NORTH MANCHESTER – LifeWise Academy in North Manchester will offer classes this fall to Manchester Intermediate School students in fourth through sixth grades.
Students will walk from the Intermediate School to the Laketon Community Building, where they will receive Bible-based character education, according to a provided news release.
“Thanks to our supportive community, we can offer LifeWise classes to Manchester Intermediate School students in grades 4-6,” said Jonah Lechlitner, LifeWise Academy Manchester Community Schools director. "We look forward to seeing how this program will impact our students and unite North Manchester. Our community has already come together to make this possible, and we’re confident this collaboration will continue as the program grows."
LifeWise lessons will be part of the school’s special time. Students can enroll at lifewise.org/manchesterin.
Lechlitner said, “I also want to thank everyone who has partnered with LifeWise Academy Manchester Community Schools. We could not provide this program to our students without your generous support.”
The program helps strengthen students’ character development and mental health and supports educators’ efforts in building strong students, the release states. Students learn the Bible chronologically, with each lesson relating a Bible passage to a relevant character trait that students are encouraged to practice in their families and communities.
LifeWise Academy, based in Hilliard, Ohio, is a released time religious instruction program providing Bible-based character education to public school students. With parent permission, students are released from school for one hour per week to attend off-campus classes.
For more information about LifeWise Academy, visit lifewise.org.