FLEx Examples

Grade 8 students design and paint handicap accessible picnic tables.

Opinion writing coincides with appreciating the service of others.

Students met a food pantry need by using their science knowledge to create laundry soap.

7th grade students studying Paul's missionary journeys looked for modern-day "Pauls" and wrote letters of encouragement to these people. They also researched missionaries supported by their churches and created a public display to broaden their local communities awareness of missionaries.

Students created inspirational documents to give daily encouragement to a peer in a health crisis.

3rd graders learned about leadership and discovered their own leadership gifts. They then expressed appreciation for leaders in their lives through thank you letters.

Students created a school newspaper to connect with stakeholders that were not able to be on campus during COVID.

Students were asked to produce a short instructional video intended to benefit an intended audience of other students who need help with the difficulties of the course, or who need some encouragement amidst the challenges of the course.

By examining the chemical ingredients of everyday products that they used, students were invited to identify and advocate for more natural and sustainable products.

After a local student was killed in a traffic accident, students wrote a book to share with her family on Ruby's birthday.

Students learned about plants and the plant life cycle and they decorated pots and plants beautiful plants to share with people in their lives who had helped them to grow in their love for God and each other.

Furniture is donated after students write letters.

Students write a persuasive essay about a topic they care about, and then practice engaging with other people in a loving, respectful way on that topic.

An unusually harsh Texas winter storm had hurt some of God’s creatures — the birds — and our 1st graders desired to respond by helping the healing process. We used our Creation Investigator skills as we learned about the problem, what we were called to do by God, and then developed solutions.

Students were asked to spend time sharing/discussing with their parents what they had been thinking about in Bible class, in hopes of developing a habit of family connection over the Bible and what it means to them.

Students held a carwash to raise money for those most impacted by Covid and hunger. Students wrote reflections and acrostic poems about their experience.

Students used interviews and masks to empathize with medical workers.

8th grade PE students designed and implemented PE lessons for a neighboring elementary school that had no K-3 PE specialist. Student had to think creatively since their interactions had to be virtual because of Covid 19.

Students created safe spaces around their school for students to practice restoring relationships.

Students were stretched and moved out of their comfort zones by engaging in meaningful conversations with people they wouldn't normally engage with as they completed an Emmaus Road walk.

Students made bird seed feeders and blessing tags to deliver to selected community members.

Students create care packages and write letters to "Town Village" residents.

After reading a novel, Restart, students looked for ways to reduce bullying and increase inclusion. They created Acts of Kindness bingo cards that they utilized to practice kindness among their peers.

Students learned about how to care for animals in their habitats; then shared that knowledge with younger students

Student athletes are nurtured to carry out the school's mission and vision in their sport.

Elementary students interview and create biographies of members in a nursing home and retired individuals.

Students in the Spanish Immersion Reading Support program spread hope and encouragement by creating Christmas cards for those in extra love and prayers.

Kindergarteners encourage others with kindness through the creation of Valentine cards, cookies, and get well soon cards.

Students sorted, created patterns, and ultimately counted by 10s. They counted and donated 100 cans of soup to the local food bank on the 100th day of school.

Kindergarten students increase the health of their school's wooded area by picking up trash and planting a tree.

Students build community through songs, stories, play, and conversation with senior citizens.

Science students work towards habitat restoration by removing invasive species around the school campus.

Students use the power of photography to take beautiful and meaningful portraits. The portraits themselves tell a story and represent something beautiful but are also accompanied by a written story.

Physical education students practiced being community builders by inviting their neighbors over to play games they designed, practiced, and prepared in advance.

A varsity basketball team serves the community by coaching young players in their basketball skill development.

Students worked towards naming, constructing, and deconstructing narratives of settler-colonialism by exploring, celebrating, listening to and learning from Indigenous perspectives.

Students learn about women in homelessness and listen to stories of women at a shelter. They serve at the shelter by sorting donations, reorganizing for better systems, and identifying information to communicate to donors and other future systems.

Algebra II students learned about payday lending practices and their associated interest rates. Students then took action by advocating for people at high risk of predatory lending and sharing their findings so others can make informed decisions.

Students assisted in the restoration of a Habitat for Humanity home by analyzing flooring options, measuring rooms, and considering how to make sound financial decisions.

In their study of the human body, students learned about organ donation and designed posters to bring awareness.

Students interview shut-ins and complete narrative writing around the stories of the elderly. These students develop relationships with the shut-ins and spend time reading books and playing games together over multiple visits.

Students work to be positive forces in the school community to improve needs.

Students put together bags that would bring comfort to children in foster care.

Students prepare resumés that reflect who they are and engage in the interview process with industry professionals in a nurturing environment.

Students were reminded of the power of learning from and remembering the past. Students learned about and honored the generation that experienced WWII.

Students research, create questions, and interact with civic leaders who live out their Christian faith in the public sphere. In so doing, students practiced listening with empathy and communicating graciously when topics can be divisive.

Physics students use relevant principles to create replacement parts using 3D printing.

US History students interview a family member or friend about a particular moment or theme in American history. With the story shared to them, students research the American history event and rewrite the interviewee's story within the broader story of US history.

Students identified injustices in their communities, empathized with those recieving the injustice, and wrote letters to politicians to help bring about change.

After recognizing the social ladders in the book, "To Kill a Mockingbird," and the social ladders in our communities, students set out to interact with the folks normally associated with the bottom of our ladder.

Seventh grade students identify a real need they would like to see changed in the world and write letters to an appropriate audience that can affect the change positively.

Fifth grade students put together a birthday in a box for a young girl in Northern Canada.

To help military families and tourists in Alaska, students designed brochures, guide books, and posters that communicate important information about each season.

Students used their fraction skills to bake goodies, which they in turn blessed others with.

As students develop an understanding and awareness of injustices, fourth graders build a relationship with a First Nations storyteller.

Fourth Grade students learn about homelessness and make work of putting together care backpacks for the patrons of the Lighthouse Mission.

Students cared for the people of Liberia by raising money to buy a goat herd for them.

Students visited a food bank farm, harvested squash, and planted seeds.

While learning about a man who was a light in their community, third grade students had the opportunity to promote, encourage, and serve participants during a 5 kilometer run.

We wanted to be a part of God’s restorative story by encouraging a love of reading and books within our community while at the same time raising money to help others.