Summer Term

July 1 – August 1, 2025

Every summer, Faith Builders operates a five-week term designed to prepare and equip teachers in K-12 settings.

Good teachers are always learning and growing, increasing their knowledge and skills as teachers while developing wisdom and character as persons. Summer Term provides an opportunity for teachers to invest in both dimensions of growth. Many teachers have found that the challenge and discipline of Summer Term courses have increased their effectiveness as teachers. Many schools are encouraging that investment by offering financial support to teachers attending Summer Term at Faith Builders.

Recommended courses for first-year teachers:

  • Principles of Teaching
  • Teaching Reading and Writing
  • Child Development

Recommended courses for more experienced teachers:

  • Foundations of Education
  • Teaching Diverse Learners
  • The Exceptional Learner
  • Classroom Assessment for Learning

Applications for Summer Term are open, see the courses offered and the application form below.

Instructors for Summer Term 2025

Courses offered in Summer Term 2025

ClassHoursInstructor
Foundations of Education3Steven Brubaker
Principles of Teaching3Christopher Brode
Teaching Secondary English Language Arts3Josh Nisley
The Exceptional Learner3Lynell Nissley
Mathematics for Elementary Teachers3Lynell Nissley
World Geography3Peter Goertzen
Child Development3Jonas Sauder
Children’s Literature3Anna Zehr
Teaching Reading and Writing3Crista Bontrager
American History3Peter Goertzen
Creative Writing3Anita Yoder
Classroom Assessment for Learning3Sharon Martin
Teaching Music – Elementary3Crista Bontrager
Reading and Responding to Literature1Josh Nisley
Teaching Gifted Learners1Christopher Brode
The Life of the Teacher1Jonas Sauder
Poetry Appreciation1Jonas Sauder

NOTE: If you are not able to see the application form, try using the keyboard command (Windows: CONTROL + F5) or (Mac: CONTROL + SHIFT + R) while you are on this page. This will reset your browser cache, and the form should appear.

NOTE: All spaces for single female students are filled and we have a waiting list. We cannot accommodate any more female students for Summer Term 2025. We are sorry.