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How is the Centers of Wellness Project progressing? Click here to stay updated on the pilot sites' activities and future ventures.
ELEA Member Benefit: Did you know that ELEA members can receive the Evangelical Lutheran Education Advantage from Lutheran Credit Union of America? Click here for a downloadable Package of Benefits.
The Institute for Peace and Justice offers a wide variety of resources and workshops to help schools, from preschool through high school, to call their students to a life of peace, justice and nonviolence. Click here for more information
Link to Walking with Jesus, a new devotional guide for use by educators in Christian settings.
Click here to view the LACE website, one of ELEA's ministry partners.
Summer issue of Views & Vision newsletter on-line
Information on upcoming conferences and events
Information on ELEA's Donald A. Vetter Educational Service Award
Click here to visit ELCA Schools & Early Childhood Education Ministries website
2010 Donald A. Vetter Educational Service Award Recipient Named
Marge Robison of Austin, Texas, retired Lutheran educator and former ELEA National Board member, has been chosen as the 2010 recipient of the prestigious Donald A. Vetter Educational Service Award. This award has special significance to Ms. Robinson because she was a student of Mr. Vetter's while in Lutheran school as a child. Click here for more information on the Vetter award and look for more story to follow on this year's recipient. Congratulations, Marge!
"On Board" Goes Green!
Click here to view the current issue of "On Board", the premier resource for school boards written by Rick Herman of Wheat Ridge Ministries. Don't miss this issue entitled, "Do we really need a board?"
Mark Your Calendars for 2010 Events!
Plan now to attend an ELEA Regional conference or gathering This is a great way to obtaining continuing education while also having the opportunity to network, share ideas, and have fellowship with educators in fellow Lutheran schools and early childhood centers. As registration materials become available for each conference, links will be enabled:
ELEA Region 4 - "Follow Jesus Into The World" Conference at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, TX. July 31, 2010. Keynote speaker: Gayle Denny, ELEA Executive Director. Lots of great workshop choices and six hours of continuing education credit. Click here for registration materials.
ELEA Region 4 - Early Childhood Conference at Faith Lutheran Church in Flower Mound, TX on September 25, 2010. Keynote speaker: Brenda Bird. More information coming soon.
SWALDE (Southwest Chapter of the Association of Lutheran Development Executives) invites ELEA to its Fall Conference October 4 & 5, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. There is a SPECIAL workshop tract for schools and early childhood centers. Come learn what fundraising is all about! Click here for registration materials.
ECLEC - East Coast Lutheran Educator's Conference - October 27 - 29, 2010 in Hershey, Pennsylvania - Teacher and Administrators from the entire country are invited, but this will also serve as the regional event for Regions 6, 7, 8, and 9.
ELEA Members - Claim Your Rewards
ELEA members now receive substantial discounts on most Exchange resources due to our new partnership with Child Care Information Exchange. To claim your rewards and to sign up for the FREE "ExchangeEveryDay" daily news blast, click here or go to www.childcareexchange.com/elea
