If you plan it, they will come.

Summer is not a time for lazy days of doing nothing at The Children’s Home of Lubbock. The students have been extremely busy the first six weeks of this summer. While the older teens have been working on campus or in town, the younger children have been expanding their horizons through our summer education programs.

TNT is for young people who are going into 6-8th grades. These students have been researching medieval times and the early renaissance. They have made soap, chalk sticks and studied the design and purpose of castles. In Da Vinci’s Worskshop they participate in perspective drawings, artwork, science concepts and music. Field trips give the kids the opportunity to visit museums, technology centers, learn about water conservation and service at the South Plains Food Bank.

3rd-5th graders participate in SOS. Medieval times were studied in a room decorated like Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, where drama, puppets and fun plays were utilized. Misbehaving for a substitute teacher on one occasion provided the opportunity to teach knightly virtues like chivalry, proper treatment of others, how to treat the poor, loyalty and honor. They built suits of armour and helmets from cardboard and foil and wore them on a "quest" which took them searching around the campus while practicing the knightly virtues.

FAST is provided for First And Second graders to help them remember what they have learned in school and to provide a good foundation for the next school year. Since most of the children at the Home are 1-2 years behind in school skills this is a very important part of our summer activities.

During the week of July 11-15, 57 kids headed for White River Youth Camp for a week of fellowship, Bible study, crafts, and the experience of being out of their comfort zones and learning to depend on each other and on God.