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To help the Bethany community as a whole and parents of all grade levels, we decided to separate one calendar into two. All events are still available, but you may need to resubscribe.

Website calendar

To view calendar events online, select Calendar at the top of this page.

When you are on the calendar page, have a look at the right side of the screen. By default, below the monthly calendar, both Academics and Athletics should be checked. From there, it is up to you—select Academic, Athletics, or both.

Subscribing to the calendar

If you would like to sync the calendar to your own devices, select which calendar you want, then choose the 'Subscribe' link above the monthly calendar. When it is shared with your device, it would likely be named as 'Bethany Christian Schools -Academics OR Athletics OR Custom Calendar'.

We hope that this is helpful for you. You are welcome to send an email to [email protected] if you have any issues or questions.

• BCS eLearning Day Expectations/Reminders
  With winter weather again approaching, we wanted to send some reminders about days off and our eLearning Day expectations.

  We adhere to state guidelines and expectations relating to eLearning days. State guidelines allow for three asynchronous eLearning days where work can simply be posted, but no student/teacher interaction must occur. While we may utilize these asynchronous eLearning days for specific reasons, our normal eLearning day will involve teachers and students interacting and/or meeting virtually during the normal class schedule time.  The following guidelines will be followed to help ensure a productive eLearning day:

  • students will be reminded to take home necessary materials the day before when possible
  • the normal class schedule will be followed for that specific day (schedule reminders will be sent home via email and text)
  • attendance will be taken for each class
  • teachers are encouraged to meet virtually (Google Meet, Zoom) to share information, explain the lesson, have discussions, etc.
  • class information as well as links for Google Meet and Zoom will be posted on Google Classroom

  While in person learning is always best, we are well positioned to offer a valuable eLearning day experience.  We appreciate your efforts to help make learning continue when we are forced to cancel school.

• Monique Burr Foundation Curriculum
  This year, in partnership with CAPS-Elkhart, our school counselor, Krysten Parson, is introducing the Monique Burr Foundation Curriculum to students in grades K-12. This curriculum, which began this week, is designed to educate and empower students with important strategies to prevent bullying, cyberbullying, child abuse, digital abuse, and other online dangers. The attached PDFs provide more details about what your child is learning over the next few weeks. These resources will help you understand how we're working to keep your child safe and informed.
• Parents, please make sure to contact your students during the day through the office. Do not text or call students as they are not to be on their phones during most of the day. We appreciate your help!
• With the new Indiana state law and Bethany expectations relating to technology (cell phone) use, we are asking that parents communicate with their student through the Bethany office during school hours. The office will communicate with students on your behalf. View the new technology policy in the Student-Parent Handbook that was emailed to all families.
• If you know your student will have a planned absence, please notify the office as soon as possible so we can make teachers aware and can make academic preparations. If you have a student who is home ill or has a medical appointment, please notify the office as soon as possible that day. Contact the office at [email protected] or call 574-534-2567.
• Parents who are not receiving text messages from the school and would like to, text Y to 67587. Parents who want to stop receiving messages need to opt out by texting Stop to the same number.