation Bible school I have received additional training through the Gesell Institute of Human Development and am now a qualified examiner to administer the Gesell Developmental Observation Tool. I am trained in the Responsive Classroom Technique of managing the classroom environment. I am currently an Adjunct Professor at PBU, teaching an Early Childhood class.

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2008-2009 6th Grade Graduation

Current Job Openings
2009-2010

Art Teacher
one day per week

Before School Supervisor
five days per week

After School Supervisor
five days per week

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Cheers to VCS Alumni

VCS Graduates & Former Students…Kristin Schmid earned a Jurist Doctorate (JD) from Villanova University. (We will be calling her with our legal questions!)

Daniel Clifton graduated from New York University where he received the Alfred Sloan Foundation Award ($20,000) for outstanding achievement in filmmaking. Daniel has moved to Hollywood where he will continue his career. (We all remember Daniel’s homemade movies with “Meow Meow” when he was a student at VCS!)

Amanda Caler graduated with a BS in Biology from Geneva College and will enter the graduate program at University of Pittsburgh.

Steven and Laurie Yardumian both graduated from Taylor University with degrees in technology and business respectively. Sister Michelle Yardumian is heading to Millersville University upon graduation from Abington HS. Hannah Rissinger will attend Philadelphia Biblical University (PBU) in the fall for biblical studies.

Kevan Rich enters the ranks of elementary teachers upon graduation from PBU. YEAH Kevan!

Graduates studying abroad this year include Brooke Adcock, Stephanie Randolph (Spain) and Joy Mench (Rome). It was great to see some of our former students at the recent Silent Auction.

Chris Nolan finishes her freshman year as an engineering student at Drexel and Megan Belinsky is off to Temple University to study education (She has told people for years that she “wants Mrs. Rich’s job one of these days”.)

Brett MacIntyre, Paul Randolph, Sophia Bolakas, Gabby Moore, and Michael Keller have all finished their freshman year at Liberty University. Please let us know of other “VCS kids”. They are staying in touch with each other through Facebook. VCS parent and board member Terry Rowley has set this up and scores of VCSers are talking to each other.

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