Nimbus Christian Education

Over the past year online learning has pivoted to the forefront of education across all grade levels. Although online education has been on the rise for several years, the global pandemic caused even more students and educators to embrace it quickly. One year later, Nimbus students continue to achieve high rates in online course completion. In 2019 when the Ontario government proposed mandatory e-learning for secondary students, there was an initial hesitation from teachers, parents and politicians. There were natural concerns about the effectiveness of learning online based on outdated research. However, according to the Canadian eLearning Network (CANeLearn), recent data indicates most e-learning students are as or more successful than classroom only learning . Much of the concern came from previous reports of 50-70% completion rates for online courses. Fortunately those rates have increased based on the new models that incorporate a more balanced approach to online learning. Nimbus...

At Nimbus we are blessed to have educators on our team that truly help our students achieve their goals. Today we are pleased to introduce another tremendous teacher that is passionate about teaching students with a Christian worldview. Meet Catharine Kruitbosch! In 2012, Catharine received her Bachelor of Education along with a Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Studies minoring in French and English Language and Literature from Brock University. She has held various teaching positions in both public and private schools.  Currently Catharine is teaching English and Art classes for grades 6, 8, 9 and 10. In addition to Nimbus, Catharine currently works as an Occasional Teacher with the District School Board of Niagara as well as Jordan Christian School. Catharine enjoys her role at Nimbus because of the ability to have a more personalized approach for each student. She cautions students not to assume that an online course will be easier than in-person. While it can make the learning ea...

Today I wrote the word March for the first time this year. It caught me off guard since the end of this month means we’re already one quarter of the way through 2021. Maybe that is encouragement for you. Maybe you’ve completed many tasks and accomplished much so far. Maybe it’s daunting, that time is moving quickly and you are struggling to keep up. Maybe it means there is much more for you to do this year. Maybe the news that we are coming up on the end of our first quarter is disappointing. Maybe you have broken resolutions, not met your goals, or feel like you’ve just been stuck. Wherever you find yourself at the start of this month, I hope you remember to pray. In preparation for our community prayer this week, I’m encouraged by James 5:13-15: Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the pra...